Tagged: fintech hub

September 14, 2024 @ 12:49 pm By Michael Wong  |  

Shanghai has unveiled an ambitious action plan to position itself as a global Fintech hub, with 31 measures aimed at upgrading the city’s financial technology landscape over the next three to five years. The action plan, released by the municipal government on Friday, outlines a… Read More

October 2, 2023 @ 8:48 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Enterprise blockchain firm Ripple‘s co-founder Chris Larsen recently commented on how the UK has become a major Fintech hub. The UK is also adopting a progressive approach to regulating crypto-assets, according to Ripple co-founder Chris Larsen (although certain significant challenges still remain). The UK has,… Read More

August 18, 2022 @ 9:55 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Emirates NBD, a banking group in the MENA region an Turkey, has launched a global accelerator program for metaverse start-ups “to enhance customer experience for the new virtual economy, in partnership with the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) Fintech Hive, the largest financial technology hub… Read More

December 24, 2021 @ 11:23 am By JD Alois  |  

By now everyone is aware there is a significant migration taking place. High tax, less business-friendly states are losing out to low tax, business welcoming states and the transition is ongoing. While there are multiple states benefiting from individuals and firms exiting California, New York,… Read More

June 6, 2021 @ 6:00 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Building on over a year of “unprecedented” collaboration among Massachusetts’ financial professionals, Fintech entrepreneurs, investors, government executives, elected officials, and members of the academic community, the Massachusetts Fintech Working Group, a network of 27 leaders representing key industries, have introduced the Mass Fintech Hub, a… Read More

October 26, 2020 @ 9:57 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Central Bank of Bahrain has introduced FinHub 973, which aims to serve as a virtual Fintech platform for the MENA region. The platform has been launched with the help of the Economic Development Board, Bank ABC, ila Bank, Benefit, National Bank of Bahrain, and… Read More

July 21, 2020 @ 8:00 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Bolsas y Mercados Españoles (BME), a Spanish company that addresses the organizational aspects of Spain’s stock exchanges and financial markets (including stock exchanges in Madrid, Barcelona, Bilbao, and Valencia), has reportedly teamed up with Barcelona Tech City in order to establish a new Fintech hub…. Read More

February 3, 2020 @ 1:32 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Germany-based banking group Varengold Bank announced on Monday it has opened its new fintech hub in Berlin. According to Board of Managing Directors member, Frank Otten, the new hub will “add value” for the Varengold Bank’s current customers in Berlin because the bank will provide… Read More

January 7, 2020 @ 9:29 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Tel Aviv-headquartered Axell, a Fintech and insurance technology (Insurtech) innovation hub, revealed that it officially launched on January 6, 2020. The Israeli tech innovation hub will reportedly be led by Moshe Tamir, former deputy CEO at Tel Aviv-listed insurance firm Migdal Insurance and Financial Holdings,… Read More

October 5, 2019 @ 11:00 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK’s Investment Association will be providing free co-working spaces to ten Fintech firms at a newly-developed Fintech Hub, which is scheduled to launch in Birmingham in 2020. The new facility has been built by Velocity, the Investment Association’s (IA) Fintech hub and project accelerator, and… Read More

July 23, 2018 @ 2:14 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

The Israel Securities Authority (ISA) announced on Monday it is establishing a regulatory Innovation Fintech Hub. According to the ISA, this new initiative is aimed at promoting common discourse between the organization and relevant players in fintech. The organization also encourages fintech companies and entrepreneurs to… Read More

July 3, 2018 @ 4:54 pm By JD Alois  |  

In recent years most Fintech Hub reports have pegged the UK, and more specifically London, at the top of the list when it comes to ranking Fintech centers of excellence. The UK has been widely lauded due to various characteristics but always included in these… Read More

February 26, 2018 @ 11:39 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last week, the Middle East and African fintech hub, Bahrain FinTech Bay, announced it is now officially open for business. Along with its opening, it also announced startups and founding partners. Bahrain FinTech Bay claims it is the region’s largest fintech and is aiming to… Read More

August 28, 2017 @ 8:40 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

LATTICE80, a fintech hub owned and operated by Singapore-based private investment firm Marvelstone Group, announced on Monday it is set to open a fintech hub in London as part of its global expansion. The organization revealed that as of August 2017, its UK entity has… Read More