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Don’t Miss 2019 Boston FinTech Week September 9 – 12

In FinTechTags Boston, conferencesPublish DateAugust 28, 2019

It’s almost here! Since 2017, FinTech Sandbox has organized Boston FinTech Week, putting on stage key leaders from the world of digital finance and FinTech. You won’t want to miss the upcoming 3rd edition. More than 200 …

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Modernizing Management of Money in Retirement

In Insurance, Wealth ManagementTags Anthemis, retirement, robo-advisorPublish DateAugust 12, 2019

The shift from defined benefit to defined contribution plans left individuals responsible for their own retirement savings with serious consequences for retirement security. Risks that were formerly managed by sophisticated actuaries and professional portfolio managers — …

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FinTech M&A Firing on All Cylinders

In Financial Services, FinTechTags Evercore, InsurTech, M&A, RegTech, robo-advisorPublish DateJuly 10, 2019

Evercore is an independent global investment banking advisory firm founded in 1995. Its dealmakers advise clients on mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, restructurings, capital raising, public offerings, private placements, and other strategic transactions. The firm also provides …

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Q&A with Nathalie Doré of BNP Paribas Cardif

In Innovation, InsuranceTags BNP Paribas, InsurTech, ParisPublish DateJune 3, 2019

BNP Paribas Cardif is the insurance subsidiary of Paris-based banking giant BNP Paribas. BNP Paribas Cardif provides both savings and protection products, is a world leader in both bancassurance partnerships and credit insurance, serves more than 100 …

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Q&A with Gabrielle Haddad, Co-founder of Sigma Ratings

In RegTechTags accelerators, banking, money launderingPublish DateMay 1, 2019

According to the Financial Times, “Some of the world’s biggest banks have spent billions of dollars settling corruption allegations with justice authorities in recent years. HSBC paid nearly $2bn and BNP Paribas nearly $9bn to the …

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A Vested Interest In the New

In Accelerators, FinTech, InnovationTags FinTech SandboxPublish DateApril 23, 2019

In early April, Moody’s Investor Services, a data partner, hosted FinTech Sandbox Demo Day 6.0 at its offices in lower Manhattan, and it was the best one yet. FinTech Sandbox, for those who don’t know it, …

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MassChallenge FinTech

In Accelerators, Financial Services, FinTechTags Boston, Eastern Labs, FinTech Sandbox, MassChallenge, PutnamPublish DateApril 15, 2019

MassChallenge is an industry-agnostic accelerator program designed to strengthen the global innovation ecosystem by accelerating high-potential, early-stage startups. The Boston-based not-for-profit provides free office space, makes significant cash awards to its most promising participants, and takes …

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Are Startups Ready For the Next Recession?

In Startups, Venture CapitalTags startupsPublish DateMarch 15, 2019

Risks of a decline in economic growth, not to mention a recession, are clear. Growth in China has already slowed to its lowest pace in nearly 30 years. In the U.S., job growth unexpected stalled in …

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A Look at the Largest Independent FinTech Venture Fund in Europe

In FinTech, Venture CapitalTags BlackFin, Europe, FrancePublish DateJanuary 28, 2019

BlackFin Capital Partners is a venture capital and private equity firm specializing in financial services investments across Europe, with offices in Paris, Brussels, and Frankfurt. The firm manages two buyout funds and recently closed its first …

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Interview with Charlotte Crosswell, CEO of Innovate Finance

In FinTechTags Brexit, IFGS, Innovate Finance, LondonPublish DateJanuary 21, 2019

Founded in 2014, Innovate Finance is an independent membership association, a non-profit that represents the UK’s global FinTech community and advances the country’s position in the financial services sector by supporting the next generation of technology-led financial …

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