Tag: Europe
Insurers rush to grab hold of FinTech startups with potential
Autumn started with a rush of deals. As August turned to September, a clutch of big insurers announced investments in startups. Read more: www.financialtimes.com
ECommPay becomes first to implement MasterCard dashboard
The MasterCard Dashboard is engineered to aggregate insights from across the MasterCard global network to provide a detailed overview of transactions. Read more: www.finextra.com
Why FinTech and why now?
FinTech is a social progression akin to sending an email today rather than penning and mailing a letter. Read more: www.intpolicydigest.org
Blockchain needs business standards
How the industry can best develop the business standards needed to ensure that blockchain developments don’t create islands of automation. Read more: www.finextra.com
EU Commission initiative to boost FinTech and blockchain
The Initiative is hoping to bring together several factors to enable blockchain and FinTech startups to develop and grow their business across Europe. Read more: www.fintechranking.com
Fintech gambles draw insurers in Europe
New deals highlight the rush by Europe’s time-honored insurers to get in on the technology that’s changing financial services on Wall Street. Read more: www.bloomberg.com
SpotOption launches new CFDs platform and MT4 plug-in
CFDs have become one of the most popular forms of trading online, and SpotOption's CFD platform has captured a user-friendly and simplified approach. Read more: www.prnewswire.com
Robo goes multi-currency and beyond ETFs
As a result, ETFmatic customers in 17 countries in Europe can now open and add extra currency portfolios in pounds, euros and US dollars. Read more: www.finextra.com
FinTech app Revolut stops issuing cards temporarily
Two sources told Business Insider that the freeze is down to a disagreement with partner Paysafe, a company that issues cards and processes payments. Read more: www.uk.businessinsider.com
FinTech in Asia outpacing Europe and US
With nearly $10.5bn of investments, most of which are found in Chinese companies, Asia is quickly out-raising the $6bn in the U.S. and $2bn in Europe. Read more: www.crowdfundinsider.com