Tagged: matt hancock

April 22, 2018 @ 9:03 am By JD Alois  |  

British MP Matt Hancock delivered a speech last week at the Law Society that highlighted the UK’s prominence in Fintech and the massive potential for blockchain technology. Hancock described blockchain as a type of panacea for issues beyond financial services shortcomings; “While Fintech may have… Read More

September 1, 2016 @ 1:29 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Thursday, Crowdfund UK announced it was teaming up with Nesta, Heritage Lottery Fund and Arts Council England to distribute 250,000 towards arts and heritage campaigns as part of a new crowdfunding program.  According to the UK-based funding portal, the program will give a series of specially-selected… Read More

December 5, 2015 @ 3:37 pm By JD Alois  |  

The UK has just released figures showing that 27.1% of central government purchasing was with small business in the past fiscal year.  According to the report, 10.9% was directly with SME’s and 16.2% was through the supply chain.  This tops the goal set by Parliament… Read More