Tagged: ernst & young

October 10, 2021 @ 7:44 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Big Four auditing firm EY reveals that two new partners have been added to its Banking Technology Consulting practice as the company responds to growing market demand and invests in growth. The senior appointments come as the practice – which provides digital transformation services to… Read More

March 3, 2021 @ 1:02 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Australia is currently home to at least 733 active Fintech firms, up considerably from 629 back in September 2019, according to the KPMG Fintech Landscape 2020 map. This represents an increase of 104 firms that joined the nation’s financial technology industry between September 2019 and… Read More

November 11, 2020 @ 11:14 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Anchorage, a company that aims to help institutional clients with adopting digital assets, has announced that it has passed another significant milestone on its journey as the leading crypto-asset platform for institutional investors. Jennifer Lee, Head of Compliance at Anchorage, confirmed that the company has… Read More

September 26, 2020 @ 6:01 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Mark Schwartz, MD at Ernst & Young Capital Advisors LLC, Equity Capital Markets Advisory, has explained how (special purpose acquisition company) SPAC mergers can help companies with accessing better financing deals or options. Schwartz noted that the growth of SPACs gives private business owners an… Read More

September 23, 2020 @ 8:21 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Around two-thirds or 67% of in-house attorneys at fast-growth firms said they were spending too much time doing “low-value” work, according to the results of a survey shared by Artificial Lawyer. Another survey, cited by JD Supra, of 1,057 legal professionals reveals that a third… Read More

September 12, 2020 @ 2:58 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Fintech Australia, a member-driven organization that’s focused on supporting the financial technology ecosystem in the country, has reportedly teamed up with Big Four auditing firm Ernst & Young Australia (EY). Through the partnership, both organizations will aim to support EY’s further involvement in local Fintech… Read More

June 18, 2020 @ 9:48 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Ernst & Young LLP (EY US) announced on Thursday the launch of EY CryptoPrep, a cryptocurrency application that assists with US tax filings. According to EY, this new Software as a Service (SaaS), web-based product is a fully automated, enterprise-grade crypto tax engine offering step-by-step… Read More

April 29, 2020 @ 8:43 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak has created major social-economic challenges for individuals and businesses throughout the world. The pandemic has led to an increase in the use of Fintech-focused services, which has helped some companies generate more revenue during these difficult times. However, the crisis has… Read More

April 19, 2020 @ 9:57 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The developers of Baseline, an enterprise-grade smart contract and tokenization platform created by Microsoft, Ernst & Young (EY), and Ethereum development studio ConsenSys, aim to solve a number of flaws reportedly found in Apple and Google’s proposal for Coronavirus (COVID-19) tracking projects. Google and Apple… Read More

March 24, 2020 @ 2:34 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

James Lloyd, associate partner at Big Four auditing firm Ernst and Young (EY) and Asia-Pacific Fintech leader, claims that financial technology growth and adoption is surging in the Asia-Pacific region. He notes: “[Fintech development in Asia is] driven by consumers’ desire for more attractive fees… Read More

January 2, 2020 @ 4:45 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

South Korea’s government aims to continue to support the development of its Fintech industry. The nation’s authorities have launched regulatory sandboxes and are assisting internet-based banks in establishing their operations. However, a recent survey reveals that South Korea still needs to make significant improvements in… Read More

November 12, 2019 @ 3:22 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Norris Koppel, founder and CEO at Monese, a mobile banking service for people who travel frequently, received the “Rising Star” award at Ernst & Young’s (EY) Entrepreneur of the Year Ceremony. Koppel has been recognized for his pioneering work in banking. Introduced 20 years ago,… Read More

December 3, 2018 @ 11:16 am By Cali Haan  |  

A former blockchain division head at Ernst & Young (EY) has gone public about his misgivings regarding the much-hyped potential of corporate blockchain. Angus Champion de Crespigny, who graduated as an engineer and who has worked in cybersecurity, data analytics, regulatory compliance, and technology worked at… Read More

March 6, 2017 @ 2:31 am By JD Alois  |  

Investment crowdfunding platform Seedrs has released a new service that provides investors the ability to access their individual portfolio Internal Rate of Return (IRR). Seedrs described the feature as a pioneering first for the crowdfunding industry. The new service launches today and will be rolled… Read More

November 14, 2013 @ 12:56 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

Ernst & Young is teaming with crowdfunding platform Spacehive and all of London’s 33 local authorities to support local projects. Spacehive just launched to the public after a stint in beta. The platform, which focuses on civic projects, expects to funnel millions of pounds into… Read More