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An overview of KPMG news in the UK:

UK sees fintech investment decline 57% in one year Investments in the UK’s fintech sector have plummeted by 57% between 2022 and 2023.
29 August 2023
Half of UK financial services staff want shift to flexible working More than one-quarter of finance workers want to work from home full time once Covid-19 passes, while one-in-ten are looking to relocate following the pandemic.
04 November 2020
Consultants hired to check Covid-19 rescue loans for fraud The British Business Bank has hired professionals from RSM and KPMG to examine the recipients of its emergency loans amid the Covid-19 lockdown.
03 September 2020
British Business Bank hires Deloitte, KPMG and PwC Three of the Big Four accounting firms have won contracts to support the British Business Bank, which will pay out £20 million in consulting fees for their work.
17 June 2020
Fiduciary management market sees lowest growth since financial crisis A new study on the UK’s £142 billion fiduciary management market has found that it has suffered its slowest growth in a decade.
03 December 2018
Big Four pull trigger on Initial Coin Offerings advisory services Responding to client demand, the Big Four consulting firms are finally pulling the trigger on years of accumulated digital currency expertise.
23 April 2018
European Fintech market investment increases as market matures European fintech investment was robust over 2017, totalling around $4.7 billion, according to a new report.
07 March 2018
Fintech investment steady, focused on quality over quantity Venture capital investment into the FinTech space continued tentatively into the third quarter, with investors increasingly weary of Angel / Seed investment, but more likely to offer high deal values
14 December 2017
KPMG installs Judd Caplain as Global Head of Banking & Capital Markets KPMG has promoted Judd Caplain to the role of Global Head of Banking & Capital Markets in the Big Four group’s International member firm.
14 December 2017
Integral and agile strategy is key for success of FinTech investments 46% of financial services leaders have a FinTech strategy in place, with 57% of financial institutions believing it is a key priority.
07 November 2017
Insurance companies leverage opportunities offered by disruption Insurance companies are increasingly faced with internal and external disruptions, largely due to new technologies and business models arising.
02 November 2017
KPMG to support growth plans of blockchain start-up ETCH Big Four consulting firm KPMG will support ETCH, a blockchain-based payroll system, as the solution bids to build its operations in a compliant way.
09 October 2017
Screen, KPMG and Front Consulting partner of Screen Markets In the second week of October 2017 a large conference for professionals in the financial services sector will take place in Amsterdam.
04 October 2017
Big Four firms increasingly tapped for Initial Coin Offerings After a fork in Bitcoin recently led to the creation of Bitcoin Cash, a separate cryptocurrency, clients of the world's four largest professional services firms are expanding their inter
12 September 2017
Big Four and Capgemini dominate best FinTech and InsurTech reports FinTech and InsurTech are causing massive disruption among their relevant sectors, as agile new start-ups utilise new technology to challenge long-term market incumbents.
06 September 2017
Investments in FinTech and InsurTech remain high FinTech firms continue to attract investment from start-ups, as new entities look for ways to disrupt current financial markets, while venture capitalists remain interested in investing in companies,
15 August 2017
KPMG acquires FinTech matching platform Matchi KPMG has acquired FinTech and financial services matching platform Matchi.
31 May 2017
Strategic approach to mergers & acquisitions key for insurance industry Changes in the insurance industry, largely the result of digitalisation of key processes inside and outside the industry, is creating new incentives to engage with industry and cross industry experti
05 April 2017
FinTech sector sees venture capital pull back from angel/seed rounds FinTechs have seen total investment coming their way from an array of sources decrease significantly, falling from from $47 billion in 2015 to $25 billion last year.
28 February 2017
Corporate Venturing gaining market share in FinTech landscape While venture capital invested into FinTech companies has been slow in recent quarters, in line with a broader slowdown in startup financing globally, corporate venturing is on the rise.
08 December 2016
KPMG Financial Services and Microsoft push deeper into blockchain space KPMG and Microsoft have joined forces to deliver a suite of blockchain services through a cloud-based platform.
28 September 2016
Cybercrime and crisis insurance products to boom in coming years Insurance against a range of risks in the political risk and crisis management space are set to boom in the coming years, after a period of lacklustre profitability growth within the market.
13 September 2016
University College London secures 280 million line of credit As part of its long term vision the UCL, in its UCL 2034 strategy, is investing in a number of facility upgrades and expansions, which includes the upgrade of UCL’s Bloomsbury campus and its student centre.
04 May 2016
Global investments in FinTech startups booms to 19 billion Investment in FinTech startups and scaleups has boomed in 2015, hitting new heights of $19 billion. The VC-backed investment in the sector too hit new heights, at $13.8 billion.
14 March 2016
KPMG acquires Australian FinTech company Markets IT Accounting and consulting giant KPMG has acquired Markets IT for an undisclosed sum.
24 February 2016
UK alternative finance market nearly doubles to 3.2 billion The alternative finance market has enjoyed explosive growth since it arrived on the scene and today a range of platforms provide among others lending, crowdfunding and donation services to business a
22 February 2016
Poor customer experience costs Big 4 UK banks billions The value of excellent customer services experience can be considerable. In the UK, the largest four banks – Barclays, HSBC, Lloyds and RBS – may be missing out on an average £3.
11 February 2016
Dorel Blitz joins KPMG in Israel as Head of Fintech FinTech has in recent years drawn considerable attention due to its potential to disrupt the financial services sector.
26 November 2015
KPMG: Sustainable banking in a rapidly changing world Banks play a key role in society by providing the capital required for resources to be used and social engagements to flow.
28 October 2015
KPMG UK and Metro Bank provide new SME service Metro Bank and KPMG have joined forces to deliver a service to small business owners that reduces their administrative burden by more than 90%.
13 October 2015
Alternative financer InvestDen strikes deal with KPMG Accounting and consulting giant KPMG and InvestDen have joined forces to provide entrepreneurs with improved access to capital and a range of service across the startup value chain.
28 September 2015
Fiduciary management use by pension schemes grows Almost half of the UK’s largest pension schemes now use a third-party fiduciary manager, research by Aon Hewitt shows, despite questions as to whether their members’ interests are being served by suc
09 September 2015

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