Is London to Remain Lead FinTech Hub Post-Brexit?
Britain’s Supreme Court has ruled against Prime Minister Theresa May stating that she does not have sufficient authority to enact Brexit alone, upholding a High Court decision that ruled it unconstitutional for Ms May to formally trigger Article 50 without first consulting MPs. According to Attorney General Jeremy Wright, who gave a statement after the Supreme Court Brexit ruling, he said that the Government was ‘disappointed’ by the decision to hand over power to Parliament in what many consider an historic battle, by a majority of eight to three. However, in a report from the....
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Sweden has emerged as a favorable alternative to fintech companies planning to set up base in EU following Brexit. With Brexit around the corner, Sweden could present itself as one of the alternative destinations for the European financial industry. The upcoming Brexit has turned into a speculator’s game. Britain’s exit from the European Union is expected to have a divisive effect on the country’s thriving finance and financial technology sector. All the efforts put in by the City of London to foster a healthy fintech ecosystem may go to waste as companies risk losing free access to the EU....
UK fintech businesses should prepare for a more “intense regulatory focus” in the future, the Bank of England has said sharing its vision of post-Brexit London. The Bank’s governor, Mark Carney, also stated in a speech Wednesday that despite Brexit negotiations, London was to become the “world’s leading fintech center.” Fintech could ‘exacerbate financial volatility’. The somewhat contradictory remarks from Carney were made in his capacity as chairman of the Financial Stability Board, a Swiss-based group which makes recommendations to G20 countries. He said that fintech companies en masse....