The British government is planning to introduce strict regulations of cryptocurrencies like bitcoin to combat crime like tax evasion and money laundering. The UK Treasury
The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority has warned of investment risks in cryptocurrency contracts-for-differences, a type of financial derivative. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the UK’s
The Australian High Commissioner to the UK has revealed that the two countries are on the verge of inking a new FinTech agreement. Speaking at
A 49-year-old man has decided to put his house up for sale for £80,000; however, he’s willing to accept bitcoin for it too. Sean Atkinson
Luxury furniture retailer and interior design service provider Juliettes Interiors has become the first high-end U.K. retailer to accept bitcoin. Juliette Thomas, the company’s director,
Companies that handle digital currencies are being forced to open bank accounts elsewhere as British banks continue to shun them. Investor interest in digital currencies
New research has found that a large majority of U.K. companies are adopting fintech (financial technology) applications, helping them save billions each year. The study
In joining the growing list of regulators around the world, the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority is the latest to issue a public consumer warning on
A government review on the U.K.’s gig economy employment practices is seeking a cashless economy in the future suggesting that cash paper should be phased out.
Barclays, Britain’s largest bank, has been discussing cryptocurrencies like bitcoin with UK’s primary financial regulator. Ashok Vaswani, CEO of Barclays UK, revealed the bank and
Summer has not yet found its way to London. It’s cloudy. It’s windy. Reflecting, perhaps, the very big decision the British people are to make
Even though deregulation of Australia’s wheat market has provided growers with many benefits, it has also left them facing insolvencies or problems with payments. With this
Theresa May, the British unelected current Prime Minister, has surprised and at the same time excited everyone by all the sudden calling a snap election
The U.K.’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has said that the country’s fintech sector has recovered after Britain’s vote to leave the European Union (EU) saw
Christopher Woolard, Executive Director of Strategy and Competition at the FCA, welcomed innovation in an opening speech at Innovate Finance Global Summit in London where
Britain’s endeavor to cement itself as the global Fintech hub is extending to Islamic finance as a London-based Sharia-compliant FinTech startup gains regulatory approval. London-based
A UK envoy that includes politicians, central bank officials, and prominent FinTech executives are in India to discuss trade relations that will deepen industry ties
The Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) and the Australian Trade and Investment Commission (Austrade) have signed a collaborative agreement to enable and support the flow
The influential financial regulators from Japan and the United Kingdom have ‘exchanged letters’ toward jointly promoting innovation of Fintech or financial technology. The collaboration will
As the global FinTech hub you would think that the U.K. has no problem when it comes to recruiting new talent for its financial technology
Regulators in the U.K. and Canada have signed an agreement that will assist FinTech companies, making it easier for them to expand into each other’s
U.K. FinTech startups raised $173 million across 16 deals in Q4 2016, an increase of $95 million from Q3, according to a report from CB
The British Telecommunications Public Limited Company (BT) has applied for a U.S. patent for a computer method for mitigating attacks against a blockchain. The method
The Department for International Trade (DIT), the UK’s sole government department that negotiates to strike or extend trade agreements between the UK and non-EU states