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October 22, 2018 @ 9:39 am By JD Alois  |  

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) is reporting that investors attending the Singapore FinTech Festival have committed to investing $12 billion into ASEAN firms over the next two years. The 380 investors plan to dedicate USD $6.2 billion over the next year and an additional… Read More

October 20, 2018 @ 7:48 pm By JD Alois  |  

Those high-flying initial coin offerings (ICOs) that launched in 2017 have lost their luster, according to a report by EY. The global consultancy firm has recently published a report that states in the first half of 2018, 86% of the leading ICOs that listed on… Read More

October 17, 2018 @ 8:41 pm By JD Alois  |  

The UK Department for International Trade, along with the Prime Minister’s Fintech Ambassador Al Lukies, are heading to Australia as part of the “GREAT Britain showcase.” The group will be participating in Sibos 2018 taking place in Sydney. According to the UK government, the delegation’s aim… Read More

August 13, 2018 @ 3:22 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

EY recently announced it has teamed up with the City of Vienna on public blockchains in order to validate and secure the city’s Open Government Data (OGD). According to EY, the OGD includes data such as public transport routes, train schedules, and surrounding communities’ voting… Read More

July 30, 2018 @ 7:56 am By JD Alois  |  

FinTech Australian has launched their 3rd annual Fintech report that seeks to track the growth and evolution of Fintech in Australia. As in years past, FinTech Australia has partnered with EY on the research document The 2018 EY FinTech Australia Census expects to highlight how… Read More

July 29, 2018 @ 10:58 am By JD Alois  |  

FinTech Australia CEO Brad Kitsche expects this year’s annual event to be huge in comparison to last few years. The touchstone conference Intersekt will be adding an extra day and will seek to bring in the participation of all Australian Fintech firms. As part of… Read More

July 19, 2018 @ 10:41 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Ernst & Young LLP (EY) announced on Thursday it has acquired technology assets and related patents from Elevated Consciousness, Inc., a U.S. startup focused on developing unique solutions for the crypto-asset ecosystem. EY reported that the acquisition is part of its strategy to expand blockchain-related… Read More

May 23, 2018 @ 2:42 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Wednesday, the EY Americas Tax Innovation Foundry announced plans to host a FinTech Pitch Day on June 28th at District Hall in Boston. EY reported it is inviting fintech startups from around the globe to pitch disruptive technology solutions. Twelve applicants will be selected to present to EY… Read More

April 24, 2018 @ 4:08 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

EY announced on Monday the launch of its new blockchain feature, EY Blockchain Analyzer. The company described the feature as a suite of blockchain audit technologies that enhances the ability to perform an in-depth review of cryptocurrency business transactions. EY reported that the EY Blockchain… Read More

January 23, 2018 @ 10:00 am By JD Alois  |  

EY is out with a research report that hammers cryptocurrencies and the emerging digital asset market. The global consulting firm says digital currencies are driven by “Fear of Missing Out” or “FOMO” and lack any rational market fundaments. Additionally, EY says token valuations are flawed,… Read More

November 2, 2017 @ 9:35 pm By JD Alois  |  

Australia’s Fintech industry growing rapidly. This is according to a report by EY and FinTech Australia. The 2017 EY FinTech Australia Census indicates that Aussie FIntech companies experienced a 200% annual median revenue jump in contrast to year prior. The Census, released today at the… Read More

November 2, 2017 @ 8:18 am By JD Alois  |  

LendInvest, a Fintech marketplace platform for property finance, has agreed a long-term warehouse facility with Citi boosting its entry into the UK’s £40 billion buy-to-let (BTL) market. Under the terms of the financing, Citi will provide a funding line to LendInvest that will be used… Read More

September 21, 2017 @ 9:26 pm By JD Alois  |  

Report Highlights Central Bank Experimentation with Distributed Ledger Technology. The Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance (CCAF) is out with their first Global Blockchain Benchmarking Study authored by Dr. Garrick Hileman and Michel Rauchs. The publication incorporates non-public data and states that 57% of surveyed central banks… Read More

September 8, 2017 @ 9:58 am By JD Alois  |  

According to a census taking by EY and Innovate Finance (on behalf of HM Treasury), UK Fintech firms are quite bullish on their prospects in the coming year. The report, the 2017 UK FinTech Census, states that about half of the firms polled expect revenue… Read More

August 28, 2017 @ 2:31 pm By Xu Gao  |  

CBRC Issues Official Information Disclosures Guidelines for P2P Lending Platforms On August 25th, the China Banking Regulatory Commission (CBRC) officially unveiled the final version of Guidelines on Online Lending Information Disclosure Requirement. The document was released based on a pilot tighter information disclosure initiative announced… Read More

August 22, 2017 @ 9:59 pm By JD Alois  |  

FinTech Australia has announced that the EY FinTech Australia Census 2017 is underway to help create a more vibrant Fintech industry down under. The two groups are asking that all industry participants complete the questionnaire before September 3rd. So you better hurry. This years survey… Read More

June 27, 2017 @ 4:46 am By JD Alois  |  

Pointing to the recently published EY Fintech Adoption Index, Australia is doing a bit of chest pounding as their prominence in the Fintech sector rises. In a public release, FinTech Australia says Australia is now a world leader in Fintech adoption jumping ahead of other… Read More

June 25, 2017 @ 10:32 pm By JD Alois  |  

EY presented last week at the SEC Investor Advocacy Committee meeeting. The topic of the morning discussion was the decline in IPOs. As part of the presentation a report by EY was distributed. During the dot-com peak in 1996, public listings in the US hit… Read More

June 23, 2017 @ 3:09 pm By JD Alois  |  

Here is another document that points to China’s size, dominance and creativity when it comes to financial innovation.  EY has published the “Fintech Adoption Index 2017” that grades the various markets where EY operates so just about most of the developed world. When you think… Read More

June 21, 2017 @ 11:28 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Ernst & Young LLP (EY) announced on Wednesday the launch of its new Union Square Innovation Center in New York City. According to the company, the center will focus on financial services and is a flagship location for EY wavespace, its global growth an innovation… Read More