ItaliaFintech was established in 2018 by a small group of the leading fintech entrepreneurs who felt the need to join forces and build a common house for discussion and development. The aim was to exchange views on the challenges, the … READ MORE
COMMENTS [ 0 ]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 services innovators. More than … READ MORE
COMMENTS [ 0 ]I’ve long been interested in foreign exchange and cross-border payments. Several years ago, a partner and I undertook a series of interviews with lawyers, bankers, small businesses, startups, and individuals with the intention of identifying an opportunity for innovation. One … READ MORE
COMMENTS [ 0 ]London is clearly the hub of FinTech innovation in Europe. While the dollars invested in FinTech firms are growing in both France and Germany, the dollars going to FinTech startups in the UK are still leagues ahead. London also remains … READ MORE
COMMENTS [ 0 ]As a result of Brexit, the Paris Region is very much in the mix – along with Frankfurt, Dublin, Amsterdam, and Luxembourg – to become the EU’s new financial hub. Paris Region is already a major center of financial services, … READ MORE
COMMENTS [ 0 ]“If no one seems to understand, start your own revolution and cut out the middleman.”
“I’m not even sure what I want, but that’s not the point – it’s that I want it now.”
“Whenever the old gives way to the new, everybody with vested interests in the old starts crying that the world will stop. There aren’t many people with vested interests in the new.”
“The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man.”
“All you need in this life is ignorance and confidence, and then success is sure.”
Prominent healthcare and technology VC firm @FPrimeCapital (#fintech a specialty) seeks to hire its first-ever Director of Platform in Boston: http://j.mp/3skKP6b
Proctoring software is a scandal that doesn’t get enough attention https://twitter.com/JaniceWyattRoss/status/1364032597484056577
Daughter 1 was taking an exam today being proctored by some type of software that apparently was not tested on dark skin. She had to open her window, turn on the lights, and then shine a flashlight over her head to be detectable. 😡😡😡
PSA: beware the gym that only accepts ACH debit payment. Your bank has limited power to get funds back, even if the gym charged you improperly during a pandemic & manager refused to respond to refund inquiries. (Looking at you, @PlanetFitness)
Interesting post on Martinique and its entrepreneurs by @Alice_zag of @_TheFamily: http://j.mp/3uxG0Zc
Congrats to @bwallacefintech on the new gig as CEO of Brex Bank: http://j.mp/3aI8pDZ #fintech #FintechNews
