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 FinTech venture fund, BlackFin … READ MORE
COMMENTS [ 0 ]The Paris Fintech Forum has emerged as the top European FinTech conference, the one I would not miss. The 2019 edition will again be a two-day affair. It’s being held on January 29th and 30th at the Palais Brogniart in the … READ MORE
COMMENTS [ 0 ]BNP Paribas is one of the ten largest banks in the world with a presence in roughly 75 countries. It offers banking, finance, investment, savings, and insurance solutions and serves individuals, entrepreneurs, SMEs, corporations, and other institutional clients. BNP Paribas … READ MORE
COMMENTS [ 0 ]An independent institution, the Banque de France – the central bank of France – was founded in 1800 and is based in Paris. It has three main tasks: monetary strategy, financial stability, and services to the economy. It contributes to … 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 ]Founded in 2011 by Cyril Chiche and Antoine Porte and launched in July 2013, Lydia is the leading mobile payment platform in France with over one million users, a number that is growing by more than 2,000 per day. Users … READ MORE
COMMENTS [ 0 ]Headquartered in Paris, BNP Paribas Group is one of the world’s leading banks, operating in 74 countries and employing more than 189,000 people. BNP Paribas has stated plans to double its investment in technology to €3 billion over the next … READ MORE
COMMENTS [ 0 ]Last January, I attended the inaugural Paris Fintech Forum, a one-day affair that brought together more than 600 attendees. Despite the name, this is really an international FinTech event. Sessions were held in a combination of French and English (depending … READ MORE
COMMENTS [ 7 ]Formed in June of last year, France Fintech is an association of FinTech startups founded to raise the visibility of the sector and to speak in a coordinated manner to key audiences: regulators, established firms, and the international community. The … READ MORE
COMMENTS [ 0 ]InsPeer is an innovative web-based service enabling users to reduce their auto, motorcycle, and homeowners insurance premiums by raising their deductibles and laying off their increased risk on people they know. Generally, the higher the deductible, the lower the premium … READ MORE
COMMENTS [ 6 ]“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.”
Federated Investors, with $527.2 billion in AUM, will rebrand as Federated Hermes, bring out new line of ties and scarves. http://j.mp/30IudZv
If you're in Boston February 10, you won't want to miss this Founder's Diary with @circlepay founder @jerallaire. Brought to you by @FPrimeCapital. Go here to request to attend: http://bit.ly/2PqECFO
Swedish open banking platform @tink is on a roll, announcing new €90MM funding round, big expansion plans: http://j.mp/30EJRow #FinTech
Tencent appears to be a big fan of french #FinTech. This deal follows on heels of Lydia investment.
Received a text message from someone at a number I don't know who says he's an investor who wants to buy my house. Gave no last name. Seems like an odd first approach.
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