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Independent Panel To Review UK’s FinTech Sector 

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A panel established to grow the United Kingdom’s (UK) financial technology (FinTech) sector plans a review of the industry to identify opportunities for growth, the government announced Tuesday (July 21). billion) in venture capital and the market has been estimated to have grown by nearly 70 percent since 2015.

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Brexit vote has ‘chilling’ effect on FinTech investment

Chris Skinner

Innovate Finance, which represents 300 UK fintech companies, says venture capital investment fell from $1.2bn (£970m) in 2015, to $783m last year. “Our members tell us Brexit has had a chilling effect on investment,” Innovate Finance chief executive Lawrence Wintermeyer told the BBC. .

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37 Corporate Innovation Labs In Finance

CB Insights

As fintech plays a larger role in the financial ecosystem, companies are looking for ways to use tech to solve problems and find new opportunities in the space. One popular approach: in-house financial innovation labs. Visa — One Market Center. Founded: 2013.

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FinTechs In Canada Getting Lots Of VC Love

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Canadian financial technology companies backed by venture capitalists reached a level not seen in nearly two decades, despite a slowdown of investment dollars flowing into FinTechs in the U.S. Citing data from PitchBook, Reuters reported venture capital financing of Canadian FinTechs was $137.7 million in 2016. and the U.K.

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Corporate Payments Firm AccessPay Secures US Backing

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. “We are one of a few players in the world focusing on that space,” said AccessPay CEO Anish Kapoor, adding that the company addresses the friction associated with back-end corporate financial technologies operating in siloes. Corporate payments have not seen the same level of innovation as consumer payments.

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Can Moscow Overcome A Tarnished Tech Reputation?

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Innovation and ease of business aren’t necessarily the first concepts that come to mind when thinking about the tech environment in the Russian market. The 2015 Global Startup Ecosystem Ranking listed Moscow as the 13th best city in the world to launch a startup. Changing The Approach To Innovation. With the U.K.’s

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Alipay Rides The Payments Licensing Trend In Europe

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There, PSD2 was designed to encourage FinTech and payments innovation. One of the more recent examples comes from London-based financial technology startup Revolut , which is reportedly “the first London-based FinTech to receive a European banking license.” Reuters noted that the bank, which launched in 2015, isn’t profitable.

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