London wants to pinch best Aussie fintech start-ups | afr.com
This is a very interesting article from the Australian Financial Review on how the UK Government is really getting behind FinTech companies and how Australia could lose some of it’s biggest and brightest to the UK. Great to see so many Australian FinTech companies doing well. Ten of our most promising fintech companies will be flown to London next month by the British government, which is trying to lure start-ups to the UK as the global war for innovation talent heats up. Source: London wants to pinch best Aussie fintech start-ups | afr.com
FinTech Investments Quadruple: Top Trends To Watch
Investments into FinTech startups recently quadrupled, growing from just over $3 billion in 2013 to over $12 billion in 2014. And consider alongside that another trend showing that crowdfunding will surpass VC in 2016 as a funding source–given that crowdfunding itself is a segment of the FinTech market. Source: FinTech Investments Quadruple: Top Trends To Watch
