Tag: venture capital
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Building the Future: An Interview with Alex Savin of Chrome Capital
Fintech Review sat down with Alex Savin, Founder of Chrome Capital, to delve into the transformative impact of international tech investments on global markets. We discuss the strategic role of digital technology in enhancing societal benefits, address concerns about the sustainability of such investments, and examine significant trends shaping the future of fintech. From leveraging…
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Do Fintechs Have to Be Profitable?
Do fintechs have to be profitable? Yes and no. That’s it, end of the article. Thank you very much and see you later. If only. It would be easy in life if it was just about saying “yes but no“, wouldn’t it? Or answering every question with “maybe“. However, as most things, it is not…
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2021 Retrospective
Before making any wild predictions for the new year, because obviously one has to make predictions about the fintech industry in 2022, one has to reckon with his past predictions. It is a healthy process that most people do not want to go through. Even though it is quite necessary. Firstly, because most predictions tend…
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10 Startups Showcase at UK-Ukraine FinTech Summit
On July 15, 2021 Sigma Software together with the Embassy of Ukraine in the UK, TheCityUK, and the London Stock Exchange held the first UK-Ukraine Fintech Summit. The main objective was to inform a British audience about the potential of the Ukrainian fintech industry. As well as finding common ground for future partnerships. Government representatives,…
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The UK Fintech Landscape
The UK fintech scene is truly thriving. There are a few big fintech hubs around the world… and obviously London is on the list. It has been a major financial centre for quite some time now. That actually predates the modern financial system. And you could very much argue that it even predates the United…
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Business Economics: Traditional Banks vs Neobanks
Maths do not lie. That’s not a new song by Shakira. Maybe you are not a big fan of numbers, but they tend to be truthful. To a certain extent. If you have done a bit of financial modelling, you know that it all comes down to the assumptions… Nonetheless, crunching the numbers is usually…
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The rise and fall of Greensill, the fintech that wasn’t
The financial service industry tends to have its fair share of dramas and scandals. That what makes it entertaining somehow. Some are really out of a Hollywood film. Like the Credit Suisse spying scandal. Was Greensill ever a fintech? Only to ask yourself this is quite surprising given the hype surrounding the startup. What is…
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21 Women in Blockchain You Should Know About
Today is International Women’s Day. To celebrate that, we are going a bit further than just fintech. To the extent that every company will eventually be a fintech company according to Andreessen Horowitz, we actually are always in fintech territory… Today, we recognise the achievements of business leaders and innovators across a range of industries.…
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What’s going on with fintech startup exits?
All the SPAC activity around fintechs is kind of normal. If you have not followed this new craze, here is a good recap from CB Insights. The huge amount of money going into fintechs needed an exit of some sort. When VCs give you some cash to build a business, they expect a return. As…
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Venture Capital in Blockchain: Interview with Baptiste Cota
There has been a lot of hype around blockchain technology for years now. Notably because of bitcoin, ever since Satoshi Nakamoto published his white paper in 2008. What the technology could do that would completely change the world. It was hailed as potentially truly transformative for the financial services industry. Maybe it will in time…