Kreditech Raises $40M - the largest funding round ever for a German FinTechHamburg, Germany, 24 June 2014 – The big data finance company Kreditech has closed a Series B round that raised 40 million…
Read moreCarlyle Group has raised $1bn (€734m) for its second fund focusing on investments in financial services after three years on the road.The first financial services fund closed at $1.1bn in 2008, with…
Read moreBerlin's Silicon Allee is challenging London as the next great European tech hub.CB insight looked at Q1’14 tech exits in Europe and have dug into individual European tech ecosystems a bit.Here's…
Read moreBeating off competition from more than 300 rivals from around the world, 11 fintech startups have scored spots on an accelerator programme run by banking giant Barclays.The 11 startups will arrive at…
Read moreGreat to see this investment from Richard Branson into TransferWise, one of our FinTech50 2013 & 2014 companies. TransferWise, offers foreign exchange transfers without large bank fees,Read the…
Read moreBy Leon SpencerThe global Internet of Things IoT market is expected to grow by more than $5 trillion over the next six years, according to IT research agency, International Data Corporation (IDC).In…
Read moreGoogle, Apple and other Silicon Valley companies pose a growing threat to financial giants as their data collection gives them the information to effectively target customersBy James Titcomb Daily…
Read moreLondon continues to be Europe's tech hub. In the last 4 quarters, the Silicon Roundabout has seen accelerating deal and funding momentum.Over the past several years, London has asserted itself as a…
Read moreAccenture's new report 'The Boom in Global Fin Tech Investment' highlights that global fin tech financing has tripled over the past five years with UK and Ireland-based companies taking the lion's…
Read moreMartin Wheatley, Chief Executive, of the UK’s financial services regulator – the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) – delivered a speech today (Thurs, 29 May 2014) at Bloomberg, London, on the subject…
Read moreIt's always funny how smart people look at the same data and come away with totally different conclusions. That happened with CB insights recent comparison of NY vs. Silicon Valley deal…
Read moreBy Matthew Wall, BBC News. The small guys are taking the challenge to the big banksBig banks beware - innovative technology challengers are coming to eat your lunch.That was the key message emerging…
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