Helsinki, Finland, Jun. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — Euroloan Group PLC issued new shares on Privanet Group PLC’s crowdfunding platform Around. The statutory maximum limit of EUR 4.995 million for the issue was reached on Thursday, June 8, eight days early. The subscription was at termination at 5,599,031 EUR, i.e. 377% of the minimum target of [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — The rise of fintech is reshaping the landscape of the South Korean financial industry. Fintech, a portmanteau of the words ‘finance’ and ‘technology’, refers to the use of IT services to replace traditional human-based processes or interaction, examples of which include internet payment systems such as Paypal. Similar services [...]
Helsinki, Finland, May 18 (Korea Bizwire) — Euroloan Group PLC, a pioneering European financial technology company with offices in Helsinki (HQ), Luxembourg, Stockholm and Warsaw, announced today the appointment of James Hickson (B.Sc., M.B.A.) as group Chief Executive Officer. Hickson, an accomplished financial technology industry executive with 16 years of experience on Wall Street, most [...]
Helsinki, Finland, May 11 (Korea bizwire) — Euroloan has doubled the size of its structured financing facility with funds managed by affiliates of Fortress Investment Group LLC (NYSE:FIG), from EUR 60 million to EUR 120 million. The credit line comes with the news that Euroloan increased net revenue by 90% in 2016 and is now [...]
SEOUL, May 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Nearly 90 percent of financial firms worldwide said their businesses are at risk from rapidly expanding fintech rivals and they fear losing revenue to the financial innovators, according to a new study released on Monday, in the latest sign of the growing influence of financial technology, known as fintech. [...]
SEOUL, March 8 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s top financial regulator said Wednesday authorities will expand “systemic” support for nascent fintech firms in the country, with 3 trillion won (US$2.6 billion) earmarked for a three-year support project. South Korea, known for its information and communication technology prowess, launched a government-led campaign in early 2015 to [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 16 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea announced plans Thursday to ease regulations on three industries — artificial intelligence (AI), virtual reality (VR) and financial technology, or fintech — as part of the government’s aggressive deregulation drive to find a new growth engine. The Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning reported a set [...]
SEOUL, January 30 (Korea Bizwire) – Digital disruption and cutthroat competition are shaking up the banking industry, with thousands of employees making the transition away from financial services jobs that were long considered as some of the most lucrative in Korea. The emergence of the fintech revolution leaves the prospects for the banking industry uncertain. [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 10 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s financial authorities on Tuesday announced a plan to launch a full-scale pilot project this year on blockchain-powered financial services. South Korea, known for its ICT prowess, has accelerated its drive for capitalizing on the new platform. Blockchain is a key technology for the digital currency bitcoin enabling [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 22 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea made a pitch Thursday for its financial technology, or fintech, in China under the government’s campaign to support related startups here seeking to do business abroad. The state-funded Fintech Center held the “Fintech Demo Day in Beijing” event, joined by five South Korean firms and potential business [...]