Latest Brexit News: Finextra Research

First Islamic fintech gets UK regulator's approval

A London-based start-up claims it is the first shariah-compliant fintech to be given regulatory approval in the UK.

10 April 2017

Challenger banks and incumbents to share the stage for Finextra NextGen conference

A strong line-up of challenger banks, established banks and fintech startups will take to the podium at Finextra's forthcoming NextGen banking event in London on 9 May to debate the disruptive forces reshaping the banking sector.

07 April 2017

Company update/Brexit

Bats Europe launches Brexit Indices

Bats Europe, a CBOE Holdings, Inc. company and the region's largest equities exchange operator, today announced it has launched the Bats Brexit 50/50 Indices, two new benchmark indices designed to reflect the impact of Brexit on UK companies.

22 March 2017

News/Brexit

Brexit to drive corporate banking shake up

Saxo Payments says the UK's exit from the European Union could have a devastating impact of bank-to-corporate relationships, with one-third of companiess surveyed by the bank considering moving their operations out of Britain when Article 50 is triggered.

09 March 2017

News/Brexit

HQ row fingered over likely LSE-Deutsche Bourse deal collapse

As the £21 billion London Stock Exchange-Deutsche Bourse merger nears collapse, speculation is mounting that a fallout over the location of the combined group's headquarters - not the LSE's stake in Italy's MTS - is behind the deal's failure.

28 February 2017

Company update/Brexit

Payments UK examines Brexit implications

Payments UK has today published a new report that looks at the practical implications for payments arising from the UK’s exit from the EU.

28 February 2017

News/Brexit

Paris to build seven new skyscrapers to accommodate banks fleeing Britain

Parisian business district La Défense is to build seven new skyscrapers over the next five years to accommodate an expected influx of demand from banks fleeing post-Brexit Britain.

22 February 2017

Company update/Brexit

One-in-five UK startups to open European outpost due to Brexit - SVB

Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), the bank of the world’s most innovative businesses, enterprises and their investors, released its Startup Outlook report today.

14 February 2017

Company update/Brexit

ADVFN releases Brexit Feed

Brexit Follow Feed delivers crucial information on stocks, indices and currency pairs directly affected by Britain’s decision to leave the EU.

07 February 2017

Company update/Brexit

Top officials from Paris meet with 80 UK bankers for Brexit talks

High-level representatives of Paris and its regions meet with leaders of UK-based international financial companies to discuss winning business scenarios in the Eurozone.

07 February 2017

News/Brexit

Investment in UK fintech drops by a third in 2016

VC investment in UK fintech dipped dramatically in 2016, showing a 33.7% downward slide to $783 million, in contrast to the $1.2 billion raised in the pre-Brexit 2015 glory days.

07 February 2017

Finextra TV/Brexit

The rise of geopolitical risk

Alessandro Sanos, Thomson Reuters, outlines how Trump's and Putin’s presidencies may affect the economic climate and how China’s approach will play into the mix.

30 January 2017

News/Brexit

UK Government to host international fintech conference as Brexit shadow looms

The UK Government is to host an international fintech conference in April in a bid to attract more investment into London's financial technology hub.

27 January 2017

Company update/Brexit

Monitoring Brexit sentiment: State Street launches Brexometer Index

State Street Corporation (NYSE: STT) today launched its Brexometer Index, a quarterly pulse survey of institutional investor sentiment towards the UK’s departure from the European Union.

19 January 2017

News/Brexit

Accenture beats Brexit blues with largest-ever London startup programme

Accenture is banishing the Brexit blues by running its largest ever fintech accelerator programme in London after fielding more than 300 applicants from around the globe.

16 January 2017

Company update/Brexit

UK outpaces rest of Europe for tech investment

The UK’s technology sector drew more investment than that of any other European country in 2016, according to data from London & Partners, the Mayor of London’s promotional company.

12 January 2017

News/Brexit

Belgium builds fintech bridge to London

While other major European capitals play to Brexit fears in a bid to steal the UK's leading fintech hub status, Belgium is taking a different approach by seeking to build a mutually supportive bridge between startups across both jurisdictions.

11 January 2017

Company update/Brexit

AON launches Brexit Navigator

Aon plc (NYSE: AON) has today launched Brexit Navigator [www.aon.com/BrexitNavigator], a bespoke and proprietary three step solution designed to help organisations quantify the impact of Brexit risk exposures, and redesign risk management and risk financing structures.

10 January 2017

News/Brexit

US regulator cites fintech as risk to banking system

Emerging financial technology poses a threat to US banks that are unable to compete with this developing field, according to an official report from the US Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC).

06 January 2017

News/Brexit

Finextra's 2016 in review

As Finextra pulls the shutters down on 2016, we take a look back at our most popular news stories, videos, and community engagement activities over the course of the past year. The site will re-open for business on 3 January 2017.

21 December 2016