64 Results from 2015, /startups
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Hold the front page - the Chinese economy is slowing down. Who didn’t see that one coming? In an age of intertwined economies, extreme volatility in China is being exported globally. Calamity across the Chinese markets this week is having largely foreseen global consequences. If ever there was an argument against globalisation, this interlocking o...
26 August 2015 /startups
Prasenjit Das Senior Director at Virtusa
Accenture’s not talking about outsourcing so much these days, but can pitch a strong digital message, says CEO Pierre Nanterme which resonates across the Atlantic when Andy Murray, British tennis ace made headlines recently and this time it’s off the court by teaming up with Seedrs, an up-and-coming British crowdfunding platform through which smal...
22 August 2015 /startups
FinTech Investments Quadruple , UBS Is Spending Big Money on Fintech Startups , A listing of 1208 fintech startup, The 7 hottest Fintech companies in the silicon valley - These are some of the recent articles I've read related to fintech startups. If you're on social media (Twitter, LinkedIn, etc.) and follow this space, you'll know how vibrant...
16 August 2015 /startups
The digital disruption affecting banking and other financial services is likely to accelerate with the growing success of London’s Fintech industry. I use the term ‘Fintech’ here not just to mean a company that competes with banks but from a wider perspective; an economic industry composed of companies that use technology to make financial systems...
14 August 2015 /startups
According to a Forbes article, 2015 could be the best year for M&A (Mergers and Acquisitions) since the financial crisis. The article mentions "According to data from Thomson Reuters analyzed by PricewaterhouseCoopers, the U.S. saw 4,654 M&A deals worth a whopping $875 billion from the start of the year through May 31. But what might...
10 August 2015 /startups
Loans have been harder to come by for SMEs since the financial crisis and larger companies, being lower risk, have taken the lion's share. Into the void have stepped alternative lenders providing options for small businesses. Securing a bank loan can be an arduous business for funds-seeking smaller businesses. In fact, according to CEB analysis of ...
06 August 2015 /startups
The private company investment sphere has long been the traditional domain of private equity and venture capital firms. However, in recent years, many institutional and retail investors have increasingly taken an interest towards investing in this exciting and promising sector. Several hedge funds are now running a hybrid model where they are not ...
05 August 2015 /startups
The UK’s fintech sector is experiencing a period of unprecedented growth. According to figures from Accenture, investment in fintech in the UK and Ireland rose from $264 million in 2013 to $623 million in 2014. These figures are impressive, but the impact this investment is having on innovation and entrepreneurship in the sector is even more inter...
03 August 2015 /startups
When new industries are born they either die quickly, snuffled out by growing pains, or they burst into the scene with furious pace. The more innovative an idea, the harder it can be to find real adoption. First you need to educate, build within rules, which were often not designed for you and lastly wait for punters to catch on/up and adopt. Crow...
31 July 2015 /startups
Alternative Finance is a new phenomenon, and it is taking the world by storm. With over 1,250 crowdfunding platforms worldwide, this new model of collaborative funding is breaking boundaries and defying the status quo as to how issuers source capital. While alternative finance is primarily known for crowdfunding and P2P lending there are entire ass...
29 July 2015 /startups
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