Why Fintech investing will become more attractive post COVID-19 June 29, 2020 | Sponsored With the global economy predicted to fall, valuations in Fintech companies will be hit hard, too. This will provide investors unique opportunities to invest into those Fintech firms at attractive valuations, which will shape the future of financial services. Fintech investments so far this year: The impact of COVID-19 and the speed of its disruption [...]
AI is here and compliance needs to respond June 29, 2020 | Sponsored Automation and artificial intelligence (AI) are set to pose a unique challenge to the future workplace, including the compliance profession. How should compliance respond to such innovation? Handwringing over technology and automation replacing human beings in the workplace has a long history and is far from being unique to our times. When unveiling his automated [...]
What makes London a tech hub? June 29, 2020 | Sponsored Why the key to London’s future success is in its past – and what the UK must capitalise on to top the US as the world’s leading tech hub. 2019 was a bumper year for the UK tech sector. London overtook Beijing to become the third biggest tech hub globally and UK tech investment topped [...]
Can Fintech and big data transform a post COVID-19 landscape? June 29, 2020 | Sponsored COVID-19 has transformed the world in a short space of time, possibly forever. With this change brings opportunity, and Fintech has the potential to be part of a brighter future. The SARS-CoV-2 virus epidemic has generated widespread strife and conflict in economies across the globe. Virtually overnight, consumers shifted their activities online. There is an [...]
Increasing the opportunities for female leaders in Fintech June 29, 2020 | Sponsored Fintech emerged from the 2008 financial crisis to transform traditional financial services, with aspirations to innovate, build trust and, deliver greater efficiency. While progress has been made for customers and businesses, are we optimising our ability to innovate? Despite the UK being one of the fastest growing Fintech economies, female founders make up only 17% [...]
Five ways to improve collaboration in Fintech June 29, 2020 | Sponsored In the shadow of the last global financial crisis, the Fintech industry emerged as a disruptive phenomenon that cut out the middleman. This transformative sector has had a massive impact on the perception of banking and money management. Fintech has established itself as a credible alternative, especially in these times of another looming financial crisis [...]
Not just for unicorns – Fintech services all June 29, 2020 | Sponsored Fintech is commonly associated with unicorn companies. But it is there to service a far wider part of the economic community as the recovery begins. As the country emerges from lockdown and turns its attention to rebuilding the economy, one resource that is of crucial importance is Fintech. A complex and diverse industry that is [...]
Boeing 737 MAX certification test flights could start today June 29, 2020 The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has confirmed key certification test flights for the grounded Boeing 737 MAX could begin as soon Monday. In an email to Congress, the FAA said its Type Inspection Authorization (TIA) Board completed its review “clearing the way for flight certification testing to begin”. “Flights with FAA test pilots could begin as [...]
Uber Eats orders skyrocket 160 per cent in lockdown June 29, 2020 Orders on Uber Eats have jumped significantly since lockdown began, rising by over 160 per cent as the UK turned to food delivery apps to replace the high street. The number of new restaurants on Uber Eats’ UK platform has almost doubled in the last four months to a total of 17,000, as smaller independent [...]
Wirecard auditor EY prepares for backlash over scandal June 29, 2020 EY has reportedly told partners how to prepare for any backlash over its audits of Wirecard, the German firm which filed for insolvency last week. In an internal note to senior partners, seen by the Financial Times, the auditor advised they tell clients the “objective” of the fraud at Wirecard was to “deceive investors and [...]