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| Jan 29, 2020 | The Barclays Accelerator Welcomes 2020 London Class of Fintech Startups | UK consumer banking group Barclays announced earlier this week the ten Fintech-focused startups that will join the 2020 London Barclays Accelerator, powered by Techstars. This is reportedly Barclays’ seventh accelerator class since the prog... |
| Apr 9, 2019 | Everything you need to know about the South African cryptocurrency ecosystem | While things may have quietened down on the crypto front after 2018’s massive fall in the price of Bitcoin, there’s still significant interest from entrepreneurs and investors in cryptocurrencies.
With this in mind, Ventureburn brings you ... |
| Apr 9, 2019 | Everything you need to know about the South African cryptocurrency ecosystem | While things may have quietened down on the crypto front after 2018’s massive fall in the price of Bitcoin, there’s still significant interest from entrepreneurs and investors in cryptocurrencies.
With this in mind, Ventureburn brings you a... |
| Jan 26, 2019 | Barclays Expands Rise New York; Launches Rise Growth Investment Funds | Barclays has expanded Rise New York, one of its global locations providing a co-working, mentoring and events space in its Rise FinTech ecosystem.
Located in Silicon Alley, Rise New York is currently home to more than 60 startups. Participa... |
| Jan 23, 2019 | Barclays raises Rise Growth Investment funds for fintech start-ups | Barclays’ fintech accelerator has stepped up a gear to offer new investment capital of £10 million per programme for start-ups.
“The fintech community is growing faster than ever with a number of game-changing start-ups”
Along with this goo... |
| Nov 30, 2017 | Meet the Northern Stars: Nivo won’t leave you hanging on | This article was originally posted on the Tech North website.
In this series, we’ll meet the winners of Northern Stars 2017. What makes 10 of the best startups from across the North of England tick? Let’s find out…
This time, we meet Mich... |
| Oct 5, 2017 | Startups say this fintech ‘lab’ is giving them needed access to Wall Street and regulators | Banks want to know what around the corner is trying to put them out of business, so it’s no surprise that a spate of fintech-focused accelerator programs has sprung into existence in recent years. For example, Deutsche Bank just opened is f... |
| Aug 14, 2017 | What The Hell Is a Corporate Accelerator? | As an entrepreneur you are likely aware of the various opportunities designed to help keep you from joining the majority statistic that most startups fail. Between incubators and accelerators, there hundreds of options throughout the world ... |
| Mar 2, 2017 | BMW’s Mini Drives Urban Tech’s Future With New Greenpoint Spot | Above the main common area, the skylight has been made as a periscope that lets people who look up see out onto the Manhattan skyline.
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The space has lots and lots of LCD screens.
Brady Dale for Observer
Micah Kotch i... |
| Nov 29, 2016 | Barclays Africa and Techstars open applications for new fintech cohort | Share this:
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| Nov 29, 2016 | Barclays Africa is accepting applications into its fintech accelerator program in Cape Town | Source – AppsAfrica
The Barclays accelerator program is now accepting applications from innovative entrepreneurs in the African fintech industry. Barclays Africa Group is partnering with Techstars for this year’s program.
10 fintech startup... |
| Jul 1, 2016 | Landmark Barclays Africa accelerator programme concludes | Ten companies have showed off their wares as part of the first ever Barclays Africa accelerator programme.
The programme, hosted by the Barclays Rise innovation hub in Cape Town, saw the companies receive 13 weeks of mentorship, networking ... |
| Jul 1, 2016 | Landmark Barclays Africa accelerator programme concludes | Ten companies have showed off their wares as part of the first ever Barclays Africa accelerator programme.
The programme, hosted by the Barclays Rise innovation hub in Cape Town, saw the companies receive 13 weeks of mentorship, networking... |
| Jun 15, 2016 | Boom, bubble or bust for fintech? | Howard Lindzon Contributor
Howard Lindzon is the founder of StockTwits.
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| Apr 19, 2016 | FinTech – Banking Disruption Myths from Alessandro Hatami | Alessandro Hatami’s personal view
The technology and digital disruption on banking and financial services will profoundly change a very large, extremely profitable and well-established industry. Alessandro Hatami, a serial corporate entrepr... |
| Jan 16, 2016 | A Global Perspective Of Israeli Tech In 2015 | Shelly Hod Moyal Contributor
Shelly Hod Moyal is the founding partner of iAngels.
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From the Chinese stock market crash that shook global equity markets to the obsess... |
| Dec 11, 2015 | Rise: Barclays officially opens hub to catalyse fintech innovation in Africa | Last month, ex-Barclay’s CEO Antony Jenkins warned that banks face massive disruption within the very near future. Similar to how the popular ride-sharing app Uber is upsetting the balance within the transport industry, so too does the fina... |
| Dec 11, 2015 | Rise: Barclays officially opens hub to catalyse fintech innovation in Africa | Last month, ex-Barclay’s CEO Antony Jenkins warned that banks face massive disruption within the very near future. Similar to how the popular ride-sharing app Uber is upsetting the balance within the transport industry, so too does the fina... |
| Nov 20, 2015 | The Pros And Cons Of Accelerating Your Startup | Frank Vallese Contributor
Frank Vallese is the CEO of advisory firm ePhysics Technologies.
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| Sep 20, 2015 | TechStars MD: Banks are Embracing the Inevitability of Bitcoin | Many people believe the success of bitcoin and blockchain technology is "inevitable", and banks are now starting to come round to this point of view, according to TechStars managing director Jenny Fielding.
Speaking inside the fir... |
| Jul 8, 2015 | UK Tech Investment Hits Record High in 2015 | This article was originally posted on the Tech City UK website.
Venture capital investment into Britain’s technology companies has hit a record high with more than $2.2bn raised in the first 6 months of 2015, according to CB Insight and KP... |
| Jun 26, 2015 | Joe Scarboro: Four Weeks at Tech City UK | This article was originally posted on the Tech City UK website.
It’s the end of my fourth week at Tech City UK and it’s been a hectic start! I’ve done a lot of research on where we can be adding more value and I’ve been to a lot of events ... |
| May 12, 2015 | FinTech Could Be the Core NYC Needs to Differentiate Its Startup Scene | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints
Consumer-driven startups tend to spread like wildfire in this town, from shopping for pet products to apps for finding hip nightspots—but tech ideas born from New York’s finan... |
| Mar 24, 2015 | Techstars backed Barclays Accelerator enroll second cohort | Ten companies will begin the intensive thirteen-week Barclays Accelerator programme in London this week. Aimed at fintech companies, the programme will consist of mentoring, networking and development.
The Barclays Accelerator, powered by ... |
| Mar 23, 2015 | Three Blockchain Startups Selected for Barclays Accelerator | Three startups working on blockchain-related products and services have been selected to join Barclays Accelerator in London this spring.
Enrolled in the 90-day mentorship-driven program, which began today, are bitcoin exchange Safello, bit... |
| Mar 16, 2015 | Barclays Accelerator to Open in NYC in July 2015 | Techstars-powered Barclays Accelerator will open in New York in July 2015.
The program, which follows the first edition of the accelerator ran in London last year, will provide ten financial technology startups with the opportunity to parti... |
| Sep 30, 2014 | Barclays Debut London Fintech Cohort Eyes Real Estate, Wider Access And Hardware | London’s fintech startup scene has been blossoming for some time, drawing energy and expertise from the city’s legacy powerhouse role as a global financial services hub. Proximity to traditional financial services is one way to fuel a finte... |
| Aug 20, 2014 | Wells Fargo places bets on startups in its new tech accelerator | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
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| Aug 20, 2014 | Wells Fargo places bets on startups in its new tech accelerator | SAN FRANCISCO — There is no demo day in this startup accelerator. The entire six-month period startups go through at Wells Fargo’s new accelerator program is essentially a try-out to convince the 162-year-old bank’s decision-makers that the... |
| Dec 9, 2013 | A New Fintech Accelerator Emerges In London As Techstars Partners With Barclays | Following last year’s launch of FinTech Innovation Lab, a new fintech accelerator has emerged in London, courtesy of a partnership between Barclays and Techstars. Similar to previous programs run on behalf of Nike and Microsoft in the U.S.,... |
| Barclays Accelerator Open for Applications
| Technology and Fintech-focused startups are invited to apply to the Barclays Accelerator – a 13-week program in New York, powered by Techstars.
Successful applicants will get:
Access to Barclays data and technologies
Connected to the influe... |