A great place to look for a future roadmap of blockchain is gaming and entertainment, a pattern that has long existed.
Barclays has launched a new fintech focused unit to help develop new business lines for the bank; Barclays UK Ventures will work with fintech firms through partnerships or by taking equity stakes, helping the bank make further inroads into fintech. Source.
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Paysend, the international payments platform, has announced the appointment of Jairo Riveros, as MD of the United States and Latin America.
Norgine, an Amsterdam pharmaceutical company, announced that Goldman Sachs Group Inc.'s PE arm has agreed to buy a majority stake in the company.
Lisa Caplan from Nutmeg provides insight on investing in individual savings accounts (ISAs); reports on six myths that keep UK investors from investing in ISAs; notes the tax free advantages of investment in ISAs up to the allowance limit of 15,240 British pounds ($18,588) and the allowance limit increase to 20,000 British pounds ($24,394) beginning in April. Source
UK debt crowdfunding platform Property Crowd has announced the launch of its innovative finance individual savings account (IFISA); the minimum investment for the IFISA is 5,000 British pounds ($6,220) and the account will target returns of 7% to 10%; Property Crowd will compete for investment across the alternative debt market however its offerings vary slightly from traditional P2P lenders since the firm's debt products include structured real estate bonds. Source
Banking as a service fintech firm Griffin has raised £12.5m in a funding round to support the development of its API banking platform.
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ClearBank announced it has been selected by Chip, the digital savings account, to enhance its market leading savings and investments platform