Andrew Samu

Besides, Biden doesn’t hold any shares, why should he care about Wall Street? The U.S. economy is set to have a strong recovery, and markets will surely continue their growth trajectory once the dust settles around Biden’s Tax Plan.

Capital Markets Technology

Another Tech firm IPO, but is UiPath just another Tech firm?

April 23, 2021

In 2017, UiPath introduced their vision of ‘a robot for every person.’ Borrowed from Bill Gates and Paul Allen, who, in the 1970s, set the goal of putting a ‘computer on every desk.’ Dines has predicted similarly, that there would be a software robot for every person.

Capital Markets Digital Assets

The dismal debut IPO of Coinbase

April 20, 2021

Where now for #bitcoin? It is widely accepted. A crypto exchange or 'Crypto company' has been listed. Institutional investors and central banks are increasingly adopting it. So where is the problem?

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Time to value (by Kingswood)

April 19, 2021

Chinese GDP in the first quarter was up as much as 18.4% on a year earlier. But the gain compared to the previous quarter was a much more meagre 0.6%. Even so, growth over the year as a whole should still be close to 9%, higher than any other major economy with the exception of India.

Press Release

Tide selected for Tech Nation Future Fifty following strongest year of growth

April 19, 2021

Tide, the UK’s leading business financial platform, has become one of the latest to be selected to join Tech Nation’s Future Fifty programme, designed to bring together, empower and accelerate the growth of the most successful tech companies in the UK.

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RegTech industry backs FCA calls for ‘purposeful’ AML policies

April 19, 2021

Reference to the £37.8m fine imposed on Commerzbank AG’s London Branch and the £96.6m fine against Goldman Sachs for systematic AML failures were used to showcase inadequate screening and fraud detection systems.

Press Release

UK ahead of Europe on path to digital currency adoption

April 19, 2021

Globally, more than 60 central banks have already entered the central bank digital currency race since 2014, with 88% of the ongoing CBDC projects, at pilot or production phase, using blockchain as the underlying technology.

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Taking startups to the next level with Kickstart Innovation

April 16, 2021

Kickstart Innovation, one of Europe's leading, zero-equity, open innovation platforms based in Zurich, is currently launching its sixth program, and welcoming applications from businesses across the world. The application period is from April 15 to May 17.

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Finch Capital’s Nomu Pay acquires key Wirecard APAC entities

April 16, 2021

Finch Capital, through Nomu Pay, has today reached an agreement to acquire Wirecard Payment entities in Hong Kong, Malaysia, Philippines and Thailand.

Events Fintech

Fintech-Aviv does it again. The Annual Summit where Tech and Banking collide.

April 15, 2021

“We have tried to bring the best user experience as possible for the latest Annual Summit. Attendees will be given the nearest thing to ‘real life’. We have implemented a platform that will allow high engagement between attendees and speakers, offering the physical feeling but on a digital platform."

Press Release

Yahoo Finance to Exclusively Livestream Berkshire Hathaway Shareholders Meeting

April 14, 2021

“The COVID-19 pandemic has again led us to make changes to the annual meeting, but we’re delighted to be in Los Angeles with Charlie Munger and pleased to know that anyone who wants to watch the meeting can do so thanks to the worldwide streaming provided by Yahoo Finance.” said Warren Buffett, Chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway Inc.

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UneeQ Brings Albert Einstein Back to Life as Latest Digital Companion

April 14, 2021

Powered by UneeQ’s state-of-the-art digital human platform, Digital Einstein flawlessly recreates Einstein’s personality traits and mannerisms and is available to anyone who would like to speak with him 24-hours a day.

Press Release

GLEIF Welcomes Pioneering Advances by China Financial Certification Authority (CFCA) Which Paves the Way for Increased LEI Usage in Mass Market Digital Identity Products

April 14, 2021

The Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF) has welcomed the first commercial demonstration of Legal Entity Identifiers (LEIs) embedded within digital certificates by the China Financial Certification Authority (CFCA).

Press Release

Token Granted European Payments Authorisation by Germany’s Federal Financial Regulator BaFin

April 14, 2021

Token customer HSBC has also launched its fast and secure alternative to online payments, HSBC Open Payments.

Press Release

How to spot a resilient business

April 14, 2021

The last year has shone a spotlight on the long-term future of the UK’s business sector, its reliance on people and the need for business resilience.

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PwC helps FinTechs get personal with next gen banking

April 14, 2021

Ten of the UK’s leading FinTechs have been brought together in a groundbreaking initiative by PwC which showcases how the future of banking will rely on collaboration and innovation, with personalisation at its heart.

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