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European economy: 19,000 jobs created, 4000 new startups and €480 million raised by Europe’s largest innovation network
June 2nd, 2016
The European BIC Network publicly launches today (2 June) its ‘EU|BIC Impact Report 2016’ confirming another year of positive support for Europe’s businesses. This report compiled from quantitative and qualitative data demonstrates the added value EU|BICs create in the ...
European Commission proposes new e-commerce rules
May 27th, 2016
The European Commission today tabled a package of measures to allow consumers and companies to buy and sell products and services online more easily and confidently across the EU. Delivering on its Digital Single Market and Single Market strategies, ...
Deloitte trashed the hype around the $US180 billion fintech industry
May 24th, 2016
Deloitte just trashed the hype around the online lending industry. The accountancy and consultancy practice has done a deep dive on the online lending industry and its conclusions should make for devastating reading for anyone connected to the sector. ...
The Big Four’s push to become the little guy’s friend
May 16th, 2016
Servicing the needs of large corporates remains the Big Four’s heartland. But the top four firms are increasingly attempting to disrupt the smaller reaches of the business market. In the 18 months since KPMG made a £40m sally into the ...
IFRS publishes the global financial reporting language
May 11th, 2016
The 2016 edition of the Pocket Guide to IFRS® Standards: the global financial reporting languagewas published today by the IFRS Foundation. Put together by ex-Board member Paul Pacter, the analysis outlined in the Pocket Guide is conducted across 143 jurisdictions representing 98 per ...
The fintech sector in Asia Pacific is booming
May 5th, 2016
The fintech sector in Asia Pacific is booming, according to Accenture’s ‘Fintech and the evolving landscape’ report. The study found that fintech investment in the region more than quadrupled to US$4.3 billion in 2015, which accounts for 19 percent ...
EU backs crowdfunding as alternative funding source for startups
May 4th, 2016
The European Commission gave its backing to the use of crowdfunding as an alternative source of finance for start-ups in the EU Member States, in a report on the sector published on Tuesday. Crowdfunding is an open call to ...
Deutsche Börse launches FinTech hub in Frankfurt
April 28th, 2016
Yesterday evening marked the opening of Deutsche Börse’s FinTech hub in Frankfurt, making it one of the first major companies of the region to support the Hessian State Government’s FinTech initiative to set up a FinTech cluster in Frankfurt. ...
Global Legal firm and Cloud Legal services LawPath have formed a strategic alliance
April 20th, 2016
Emerging businesses can face significant difficulties accessing quality legal services when raising capital or formalising employment agreements. The capital raising phase is often the first time these businesses have sought legal advice, and the process can prove time consuming, ...
ACCA welcomes the new VAT Action Plan
April 11th, 2016
ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) welcomes the new VAT Action Plan unveiled by the European Commission today, but warns of the potential danger of compliance costs for smaller businesses. Chas Roy-Chowdhury, ACCA’s head of taxation says: ‘No ...
