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Phyre App - Better than a wallet!

11 Feb 2019

Great to see our client Phyre launch its payments app on iOS! Super slick payments and loyalty cards all in one place, on one great app. Download the iOS version now >>

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Mobeewave Founders On Igniting Contactless Payments In 2019

27 Nov 2018

Canadian firm, Mobeewave, have announced the closing of a $16.5 million Series B funding round led by NewAlpha Asset Management, Mastercard and Forestay Capital. Mobeewave is a white-label technology…

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Tech be nimble, Tech be quick, Tech don't forget the legal bit

02 Oct 2018

Monica Shupikai Simmons, Investment Director at ICON speaks with Boyes Turner LLP about some of the FAQs tech firms have about raising capital. Read ICON's response here>> Read full…

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Ideagen Acquires Morgan Kai Group Ltd

01 Oct 2018

Ideagen plc, the UK-based, global software firm, today announced the acquisition of Morgan Kai Group Ltd, a leading Audit Management software provider to both public and private sector…

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ICON's Alan Bristow named Most Influential CEO 2018

26 Sep 2018

We are delighted to announce that Alan Bristow, Founder & CEO at ICON Corporate Finance has been given the title of Most Influential CEO of the Year 2018 - M&A and Technology. The Corporate…

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Independent Spirit, Six Independent Firms talk about their Distinct Approaches that Set them Apart

04 Sep 2018

The total value of M&A involving UK companies hit $375bn last year, according to Reuters. The dense population of corporate finance advisers in the UK - ranging from investment banks and the…

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Intercepting Technology and Support. An interview with Bert Boerman, CEO, Governance.com

03 Aug 2018

Bert Boerman, CEO, Governance.com talks innovation, motivation and dedication with Beyond Exclamation magazine. Governance.com is an instantly deployable platform with the expertise and technology…

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CB Insights Global FinTech Report 2018

27 Apr 2018

VC-backed fintech companies raised $5.4B across 323 deals globally in Q1’2018: Global fintech deal activity hit a new quarterly record. The US saw the largest boost in deals, while Europe saw…

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How to make a move from banking to FinTech work

27 Apr 2018

Of the bankers who have left the traditional financial services industry to join an established financial technology firm or a FinTech startup, many have trouble making the adjustment, feel like it’s…

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How JPMorgan’s CIO decides which startups to partner with, which to invest in, and which to outright buy (JPM)

23 Apr 2018

JPMorgan Chase is a giant on Wall Street, but it's also very engaged with the smaller players in the fintech world. The bank paid over $220 million to buy WePay in October, and led a $100 million…

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Why are Grab, AirAsia, and other big names moving aggressively into FinTech?

06 Apr 2018

Just last week, Grab announced its next move: a financial services venture. AirAsia similarly announced a new digital payments platform, BigPay. Add that to Go-Pay, WeChat Pay, Sea Group’s AirPay,…

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London data analytics company Mosaic Smart Data wins inaugural InvestHK UK FinTech Awards 2018

28 Mar 2018

London-based fixed income, currency and commodities (FICC) data analytics company Mosaic Smart Data is the winner of the inaugural InvestHK UK Fintech Awards. It was announced on 20 March by InvestHK…

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