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Company announcement/people

Bharat Bhushan joins KPMG financial services technology practice

KPMG in the UK has appointed Bharat Bhushan as a Partner in its Financial Services Technology practice.

29 November 2021

Exchanges and index providers join net zero alliance

A collection of credit rating agencies, audit networks, index providers and stock exchanges have launched the Net Zero Service Providers Alliance (NZFSPA) that will commit them to tough greenhouse gas emission targets.

24 September 2021

Company announcement/people

KPMG and Microsoft launch learning platform

KPMG has launched a digital platform and portfolio of services to help businesses respond to rapid technological disruption and new ways of working. With a focus on enabling productivity improvement, KPMG Learning Services integrates learning into the everyday flow of work, accelerates the upskilling process, and allows organizations to offer relevant resources and training at the time of need.

19 August 2021

Finextra TV/sustainable

Sustainable finance, fintech and the IFC solution

David Postlethwaite, Sustainable Finance Lead at Jersey Finance, and Harry Briggs, Associate Director at KPMG Channel Islands, discuss how IFCs provide the perfect ecosystem to nurture the symbiotic and increasingly important relationship between sustainable finance and fintech innovation.

17 May 2021

News/payments

EBAday 2021: VC investment fuelled European fintech throughout 2020

While total investment across EMEA dropped from $61.5 billion in 2019 to $14.4 billion in 2020, VC investment remained robust, propelling the region to an annual record high of $9.3 billion. Europe saw the majority of the region’s VC investment with $4.8 billion flowing directly into European fintechs throughout the year.

26 March 2021

News/predictions

2020 Fintech funding down on 2019 but on the way back up

Global investment in fintech fell significantly in 2020 as the Covid-19 pandemic hit but picked up significantly in the second half of the year, according to KPMG, which expects a strong 2021 for the sector.

26 February 2021

Finextra TV/markets

Scaling to the UK: Advice from KPMG's Global Head of Fintech

Anton Ruddenklau, Head of Digital Banking & Innovation, Financial Services, KPMG speaks to Hannah Wallace, FinextraTV about some of the mistakes fintechs made when scaling to the UK pre-pandemic, the impact of Covid-19 today and how we need to mature the market. We learn what fintech firms should be doing differently, how they can balance growth and customer acquisition alongside cashflow and runway concerns, and how KPMG is investing in this space.

28 July 2020

News/covid-19

Scaling in London during Covid-19: What to know and how to leverage it

The work has only just begun. Newfound’s inaugural Market Missions (virtual) event delved into the reality and opportunities faced by fintechs attempting to scale in the UK during Covid-19.

16 July 2020

News/startups

2020’s ‘fintech asset class’ is brimming with IPOs

With private markets continuing to show strong interest in fintech and many firms reaching maturity, Pawel Szaja, partner at Shearman and Sterling, predicts 2020 will deliver a surge of fintech IPOs.

25 February 2020

Company announcement/security

KPMG and nsKnox team on secure payments offering

nsKnox, a leading cyber security provider of corporate payment protection technology, today announced an international strategic partnership with KPMG, a leading global consulting firm.

21 November 2019

Finextra TV/Sibos

FinextraTV @ Sibos2019 – The Big Themes #3: Regulation

FinextraTV reports from Sibos 2019 in London on the impact of Regulation on the industry. In this, final episode, we learn about how Banks are adapting to the changing regulatory landscape, whether the cost of compliance outweighs the value of innovation, what success in this space demands and whether regulation will be able to keep up with the pace set by the tech giants. Standard Chartered, Deutsche Bank, Nordea, LHV, KPMG and Crown Agents Bank are among the many leading institutions to share their views exclusively with Finextra Research.

18 October 2019

Company announcement/ai

Nets and KPMG team to launch AI-powered payment fraud prevention package

Nets, a leader in the European payments industry, has collaborated with multinational professional services provider, KPMG, to develop Nets Fraud Ensemble, a next-generation fraud monitoring and prevention solution.

18 September 2019