Tag: fintech

UK-headquartered fintech company Fidel has announced that it has secured its first major funding round, an $18M Series A, co-led by US-based fintech specialist funds Nyca...

Berlin based fintech Penta announces that after only 18 months, it has reached 10,000 companies as customers. The 10,000 customers is made up...

London hung onto its second place ranking in the Global Financial Centres Index 26, launched by Z/Yen Group in partnership with the China Development...

J.P. Morgan and Societe Generale have invested in fintech firm, Wematch, as the company advances its plans to transform traditionally voice-traded financial markets. Wematch provides technology...

Tech Nation, the UK’s leading network for ambitious tech entrepreneurs, has announced it is calling for applicants for three of the UK’s most renowned...

Tech Nation, the UK’s leading network for ambitious tech entrepreneurs, has revealed the 23 scaleups accepted on to its Fintech growth programme. The programme...

There are 393 private companies around the world classified as unicorns. This term, coined in recent years to reference companies valued at $1B+, has...

The Fintech industry comprises a whole range of financial services and products that share a basic principle: all of these services must be based...

Saxo Bank and BinckBank has announced that Saxo Bank has finally completed the acquisition of BinckBank. The acquisition of online bank BinckBank marks an...

RegTech refers to technological solutions that streamline and improve regulatory processes. In contrast to FinTech’s inherently financial focus, RegTech has the potential to be...

Total number of companies currently operating in the DIFC stands at 2,289 – a 14 percent increase year-on-year and a 7 percent increase...

In the United Kingdom, opening a bank account can take less than 5 minutes. Provided a few more days, and a brand new Debit...

Brexit has cast a shadow over business for almost three years now, creating uncertainty and a reticence in the world of business. However much...

Hedgethink has had the chance to interview Hirander Misra, chairman and CEO of GMEX Group and other innovative projects such as MINDEX and FinComEco. In...

Hirander Misra is the Chairman and CEO of GMEX Group, a suite of solutions for the creation & operation of electronic exchanges and post trade infrastructure,...

More than half of financial services and banking customers around the world use fintech products and services. Some 55 per cent of respondents of...

Three out of the top five mergers and acquisitions (M&A) deal makers (in terms of volume) in the last years were from the US....

Fintech is a growing sector. New startups and big banks are all embracing technology to enhance greatly their services. Its impact can be felt...

The digital business banking provider Penta is expanding its management team. Marko Wenthin joins as CEO the four-member management team consisting of Jessica Holzbach,...

Fintech companies continue to add initiatives to their cause. Mastercard, the multinational financial services corporation, has announced the next generation of its initiative Accelerate...

Programme is delivered as part of HM Treasury’s Fintech Strategy Stats for inaugural cohort: £1.1m average raised, 35% companies based outside London, 40%...

Financial service and consumer-facing businesses can now improve customer retention with branded, innovative digital payments solutions that can be deployed in 4-8 weeks ...

Finastra has signed three global banks on its Fusion LenderComm platform as part of a coordinated campaign, including BNP Paribas, Natixis and Societe Generale....

Facebook recently pulled the ability for users to pay their friends via Messenger, due to its lack of popularity among users in France and...

Partnership will see Bolt marketed to Payfo’s database of over 26 million adults, as a video-based communication content and information platform. The platform...