financial technology

Fintech

UAE defies fintech slowdown with a 92% jump in funding — against a global plunge of 48%

26/01/2024(0)
KEY POINTS Data from industry body Innovate Finance shows that global investment in fintechs sank to $51.2 billion in 2023, down 48% from 2022. Despite that, the UAE saw ... Read More
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iSignthis: $264m damages claim against ASX Ltd for misleading and deceptive conduct

21/08/2020(0)
iSignthis Ltd (“ISX”) has filed its amended statement of claim against the ASX Limited (“ASX”) in the Federal Court of Australia. The amended statement of claim now also alleges ... Read More
World Federation of Exchanges

The World Federation of Exchanges publishes position paper on FinTech in the market infrastructure space

12/01/2018(0)
The World Federation of Exchanges (“The WFE”), which represents more than 200 market infrastructure providers including exchanges and CCPs, today published a position paper summarising the WFE’s current views ... Read More
Allen & Gledhill

Singapore and Malaysian Law Firms launch Fintech practice

30/03/2017(0)
The surge of financial technology into the mainstream in both Singapore and across the border in Malaysia has encouraged two prominent regional law firms to establish dedicated fintech practices.  ... Read More
Business School

Wrexham Glyndwr University launches UK’s first undergraduate degree in FinTech

24/02/2017(0)
US investment bankers and professionals from the Asia business world are backing the UK’s first undergraduate degree dedicated to the world of Financial Technology. Senior Vice Presidents at multi-billion ... Read More
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China leads FinTech industry in Asia

21/02/2017(0)
China is home to six of the world’s 22 venture capital-backed financial technology ‘unicorns’ — start-ups valued from US$1 billion Mega deals in China drove the total amount of funding ... Read More
China Fintech

China Fintech Deals Double In 2016 While US, Europe Decline

02/02/2017(0)
Chinese investors continued aggressively investing in financial technology (fintech) last year, despite a slowdown in other major markets around the world. Fintech investments in China doubled during the first ... Read More
banking

The dawn of financial technology in Islamic finance

23/12/2016(0)
Over the past decade, financial technology — widely referred to as FinTech — has grown primarily due to growing Internet access worldwide and the emergence of smartphones and apps. ... Read More
Africa+map

Financial technology: Money finds new paths

12/08/2016(0)
Africa may be slowest to embrace fintech, but the continent is ripe for disruption. WHAT IT MEANS: Australia’s progress a benchmark for Africa. Africa’s unbanked are an opportunity for ... Read More
KBW

KBW and Nasdaq Launch Financial Technology Index

20/07/2016(0)
Keefe Bruyette & Woods (KBW), a Stifel company (NYSE:SF), and Nasdaq (NASDAQ:NDAQ) today announced the launch of the KBW Nasdaq Financial Technology Index (Ticker: KFTX), a preeminent index designed ... Read More
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