DEPUTY MAYOR OF LONDON AND THE ECONOMIC SECRETARY TO THE TREASURY HEADLINE IMPRESSIVE SPEAKER LINEUP AT FINTECH WEEK LONDON

Fintech Week London, the must-attend event for the fintech industry, has announced an impressive line-up of speakers for its flagship conference on 19 to 20 June, with Rajesh Agrawal, Deputy Mayor of London for Business, and, Economic Secretary to the Treasury, Andrew Griffith MP, among the influential voices taking to the stage.

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How London’s historic docklands paved the way for fintech’s future

“Standing on the stones” was the phrase to describe the last resort of the many desperate, hungry, unemployed London workers in the late nineteenth/early twentieth century. The post How London’s historic docklands paved the way for fintech’s future appeared first on CryptoSlate.

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London on the Brink of Grabbing Defi Jurisdiction with Revolut Token

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Nebeus seeks Funding Through the Seedrs Crowdfunding Platform

 Nebeus, the London & Barcelona-based fintech startup that bridges crypto with cash with instant loans, is launching a convertible loan crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs on the 10th of November. With...

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Why Ripple Is Considering Relocating To London, According To CEO Brad Garlinghouse (Hint: It Involves XRP)

Ripple, with Brad Garlinghouse at its helm, is currently based in San Francisco. The fintech company provides cross-border payments technology to payment providers and banks around the world.  However, the hazy regulatory atmosphere around its XRP cryptocurrency in the United States could prompt the firm to relocate to London, United Kingdom. Garlinghouse has revealed this […]

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London Stock Exchange-Listed Company Allocates 10% Of Its Cash Reserves To Bitcoin As Its Primary Treasury Reserve Asset

A growing number of institutional investors and traditional companies are holding the flagship cryptocurrency as a treasury reserve asset amid an economic downturn due to the pandemic. The latest company to jump on the bitcoin bandwagon is a fintech firm listed on the London Stock Exchange, Mode Global Holdings. However, Mode has not revealed the […]

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FinTech Firm, Wirex, to Launch A Multi-Currency Mastercard Card With 2% Crypto-Back in Europe

Wirex, the inaugural crypto firm to become a Mastercard principal member, is set to roll on its new multi-currency card days after gaining principal membership. The crypto payment platform is based in London and is licensed by Uk’s Financial Conduct Authority to offer crypto cards across Europe.

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London Blockchain Week 2020

Join the world’s leading global network for fintech, blockchain and digital impact for the 2020 London Blockchain Week. About this Event 1 week | Multiple Events | 3000+ attendees | 100+ speakers “Announcements on the schedule, speakers, and partners coming soon” About London Blockchain Week Make no mistake, Blockchains are here to stay and are […]

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UK Is Top Destination for European Fintech Investment with $4.9 Billion Received

Coinspeaker UK Is Top Destination for European Fintech Investment with $4. 9 Billion ReceivedVenture capital and private equity investment into the fintech sector of London and the UK in general has risen 38% year on year and reached $4.

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Bloomberg Financial Expert Panel: Bitcoin’s Fondness Will Rise in Troublesome Times

During the Future of Digital Assets briefing at London, a group of market leaders in wealth management and fintech sat down with Bloomberg's Alastair Marsh to discuss the importance and necessity of Bitcoin in the context of ongoing trade wars, geopolitical uncertainty, and Brexit.

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Brexit uncertainty hasn’t phased London’s crypto scene

London has long been a financial stronghold in Europe, with many companies in Asia using the British capital as a stepping stone to reach European markets. This trend appears to be continuing in the bustling world of fintech and crypto companies in the city.

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London Stock Exchange-Backed Nivaura Hires Senior HSBC Banker

LSE-backed Nivaura hired a senior HSBC banker to boost adoption of the London-based fintech's blockchain process for capital markets legal documents.

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Centrifuge uses Ethereum to help Paperchain execute Spotify revenue advance

Centrifuge uses Ethereum to help Paperchain execute Spotify revenue advance - CryptoNinjas Paperchain, a music analytics/fintech company, has announced that together with Centrifuge, a hybrid Ethereum-based on-chain/offchain private by design protocol to connect the global financial supply chain, the successful advance of $60,000 USD in Spotify revenue to a Paperchain record label customer.

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CoinShares Attacks UK Watchdog Over Proposed Crypto Ban

London has an unusual number of strings to its bow. Not only is it one of the largest financial centers, it is rapidly becoming a leading hub for fintech investment. Last week a leading lawyer suggested that regulators are making London an “incredibly positive” place for crypto.

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London becomes world’s top fintech city by number of deals closed, beats New York and San Francisco

London has beaten New York to become the world’s most active fintech hub by the number of fundraising deals in 2019, collecting $2. 1 billion in funding from 114 deals in the first eight months of the year, CNBC reported.

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London Outpaces New York in Fintech Sector, San Francisco Still Ahead of Both of Them

Coinspeaker London Outpaces New York in Fintech Sector, San Francisco Still Ahead of Both of ThemLondon has overtaken New York in the number and value of deals its Fintech startups were able to raise.

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RippleNet Holds “Great Revenue Potential”, “Undoubtedly” Help Customer Service: Deputy Group CEO Of National Bank Of Kuwait

Shaikha Al-Bahar, Deputy Group Chief Executive Officer of National Bank of Kuwait (NBK) recently delivered a speech at the Arab-British Economic Summit in London emphasizing on the importance of embracing FinTech as an opportunity to thrive and not just survive.

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Lex Sokolin Is The New Global Head of Fintech At ConsenSys, London Team To Expand

ConsenSys has a new Global Head of Fintech. Lex Sokolin, who has worked as a partner on Autonomous Research before, has decided to join the Ethereum-based accelerator, according to the crypto media outlet The Block.

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London Becomes the European Leader in Fintech Unicorn Startups

Coinspeaker London Becomes the European Leader in Fintech Unicorn StartupsA recent study shows that London has become the European leader in Fintech unicorn startups with one unicorn startup created every month for the past year.

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Kinesis Engages Contis Group to Launch UK and European Debit Card for Its Digital Gold and Silver Currencies

London 4th June 2019: Today, Kinesis Money announces the initiation of its UK and EU debit card program with Contis Group, the award-winning platform as a service (PAAS) that provides end-to-end banking and payments solutions.

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Block Adventure Fintech Series Debuts in London This Week

Some of the biggest names in venture capital are gathering in London on May 31st for Block Adventure’s first Fintech Disruption event.

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London may overtake San Francisco as global FinTech hub

A new report published by global recruitment firm Robert Walters has revealed that London is rivalling San Francisco in high-value FinTech startup activity. If current trends continue, the report suggests that London may soon be home to more FinTech unicorns than San Francisco.

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Fintech First: Stock Tokens Debut On London Stock Exchange

One of the world’s oldest stock exchanges will now trade in security tokens. The London Stock Exchange, founded in 1571, has just approved trading in tokenized equity shares of 20|30 a fintech startup.

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London Stock Exchange Leads $20M Investment Into Blockchain Startup

The London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) has reportedly led a $20 million investment round in a fintech startup called Nivaura, which is behind the issuance of the first automated cryptocurrency-denominated bond.

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High School Team Places Third in Barclays Blockchain Challenge Event

A U.K. school won third place in a blockchain interoperability hackathon hosted by Clearmatics at the Barclays Rise fintech hub in London.

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Here are the 5 hottest startups in Spain

In the past decade, Spain suffered a significant economic setback with a crippling recession, the bankruptcy of a number of major companies and the highest unemployment rate in the EU (27% at its height).

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Here are the 5 hottest startups in Belgium

With the best classic comics, specialty beer, gourmet chocolate, and golden brown fries, Belgium has enough local remedies to soothe the stressed-out EU official. But a new and growing subculture is also taking hold: the startup scene.

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ATOM Group Launches AAX Blockchain Asset Exchange Powered By London Stock Exchange Group Technology

The ATOM Group Has Launched A Blockchain Asset Exchanged That Is Powered By The London Stock Exchange Tech One of the Hong Kong-based global fintech company’s called the ATOM Group, just went ahead to announce that their AAX digital asset exchange has gone ahead to adopt the new institutional grade technology that is from the […]

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ATOM Group launching blockchain asset exchange powered by London Stock Exchange tech

CryptoNinjas ATOM Group (ATOM), a Hong Kong-based global fintech company today announced that its AAX digital asset exchange is adopting the institutional-grade technology from London Stock Exchange Group Technology (LSEG Technology).

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The Next Quantum Leap in Financial Trading - [BTC Media Sponsor]

A common narrative in today’s financial world is that crypto holders are often unable to execute trades without paying large amounts of commissions and fees.

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Atomico reports ‘Crypto Valley’ in Zug, Switzerland as the Leading European FinTech Hub

A report by Atomico, a London based tech oriented company announced Zug, Switzerland as the fastest growing tech hub in Europe on December 6th. Atomico terms itself as a partner with Europe’s most ambitious tech founders at Series A and beyond.

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UK’s Coinfloor Bitcoin Exchange to Slash Most of its Employees

The UK’s oldest bitcoin exchange Coinfloor is about to slash its staff numbers in a blow to bitcoin as well as London’s blooming cryptocurrency industry, Financial News reported on October 8, 2018.

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Book a Workspace in London with Ethereum or Waves

Primalbase, a Dutch private start-up is launching a next-generation working space ecosystem in London. These workspaces will allow fintech companies to sell, share, rent and pay for private space with both Ethereum and Waves-based digital tokens.

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Wonga: a premature but overdue eulogy

Wonga, the company once dubbed by UK lawmakers as a “legal loan shark” is in dire straits, and is almost certain to enter administration. In preparation for this delightful and long overdue event, we went ahead and wrote it a eulogy: Wonga, fintech loan shark, is dead at 12.

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В Лондоне готовится Linfinity Blockchain Tech Forum 2018

Linfinity Blockchain Tech Forum 2018 пройдёт 30 августа в Лондоне (Великобритания).  Адрес места проведения блокчейн-форума: Level39, Canary Wharf London Описание: This is a free to attend 1 day Forum featuring a number of renowned speakers within the Data, Blockchain and FinTech industries and will include a networking lunch event and a range of speeches and panel discussions about […]

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Cryptocurrencies Meet Art at London’s Mayfair Gallery

Come October 2018, and art patrons can purchase creative works at London’s Mayfair using one of the top eight cryptocurrencies. The global exhibition has always been at the cutting edge of the visual arts; it is now moving from fine art to fintech as allows patrons to pay with only cryptocurrencies in exchange for some of the most sought-after pieces on.

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Humaniq Brings its Users the Expertise Needed to Stay Ahead In A New Economy

London, August 9, 2018 – Humaniq, the  London-based Fintech firm that provides next-generation financial services for the unbanked, today launches a pilot project Humaniq Farm for users  in the agricultural business, in order to empower them to advance as entrepreneurs.

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Wealthman is glad to present you co-founder and CFO of Wealthman, Olga Pershina

Wealthman is a fintech company based in London, focused on building innovative solutions for wealth managers and crypto investors. Their sophisticated stack of protocols empowers asset managers with tools for building, execution and delivery of their services, including: Disclosure: This is a Sponsored Article –    gaining access to market data and statistics; –    […]

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Fintechs Raise a Record $60 Billion in 2018, London Leads, Blockchain Startups Overtake All of 2017

Fintech is booming in America, in Europe, in China and across the world with a record $57.9 billion raised during the first half of 2018 according to KPMG’s Pulse of... The post Fintechs Raise a Record $60 Billion in 2018, London Leads, Blockchain Startups Overtake All of 2017 appeared first on Trustnodes.

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BANKEX’s Maria Mikhailenko Earns Frontier Award at London Fintech Week

Maria Mikhaylenko, a product lead at BANKEX, an international fintech company specializing in blockchain technologies with a focus on… The post BANKEX’s Maria Mikhailenko Earns Frontier Award at London Fintech Week appeared first on Invest In Blockchain.

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Next-Generation Financial Service Humaniq Partners With Embedded Cybersecurity Leader Rivetz

LONDON, United Kingdom – July 05, 2018 –  London-based Fintech firm Humaniq today announced it has signed a memorandum of understanding with Rivetz, an industry leader in trusted computing and embedded cybersecurity.

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Лондонский аналитик считает, что биткоин может опуститься до $2 500

В то время как биткоин обновляет минимальные с начала года значения, аналитики выдвигают предположения в отношении того, куда цена крупнейшей криптовалюты устремится в дальнейшем. Как пишет Сryptocurrency.

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У биткоина есть шанс на восстановление. Актуальные прогнозы

Резкое падение главной криптовалюты не могло не взволновать криптомир. Однако эксперты советуют трейдерам не отчаиваться. Основатель TradingAnalysis Тодд Гордон прогнозирует восстановление биткоина до 10 тысяч долларов, а основатель London Fintech Week Луис Карранс уверяет, что биткоин может подняться до 14 тысяч долларов.

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Может ли Биткоин упасть до 2500 долларов? Мнения аналитиков

  На данный момент внимание трейдеров и инвесторов приковано к главной криптовалюте. Похоже, Биткоин не смог удержать ключевой уровень поддержки и продолжает снижение. Об этом сообщает Bitcoinist.

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Мнение: биткоин может упасть до $1000

Основатель London Fintech Week Луис Карранса заявил о том, что биткоин может упасть вплоть до $1000, но предпосылки для дальнейшего роста никуда не исчезнут. «Криптовалюты непредсказуемы. Наблюдаются резкие подъёмы и падения.

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Аналитик Луис Карранса: Ничто не мешает биткоину опуститься до $2 500

В то время как биткоин обновляет минимальные с начала года значения, аналитики выдвигают предположения касательно того, куда цена крупнейшей криптовалюты устремится в дальнейшем. В разговоре с Express.

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Bitcoin Could Easily Bottom at $2500, Claims Analyst

As the price of Bitcoin struggles to stay above $6000, the eyes of the cryptocurrency world remain firmly fixed on the market leader.   ‘There is Nothing Preventing $2500 from Being the Bottom’ Various analysts and experts have weighed in on Bitcoin’s current woes, providing their opinions on what the future holds for the first and foremost cryptocurrency.

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EU’s European Blockchain Observatory and Forum to Host Blockchain AMA

The European Union (EU) has announced that it will host an online Ask Me Anything (AMA) session on June 18, 2018, at 6 p. m. CEST. The event, organized and hosted by the European Blockchain Observatory and Forum of the EU, will last for 90 minutes and cover blockchain technologies with in-depth explanations, interactive discussions with panelists and public questions answered live.

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