UK fintech review lays out a plan to supercharge the industry
A £1bn growth fund, changes to visas and new listing regulations are among the recommendations to grow the UK fintech sector.
UK government set to offer fintech visa
The UK government will use a visa scheme targeted at financial technology (fintech) professionals to fill gaps in the sector’s workforce.
Hedge fund billionaire backs bitcoin payment startup
The funding round for Bottlepay comes amid increased interest in bitcoin from institutional investors and large corporates.
UK fintechs seek ‘cure for Brexit’ in Lithuania
Thanks in part to Brexit, Lithuania is becoming a fintech hub as a growing number of UK-linked digital financial companies are getting licences there so they can continue to operate in the European Union. The Baltic eurozone state with a population about a third the size of London is now leading the EU in fintech with over 230 companies, according to the Invest Lithuania government agency. About two dozen have links to Britain. One of the first to come after the 2016 Brexit referendum was London-based Revolut bank. “Lithuania is currently a hub for our European operations after Brexit,” Virgilijus Mirkes, CEO of Revolut Bank in Lithuania, told AFP. “We […]
UK businesses eye fintech sector to help drive profitability
A growing number of UK businesses are looking to the burgeoning fintech sector to help boost profits post-Brexit.
FinTech Scotland and Scottish fintech firms sign the FinTech For All charter
By signing the pledge, the Scottish fintech community became the biggest contingent of signatories since the pledge was launched.
Project to investigate how fintech can deepen trade relations between UK and India
The untapped potential of fintech in helping deepen trade relations between the UK and India is to be investigated in a new project.
Award-winning Edinburgh charity donation app start-up launch crowdfunding bid
Sustainably, which was voted Richard Branson’s Start-Up of the Year in 2019, have announced the launch of their crowdfunding bid.
