1/27/2021 4:38:39 PM Brexit forces interest-rate derivatives trading shift to US By Sarah Wolter The sharp move in activity came in the wake of the UK and EU failing to reach a “mutual equivalence” agreement on cross-border regulation...
1/8/2021 2:41:21 PM UK fintech review to propose changes to visa and listing rules By Sarah Wolter The review has been tasked by ministers to come up with ideas on how to support the UK’s buoyant fintech sector. The government sees the...
1/4/2021 7:41:23 PM Brexit forces bankers to shift trading of European stocks out of London By Sarah Wolter Britain’s membership of the EU had meant the region’s banks and investors could bypass the home exchanges of stocks and trade them in...
1/4/2021 2:35:08 PM Limit on contactless payments could be raised from £45 to £100 in one of Britain's first steps away from EU rules By Sarah Wolter The idea was raised to the Treasury by UK Finance, a City lobby group, who joined with card service providers to highlight the need for...
2/11/2020 8:17:18 PM N26 exits UK market following Brexit By Faisal Kawar Customers who opened a bank account in the U.K. will have to transfer their deposits, spend everything with their card or withdraw money...
1/31/2020 12:21:43 AM A thousand EU financial firms plan to open UK offices after Brexit By Faisal Kawar More than a thousand banks, asset managers, payments companies and insurers in the European Union plan to open offices in post-Brexit...
1/31/2020 12:19:12 AM Brexit schmexit: UK saw record fintech investment last year, trumping China and India By Faisal Kawar On the eve of Brexit, UK fintech startups are prepped for battle after a record yer of investment, making up over 50% of European capital...
1/30/2020 11:35:41 PM Pub chain hosts 'Let’s Stay Friends’ promotion following Brexit By Faisal Kawar Time Martin's JD Weatherspoon is holding a promotion Friday that reduces the price of drinks including beer from Germany, vodka from...
3/22/2019 6:47:34 PM Potential criminal sanctions sharpen fintech CEO’s Brexit focus By Gareth Jones A number of London based fintech CEOs received a “Dear CEO” letter this week from the Irish central bank setting out the implications for...
3/22/2019 6:40:05 PM Brexit hits ability of UK fintech to lure top talent: report By Gareth Jones The report by TheCityUK says companies are struggling to fill roles in coding, cloud computing, machine learning, cyber, artificial...
8/4/2017 2:37:01 PM Amsterdam gains another post-Brexit trading venue with Tradeweb By Gareth Jones Tradeweb, owned by Thomson Reuters and 11 of the biggest investment banks, has submitted an application to the Dutch regulator to...
7/13/2017 9:45:02 PM Funding Circle CEO on Brexit By Sean Lippel Samir Desai (Funding Circle CEO), featured on Bloomberg TV, says that opposite of conventional wisdom - the SMB lending business has...
5/11/2017 1:52:13 PM Paris to redouble efforts to attract Brexit banks and fintech start-ups after Macron win By Gareth Jones In addition to lobbying Bankers to relocate to Paris, President Macron is promising to overhaul the labor market, simplify the French tax...
10/14/2016 7:35:55 PM London fintech under pressure with a decline in venture capital funding following Brexit vote By Gareth Jones London risks losing its crown as the world’s top “fintech” city as new numbers show funding to the sector dropping sharply post Brexit.
9/22/2016 10:53:35 PM Brexit: Passporting is a two-way street By Gareth Jones The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority reported this week that nearly 5,500 British registered financial institutions use “passports” to...
9/9/2016 2:34:47 PM U.K. Fintech Firm LendInvest Looks To Double Down After Brexit Vote By Gareth Jones Christian Faes, co-founder and CEO of London based LendInvest is shrugging off the Brexit blues and looking to hire 100+ people in...