The latest withdrawal agreement from Theresa May was soundly rejected by Parliament and now uncertainty takes center stage as a...
Bondora has reported that it will not be opening an office in London due to post-Brexit effects; instead it will open a new office in Germany; Bondora CEO, Partel Tomberg, says he is uncertain about European market access in London; Bondora CFO says German regulators including Bafin are increasingly opening up to supporting innovation in the financial sector. Source
Within 2 weeks the UK will have a new Prime Minister as Theresa May steps down and with this change...
Shocking news from across the pond today. Citing continued frustration over the uncertainty surrounding Brexit the entire UK fintech community...
The UK's Department for Media, Culture and Sport has published a digital strategy report outlining its plans for the tech sector post-Brexit; the government plans to invest 17.3 million British pounds ($21.27 million) into artificial intelligence and robotics research and also reported a 1 billion British pound ($1.23 billion) program to improve internet connectivity across the UK; it will also create five international tech hubs, host a competition for fintech products and create a forum for communicating with the tech community; all of its efforts are geared towards helping the UK remain competitive in the tech industry. Source
It has been three years since the UK voted to leave the European Union; there was a lot of uncertainty...
The UK has officially left the EU and while most of 2020 will be a transition time fintech and bank...
Absolutely shocking news out of London today. With the ink barely dry on the letter sent to the European Union...
Yesterday N26 announced that they were ceasing operations in the UK citing Brexit as the reason; 200,000 N26 customers are...
IW Capital has surveyed 1,000 investors who have between GBP10,000 ($12,812) and over GBP250,000 ($320,300) worth of investments; the report shows UK investors are willing to take on greater risk in 2017; 44% of investors think Brexit will have a positive impact on their investment strategy; many investors see investment opportunity in private equity and UK investors also reported they will be looking more to tax efficient investing. Source