September 23, 2016
Norwegian Startups Navigate To FinTech Success
While there’s a lot of tech innovation brewing in the Nordics, the Norwegian startup scene may just be outshining them all. Norway has long been a small, and underestimated, tech...
September 01, 2016
The Fight For Financial Fiefdom
FinTech startups are escalating the fight for territory in the financial services sector. Once reliant on traditional banks for services such as deposit holding and access to services such as...
August 29, 2016
New FinTech Federation Takes Shape
A federation of FinTechs is taking shape, as tech groups from as many as 20 cities are planning to band together to create hubs in an effort to coordinate innovation,...
August 23, 2016
Banks Lead The Charge In New FinTech Investment Trend
Banks and FinTech disruptors haven’t always seen eye-to-eye, with some considering the two market segments competitors. After all, many FinTech startups — from alternative lending to payments automation players —...
July 19, 2016
For SMEs, It’s A Small World After All
The U.K. referendum was a massive wakeup call to markets everywhere: The world economy truly is an interconnected web, and what happens at Point A will no longer be isolated...
July 04, 2016
MasterCard Mentors Brazilian FinTechs
MasterCard is partnering with Brazilian banking giant Itaú and Redpoint eVentures to foster local tech startups. Through Cubo, a startup initiative supported by Itaú and Redpoint eVentures, MasterCard executives from...
July 01, 2016
Time To Panic For London’s FinTechs?
It’s been a week since the Brexit vote, and the market has widely agreed that a wait-and-see mentality is probably the best way to survive the residual volatility. That may...
June 27, 2016
Investors Make Last-Minute Play For B2B FinTechs
While last week was a fairly impressive week for B2B venture capital, investors swooped in on their dark horses to give an extra bump to B2B financial services startups. The first came...
June 27, 2016
The Brexit Already Takes Its Toll
The world rattled when news emerged overnight that the U.K. has decided to depart the European Union by a vote of 52 percent to 48 percent. But apart from the poll...