Fintech Bridge is Topic of Focus The UK government will host a “GREAT Festival of Innovation” in Hong Kong to showcase UK innovation and technology to the world. The announcement was shared by International Trade Secretary Dr Liam Fox today. Total bilateral trade between the UK… Read More
Tagged carrie lam, hong kong, liam fox, philip hammond, united kingdom
China is the biggest kid on the block when it comes to the emerging alternative finance market in the Asia Pacific region. In fact, China has the largest alternative finance market in the world driven by a fast growing economy, a highly connected population via… Read More
Tagged aris allegos, australia, beau bertoli, cambridge centre for alternative finance, ccaf, china, danielle foggo, danielle szetho, fintech australia, moneyplace, moula, online lending, p2p lending, prospa, ratesetter, stuart stoyan
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has entered into a co-operation agreement with the Hong Kong Insurance Authority (IA) designed to enhance collaboration in supporting Fintech innovation. The FCA explains the agreement includes information sharing and mutual referrals of Fintech firms looking to enter into either… Read More
Tagged christopher woolard, fca, financial conduct authority, hong kong, hong kong insurance authority, john leung, uk, united kingdom
Hyundai Capital America announced on Wednesday it has joined the AutoGravity car shopping and financing platform. Beginning in the state of California, financing through Hyundai Capital America will now be accessible to AutoGravity’s users searching for financing for a Hyundai, Kia or Genesis. Ross Williams, President and CEO… Read More
Tagged andreas hinrichs, autogravity, cars, hyundai, hyundai capital america, partnership, ross williams, u.s., united states
Raisin GmbH is growing rapidly and today the “European Deposit Marketplace” is moving into the UK with the acquisition of PBF Solutions. The company’s intent is to give UK savers a better choice for saving their money with their Fintech platform. Raisin GmbH has… Read More
Tagged germany, kevin mountford, pbf solutions, raisin, tamaz georgadze, uk, united kingdom
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has created an international advisory panel for cyber security – launched in recognition of the shifting environment of financial services as increasingly all services are moving online. The newly formed panel is comprised of cyber security thought leaders from… Read More
Tagged cyber security advisory panel, mas, monetary authority of singapore, ravi menon, singapore
Following their expansion into Malaysia, SuperCharger Fintech Accelerator has scheduled its inaugural launch day event for September 26th in Kuala Lumpur. Organizers report that after reviewing over 100 applications, entries have been narrowed down to 10 promising Fintech startups. The event will see SuperCharger representatives… Read More
Tagged accelerator, event, hong kong, malaysia, supercharger
Younited Credit, the Paris-headquartered consumer lender announced a capital increase of €40 million subscribed by a panel of the top of the crop growth investors in France. Next to its historical shareholders, Eurazeo, Crédit Mutuel Arkema, AG2R La Mondiale and Weber Investissements which are already… Read More
Tagged ag2r la mondial, bpifrance, credit mutuel arkema, eurazeo, france, matmut innovation, online lending, p2p, peer to peer, therese torris, weber investissements, younited credit, zencap asset management
Big news for business finance company MarketInvoice who not only is celebrating a £1.5b funding milestone but has also signed an agreement with Varengold Bank AG to provide £45m funding annually on its invoice finance platform, funding working capital solutions for businesses across the UK. “Institutions… Read More
Tagged anil stocker, dan walker, invoicing, lending, uk, varengold
Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), the International Financial Centre in Abu Dhabi, in collaboration with KPMG, announced that 11 outstanding global FinTech firms have been shortlisted for the inaugural FinTech Abu Dhabi Innovation Challenge in October. The selected firms are currently undergoing an intensive five-week… Read More
Tagged abu dhabi, adgm reglab, elizabeth lumley, global fintech hackcelerator, jan reinmueller, measa region, singapore, umair hameed, wai lum kwok
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