Global investment firm Finstar Financial Group founded and chaired by businessman Oleg Boyko has just acquired St. Petersburg’s PJSC BANK SIAB (Bank SIAB) for an undisclosed sum. Through Bank SIAB,…
“To The Point”, held last week by Tech.eu and Finstar, was dedicated to the FinTech industry in Europe. We are happy to share some of the event’s insides with you,…
In partnership with Finstar, an international private equity and investment advisory firm with around $2 billion of assets under management, Tech.eu has launched a brand new report focused on the ever-growing fintech sector…
The world of payments continues to evolve as traditional and challenger banks both race to offer consumers the latest innovation. Consumers largely welcome a more diverse range of payment choices, but…
A new competition instrument originally meant to apply to a wide range of sectors will now be targeted at the digital sector. https://www.politico.eu/article/margrethe-vestager-brussels-seeks-to-strengthen-competition-tool-against-big-tech-digital-services-act/
Millennials are the first generation that grew up with the internet boom, a generation that consists of 83 million digital natives, with one-third never using a physical banking office. It’s…
Consumer finance markets differ substantially across Europe. This section centres on the UK (but not exclusively), given significant levels of M&A driven by regulatory change and the resulting investor behaviour….
The term “financial inclusion” has been thrown around a lot in recent years. But what does it mean and why is it important? The World Bank defines financial inclusion as…
Europe remains one of the top regions for fintech investment, coming only third to (the much larger regions) of the Americas and Asia. What is interesting is that, although total…
An abstract from the Forbes magazine interview with Mr. Boyko. The original article was published in the February 2018 issue In 1995, Sharon Stone, an American actress, attended the Cannes…