fintech
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Fintech is a phenomenon. Just as with other sectors, the tentacles of technology have coiled their way into the financial services industry and traditional firms are feeling the squeeze. Dealmaking in the sector shows no sign of letting up. Research from the consultancy firm KPMG suggests global fintech M&A during 2017 was up sharply compared…
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As Brexit looms, UK fintech founders are pessimistic about the country’s ability to remain a world leader in the field, according to a survey from the Digital Finance Forum. Of 50 financial technology company founders surveyed by the Digital Finance Forum, 63% say the UK is the global leader in fintech. However, only 33% are…
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The million dollar, or perhaps in this particular context, billion dollar question is, how can the new FinTech challengers become highly capitalized entities that are able to gain huge venture capital investment when there is no track record and no sign of profit? In the financial technology sector, today’s massively high profile new startups which…