Search Results for: Fintech Innovators
‘Fintech 100’ – Announcing the world’s leading fintech innovators for 2015
December 15th, 2015
China fintech on the rise as ZhongAn tops listtop fintech companies closes 31 October; Overall fintech investment expected to jump 66% to over US$20bn in 2015. Fintech Innovators, a collaboration between fintech investment firm, H2 Ventures and KPMG Fintech, today ...
U.S. and Australian financial regulators sign FinTech Cooperation Arrangement
October 8th, 2018
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) signed an arrangement to cooperate and support innovation through each other’s financial technology (FinTech) initiatives – CFTC’s LabCFTC and ASIC’s Innovation Hub. “The signing ...
Fintech startups told to follow the money or crash and burn
July 17th, 2018
Nine out of ten fintech startups fail to get beyond the seed stage, as risk-averse investors prefer to wave their wallets at later-stage companies. According to data from Medici, the average sums offered for seed-stage companies in 2010 were ...
MoU Signed to Accelerate the Development of the African Fintech Ecosystem
June 20th, 2017
Techpreneur Africa Signs Memorandom of Understanding with Abu Dhabi Global Market to Accelerate the Development of the African Fintech Ecosystem Speaking from a joint press release, TechPreneur Africa, a social impact firm focused on harnessing innovation and entrepreneurship to ...
KPMG acquires Matchi, global fintech innovation and matchmaking platform
May 10th, 2017
KPMG International has announced the acquisition of Matchi, a leading global fintech innovation and matchmaking platform that connects financial institutions, including banks and insurance companies, with leading-edge financial services technology solutions and companies worldwide. The Matchi platform includes more ...
Abu Dhabi to launch FinTech Summit in October 2017
March 31st, 2017
Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), the international financial centre in Abu Dhabi, is pleased to partner with PwC to launch the inaugural FinTech Abu Dhabi Summit in October 2017. The FinTech Abu Dhabi Summit, to be organised alongside with ...
First Global Fintech Fund for the Underserved
March 6th, 2017
The Accion Frontier Inclusion Fund, managed by Quona Capital, invests in companies that innovate to expand access to financial services to underserved consumers and businesses in emerging markets Three billion people around the world are underserved by the financial ...
Hong Kong to Start 2017 Disruption With Fintech Festival
December 20th, 2016
The first fintech event of 2017 will see 24 startups from across the globe heading to Hong Kong as part of the week long StartmeupHK Festival. 2017 is expected to be another year of disruption with more financial technology ...
Financial regulators of UK (FCA) and Hong Kong (HKMA) agree on FinTech collaboration
December 8th, 2016
The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) have entered into a Co-operation Agreement (Agreement) to foster collaboration between the two regulatory authorities in promoting financial innovation. According to the Agreement, the FCA and the ...
China tops world fintech rankings
December 6th, 2016
China has outpaced London, New York and Silicon Valley to become the world’s undisputed global fintech leader, according to a report by DBS and Ernst & Young. Neal Cross, DBS chief innovation officer, says favorable government policies and regulations ...
