Belgium and London to Work on FinTech
After the U.K.’s Brexit result, European countries have been attempting to overthrow the U.K. from the top position as a FinTech hub location. One European country that isn’t, however, is Belgium. Instead, Belgium wants to create a bridge that supports FinTech startups between the two countries. According to Finextra, Johan van Overtveldt, Belgium’s finance minister, has begun talks with U.K. FinTech agency Innovate Finance to get the two countries collaborating together. Last October it was reported by Innovate Finance that while venture capital funding for FinTech companies grew around....
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