Transatlantic Economic Council in Washington DC
The Grow VC Group participated as an expert in the Transatlantic Economic Council meeting at the White House Conference Center on December 3 and 4. An focal area of discussion was Small and Medium...
View ArticleThe European Commission Believes in Crowdfunding
On March 27th, the European Commission (EC) published a communication on crowdfunding as part of the roadmap to meet long-term financing needs of the European economy, which aims at fostering...
View ArticleEuropean Commission is “unleashing the potential of Crowdfunding”
March 27th 2014 was a triumphant day in the world of crowdfunding when the European Commission (EC) issued “Unleashing the potential of Crowdfunding in the European Union”; the first Communication...
View ArticleESMA Advocates for an EU-Wide Approach to Crowdinvesting
An important step for crowdinvesting and peer to peer finance has been accomplished last week in Europe. As advocated for by Crowd Valley (a Grow VC Group company), the European Securities and Markets...
View ArticleCapital Markets Union: EU’s Initiative to Unlock Business Funding
The European Commission has recently launched its landmark project to unlock funding for Europe’s businesses and to boost growth in the EU’s 28 Member States with the creation of a true single market...
View ArticleEuropean Banking Authority Supports Peer-to-Peer Lending
One of the main tasks of the European Banking Authority (EBA) is to monitor new and existing financial activities, adopt guidelines and recommendations. The EBA also promotes the safety and soundness...
View ArticleExpanding International Trade For Small Businesses
A key to expanding any business is finding more customers. Right now our country could expand access to customers in countries that represent two-thirds of the global economy. This expanded access...
View ArticleThe Success of Startup Communities
Name a country that doesn’t want to boost its economy. Post global financial crisis, the pending question is how to do it. A recent report by The Kauffman Foundation shows that when compared to other...
View ArticleWill FinTech and SME’s drive Europe’s Recovery?
Only now, some 7 or 8 years after the global financial crisis are economies of the European Union finally reaching pre-crisis levels. Despite self-congratulatory politicians, growth can be best...
View ArticleEnsuring a long term vision for Tech hubs
Today, everyone’s looking for investable ideas – those that morphed and pivoted, and those ultimately validated into the consumers’ Hall of Fame. They search investable teams, that have done it before...
View ArticleEU Commissioner Fears Regulation Would Choke Off Online Investing Growth
The EU commissioner, Jonathan Hill, in charge of financial services and capital markets has released an interview, last week, to CNBC where he commented, for the first time after a long silence, online...
View ArticleA Quick Overview of Crowdfunding Taxation
Before I even get started, I want to give a huge Welcome! all to visit Kapipal’s brand new site. With it being the ever fun tax season, we wanted to help you out by providing a brief overview of where...
View ArticleNew Regulations – the Catalyst for Banking APIs?
We’ve written about the API Economy previously and expressed our optimism toward specialization of service providers in the financial services market. It looks like frameworks and proposals being put...
View ArticleBrexit – welche Schlussfolgerungen können wir für Digital Finance ziehen? (in...
Die britischen Wähler haben ihren Willen bekundet, dass Großbritannien die EU verlassen soll. Großbritannien war seit den 1970ern ein integraler Bestandteil der Europäischen Union und es ist kein...
View ArticleBrexit – what can we conclude for digital finance and fintech
The British voters indicated that they want the UK to leave the EU. The UK has been an integral part of the European Union since 1970’s and it is not a simple process to leave the EU. The UK and EU...
View ArticleGrow VC Group memo and statement about brexit, fintech and digital finance
The British voters indicated that they want the UK to leave the EU, and Grow VC Group and its companies carefully follow and analyze the situation. At this point it is impossible to make any detailed...
View ArticleBrexit And The UK’s New Situation In International Trade
By Jouko Ahvenainen, Chairman of GrowVC Group The British voters indicated that they want the UK to leave the EU (called ‘Brexit’). The UK has been an integral part of the European Union since 1970’s...
View ArticleThe Growth of the German Fintech Ecosystem
In the second quarter of 2016, the investments received by VC-backed German financial technology companies, have been 80% higher than those for UK ventures, and its fintech ecosystem is now growing at...
View ArticleGlobal Trends in Digital Finance Portals
US/UK/EU More established markets like the US, UK and Europe have followed a similar evolution. Due to more transparent regulations, it has allowed players to enter the market and try new models. Asia...
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