The French social security authority (URSSAF) has taken legal action against Uber, claiming social security contributions on the basis...
Freshfields TQ
Technology quotient - the ability of an individual, team or organization to harness the power of technology
The FT has reported that Santander is seeking to be the first UK bank to use blockchain to enable its customers to make faster and...
Another day, another reminder that the 'disrupt first, think later' approach taken by Uber and Airbnb won't work for fintech companies......
As if the sector had read the recent posts by me and John Risness proclaiming that Insurtech is somewhat behind banking fintech, along...
Don't believe the anti-hype. Analysis by KPMG shows that global investment in private fintech companies hit $5.7bn in Q1 2016. This is...
No doubt, Ethereum has upped the sophistication of what can be coded on a blockchain. But there remains an inherent tension between...
Big and powerful technologies need big and complex problems that they can solve on a large scale. With regard to artificial...
Swift - the non-profit co-operative which is owned by about 11,000 banks and other financial institutions and is vital to the functioning...
Like many technologies in the early stages of development, blockchain seems to offer all things to all people. Take for example the...
On 17 May, the EU Council adopted the cyber security directive, which will impose new obligations on businesses in high-risk sectors,...
Disruptive ride-hailing company Uber has joined the growing ranks of companies testing driverless car technologies. However, while the...
Just when you thought that Fintech was all about blockchain (at least, that's the focus of the media right now), an acquisition in the...