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Davos 2024 recap: Climate change and AI take the cake
Sehrish Alikhan

Sehrish Alikhan Reporter at Finextra

Davos 2024 recap: Climate change and AI take the cake

The World Economic Forum (WEF) took place in Davos, Switzerland last week, bringing together world leaders, making new announcements and highlighting new advancements concerning the global economy and financial industries. Here is a short recap of the relevant and exciting announcements from the conference. Over 3000 participants attended the even...

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10 themes to watch for in 2024: Opportunities in a complex world
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10 themes to watch for in 2024: Opportunities in a complex world

The global economy has defied a hard landing in 2023. As 2024 unfolds, a new but more complex economic landscape is taking shape. Major central banks are prepared to keep interest rates high, and growth paths and inflation patterns across the world will diverge. There is an added layer of complexity which includes the busy election calendar, the m...

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Migration to SaaS and cloud banking infrastructure: Analysing the APAC shift
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Migration to SaaS and cloud banking infrastructure: Analysing the APAC shift

The financial landscape in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region is on the cusp of a significant transformation. Traditionally anchored by legacy systems, such as mainframes and AS400, APAC banks are now poised for a paradigm shift towards Cloud banking infrastructures. In fact, 80% of major banking organisations have already implemented cloud and SaaS p...

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What does the Digital Securities Sandbox mean for UK capital markets?
Paige McNamee

Paige McNamee Senior Reporter at Finextra

What does the Digital Securities Sandbox mean for UK capital markets?

Last month, the UK Government opened consultations into the introduction of a Digital Securities Sandbox (DSS), a means to test and explore the potential offered by digital securities in financial markets. The DSS will encourage industry players to test financial market infrastructures (FMIs) that leverage digital asset technology, by enabling fir...

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Why the UK Government needs a more strategic R&D investment policy
Ekaterina Almasque

Ekaterina Almasque General Partner at OpenOcean

Why the UK Government needs a more strategic R&D investment policy

The UK’s start-up ecosystem plays a crucial role in securing the country’s status as a premier investment destination for both foreign and domestic firms, driving innovation and economic growth for the entire nation. The UK tech sector’s £24 billion raised in 2022 made it the number one technology hub in Europe – and number three in the world. Ens...

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Want to scale your fintech? Here’s why the UK is the obvious choice
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Want to scale your fintech? Here’s why the UK is the obvious choice

Fintech investment in the UK fell last year. According to one KPMG report, it corrected itself from a record-breaking $39 billion in 2021, to $17.4 billion in 2022, a 56% drop. Innovate Finance also recorded an 8% dip in Venture Capital (VC) investment. For most of us, the market correction was a predictable byproduct of the COVID tech boom. Yet...

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Payments without borders: The democratisation of finance for SMEs
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Payments without borders: The democratisation of finance for SMEs

One of the clearest memories from my childhood – one of those that I can still see like a photograph – is sitting in the back seat of my parent’s car and holding a bunch of papers I was given after opening my first bank account. For many businesses worldwide, accessing and using financial services is not straightforward. On top of that, once access...

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Ireland's fintech and payments space: The rise of a global hub for innovation and investment
Chloé Wade

Chloé Wade VP International Financial Services UK at IDA Ireland

Ireland's fintech and payments space: The rise of a global hub for innovation and investment

Ireland has experienced significant growth in its fintech and payments sector in recent years, both in regulated and non-regulated activities. Ireland has been home to significant operations for many of the world’s largest and leading financial institutions since the establishment of the IFSC (Irish Financial Services Centre) in Dublin in the mid-...

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What is Europe’s formula for supporting the fintech industry?
Madhvi Mavadiya

Madhvi Mavadiya Head of Content at Finextra

What is Europe’s formula for supporting the fintech industry?

This is an excerpt from The Future of Digital Banking in Europe 2023, a Money 20/20 special edition. Growth across the European fintech industry is fluctuating, and it is becoming increasingly evident that the record levels of funding and deals seen in 2021 will not happen again any time soon. As revealed by CB Insights, funding rose by a staggeri...

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What does the future hold for fintech investment in the UK?
Madhvi Mavadiya

Madhvi Mavadiya Head of Content at Finextra

What does the future hold for fintech investment in the UK?

Fintech investment across Europe, the Middle East and Africa fell from $79 billion across 2,379 deals in 2021 to $44.9 billion across 1,977 deals in 2022, according to KPMG’s biannual analysis of global fintech investment, the ‘Pulse of Fintech’ report. Further, total UK fintech investment hit $17.4 billion in 2022, down from $39.1 in 2021. This i...

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What happens to UK fintechs once the recession strikes?
Devin Kohli

Devin Kohli General Partner at Outward VC

What happens to UK fintechs once the recession strikes?

In the wake of the UK Government’s Autumn Budget, it is now confirmed that the UK is now well on its way towards a period of extended recession. The fintech sector is braced for a period of change and behavioural adjustment, as investors and founders furrow their brows over what to expect from what is likely to be an economically turgid 2023. For ...

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Practical tips for investing through difficult times
Marco Mottadelli

Marco Mottadelli Head of Global Brokerage at Fineco Bank

Practical tips for investing through difficult times

This remains a tough period for investors. Rising geopolitical tensions have prompted significant market volatility. After a period of near-uninterrupted growth, markets now need to adjust to a changed climate, where interest rates and inflation are rising and the outlook appears less certain. Investing today may feel like a test of nerve, but the...

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