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Fidelity, Barclays, Credit Suisse, State Street and Bank of Ireland to be joined by leading technology experts at the 2nd Blockchain for Finance Conference in Dublin, Ireland on October 3-4: 250+ senior fintech experts will take over the Aviva Stadium in Dublin this October to discuss their blockchain strategies in …

The time to grow is now. Hundreds of European FinTechs are getting serious traction and startups are turning into promising scale-ups. Billions are waiting to be invested in the companies that have the potential to conquer the markets. Who will be next? 26 & 27 September​ the second edition of …

Eon smart transactions are highly secure as the creation of every smart transaction protocol in the ecosystem is implemented by the developers What is a Smart contract? Briefly, a smart contract is an electronic algorithm or condition enabling people to exchange money, real estate, shares and other assets. Imagine that …

Forex traders usually use both an online trading platform and its associated mobile app, as well as other tools that allow them to get hold of news that will affect their activities on the market and help them plan their trades. A lot of this software has evolved only recently, …

This week has seen a range of reflections on the tenth anniversary of the financial crisis. The image of customers queuing to withdraw cash from a UK bank was – and remains – a powerful reminder of how fragile established institutions can become. In the decade since, what have we …

Consumer confidence has experienced a record decline, unseen for more than 26 years. GfK’s long-running index revealed that consumer confidence in July had fallen to -12, compared to -1 for June. This drop was last seen in March 1990, shortly before the UK began to fall into recession later in …

Car owners all over the UK can now benefit from after-sales finance thanks to a new partnership between Divido and BMW. Following a successful 15-week pilot programme, BMW and Divido have agreed to roll out after-sales financing to over 60 retailers in the UK. By partnering with BMW, one of …

At Divido, our customers are at the core of our company. We want to make consumer finance fair, flexible and transparent for everyone involved, putting an end to the outdated finance experience that we have all put up with for far too long. Because of this approach, Divido proudly has …

To say the fintech industry in Amsterdam is booming would be an understatement. There are around 350 companies operating in the fintech landscape within the city, and the sector attracted €194m capital investment back in 2016 (that’s 76% of the total for the whole of the Netherlands). But what makes …

Upgraded account will allow users to ‘bank like a local’ with full contactless and Direct Debit functionality 31st July 2017, London UK: Monese, provider of instant mobile current accounts, has today announced a significant collaboration with PrePay Solutions, Europe’s leading prepaid and digital banking services provider. Monese has been disrupting …