As London continues to gain dominance as the undisputed fintech capital of Europe, we look at some of the contributing factors for this success and what lessons aspiring fintech cities can learn from their example. The UK fintech…
Fintech startups from all over Europe were nominated for the European Fintech Awards in Holland. Now, over 20 of them have been named as part of the “ European Fintech Top 100 “. This means that the top…
Banks are kicking the tires on blockchain technology, but implementation is some time away – especially since banks need to learn to collaborate extensively to make it work. By Rubert G. Walker Blockchain is a type of “distributed…
The phenomenon of innovations from the emerging world making great impact in developed markets, popularly known as “reverse innovation”, has been keenly observed since the 80’s. Read on to learn which trends in fintech from emerging economies gaining…
Singapore has unveiled a plan to become the world’s leading startup ecosystem within fintech, challenging similar initiatives in the Nordic countries. Singapore has developed a lot since becoming independent in 1965. Before, the country was a central post…
A new report by BDO and Danske Bank singles out Nordic fintech disrupters as medicine for “sick” banking industry, and emphasizes the need for both fintech startup s and traditional banks to form symbiotic relationships if they want…
The term diversification is a term regularly associated with investment strategies and it is without a doubt the single most powerful tool available to investors . Diversification isn’t a difficult concept to understand, yet it is still often…
Juwan Lee has spent over 30 years working around the world in financial services, before leaving money management to create NexChange , a global social network for the financial services industry. Armed with in-depth experience from the worlds…
Millennials have grown up with technology, which makes them an entirely new breed of consumer. Armed with their devices, they have the world at their fingertips. But access to more knowledge does not necessarily mean making better choices,…
A number of countries are competing to become the world’s first economy to ditch paper currency. NexChange recently reported that Kevin Jenkins, managing director of Visa Europe , stated that within five years, cash will be seen as…
As the economy created by alternative finance expands, services like Capdesk will become an essential tool for investors . Capdesk is a shareholder platform that improves the experience for shareholders of unlisted companies by gathering all investor activities…
Mike Hearn, one of the core developers of Bitcoin , recently wrote a Medium post in which he publicly announced that he will no longer be taking part in Bitcoin development and that “the bitcoin experiment has failed.”…