781 Results from /markets
Anna Monteiro Global Head of Business and Product Development at www.solutions-atlantic.com
Just coming up for some air, having had a busy first half to 2021 and realizing that my update on foreign direct investment is long overdue. Let’s not waste any time because there’s plenty to report since my end of year 2020 roundup. Early in the year, Germany issued a consultation to amend its FDI regime and made the following effective 1 May 20...
14 July 2021 /regulation /markets Financial Services Regulation
Paul Shumsky Technology Advisor at Entrepreneur
If you are a FinTech company building an international money transfer, payment solution or remittance platform, an integral part of it would be a cross-border money transfer processor. The only other alternative is creating your own banking network by forging relationships with traditional banks which is lengthy and requires a huge effort. By inte...
13 July 2021 /payments /markets Innovation in Financial Services
Sheza Gary Project Strategiest at Self Employed
FinTech, the acronym of financial technology, is the talk of the town in business circles. It has brought significant changes to the financial industry, transforming sectors ranging from banking to financial advisory services. To make you aware of the revolutions FinTech has unleashed in the financial arena, we are outlining the following ten techn...
09 July 2021 /markets Fintech
Marina Evseeva Head of Business Development at International investment group of companies
Social networks have long been a part of our online lives. Their influence crosses many areas of our society, from arts and culture, religion and politics, ethnic and diversity issues, and of course, money matters. Our interest in the economy and how it affects our daily round has been demonstrated more than once by the popularity of large discussi...
08 July 2021 /people /markets
Anthony Carfang Managing Director at The Carfang Group
Twenty years ago, Prime Money Market Fund (PMMF) assets were equivalent to 11.9% of U.S. GDP. Today, following a decade of scapegoating and regulation, they are down to a miniscule 2.3%. Commercial paper, upon which companies rely for short term working capital and are a primary holding of PMMFs, has decreased by two thirds over the same period. T...
05 July 2021 /crypto /markets Trends in Financial Services
Retired Member
ESG investing is gaining momentum but how do fund managers and investment firms rapidly evolve to make it an integral part of how they do business? The climate crisis, corporate mismanagement, COVID-19, social justice movements – each in their own right have had a significant impact on how we perceive business value and business purpose. Combined, ...
05 July 2021 /sustainable /markets Trends in Financial Services
Hirander Misra Chairman and CEO at GMEX Group
As the business models for exchanges and trading venues continue to evolve, the technological requirements to run them – be they established entities or a new entrant such as a digital asset exchange – are shifting as well. Modern exchanges need to meet a variety of requirements to service clients, from providing low latency order matching engines ...
04 July 2021 /crypto /markets Capital Market Technology
Dmytro Spilka Director and Founder at Solvid, Coinprompter
EverCommerce, a leading SaaS platform, has launched a $325 million IPO with the intention of paving the way to a valuation of up to $3.5 billion. The company’s multi-billion dollar ambitions are a significant reminder of how the Covid-19 pandemic has not only been a time of great challenges for the SaaS industry as a whole, but it’s also presented...
30 June 2021 /markets
The stock market has been in good form following on from a chaotic 2020 where the market fell during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic before recovering in spectacular fashion over the 12 months that followed. During this time, sectors like IT, healthcare and pharmaceuticals outperformed many other stocks while other industries like transport an...
29 June 2021 /markets
Simon Gegen Financial cloud services and wallet solutions at Holla-Tech
Image Credit: Unsplash If you work in property, chances are you’ll have heard the term “proptech” floating around, even if you’re not entirely sure what it means. That’s because proptech (also known as “property technology”) is ushering in a new age in property buying, selling, and management, and becoming ever more popular as a result. It has
29 June 2021 /startups /markets PropTech
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