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An overview of KPMG global news:

Canada

Two megadeals drive record half for investment in Canadian fintechs Megadeals for Montreal-based fintechs Nuvei and Plusgrade powered the total value of investments in Canadian fintechs to a record high of US$7.8 billion in the first six months of 2024.
21 August 2024
Canada

Canadian institutional investors back on the crypto train, finds KPMG report Nearly four in 10 institutional investors in Canada had exposure to cryptoassets, according to a biannual survey from KPMG Canada and the Canadian Association of Alternative Strategies & Assets (CAAS
29 April 2024
Canada

KPMG partners with Chainalysis on crypto compliance KPMG Canada on Wednesday announced a strategic agreement with Chainalysis, a New York-based provider of cryptocurrency investigation and compliance solutions.
24 November 2023
United Kingdom

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
Canada

Canadian fintech investment in first half falls to pandemic-era levels Investment in Canadian fintech firms saw a three-fold drop in H1 2023, falling to the lowest point since H1 2020, according to data compiled by PitchBook for KPMG Canada.
22 August 2023
Europe

Global fintech investments fell by $75 billion last year, KPMG says Global investments in the fintech sector fell by more than 30% last year from 2021’s record high levels, according to research by KPMG.
26 April 2023
Canada

Canadian fintech investment dips in 2022 after banner 2021 Investment in Canada’s financial technology (fintech) industry fell 81.4% to US$1.
16 February 2023
Canada

KPMG Canada appoints Geoff Rush as financial services leader KPMG Canada has promoted Geoff Rush to national industry leader for financial services.
25 January 2022
Europe

6 charts on deals and investments in the global fintech market 2021 has seen an incredibly strong start to the year for the global fintech market, with very robust investment across venture capital, private equity and corporate investments.
02 September 2021
Australia

Australia's insurance industry saw profits halve in 2020 Bushfires, storms, floods and a global pandemic have combined to give Australia’s insurance sector one of its worst years on record. KPMG presents the year’s key figures in a new report.
13 January 2021
Australia

Covid-19 is reshaping insurance and wealth offerings Covid-19 is likely to leave an enduring legacy in the financial and wealth management sectors, as consumer demands become ever more complex. This is according to KPMG analysis.
08 November 2020
United Kingdom

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
Germany

German Government enlists consultants for BaFin reform The Federal Government of Germany has tasked consultants from Roland Berger, KPMG and Sopra Steria with assisting an overhaul of the nation’s financial watchdog BaFin.
08 October 2020
United Kingdom

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
Asia

Report charts the way forward for sustainable investments in Asia Government-backed sovereign wealth and pension funds should take the wheel to drive sustainable investments in Asia, according to new analysis from KPMG.
27 August 2020
Australia

Higher costs slash profits of Australia's four major banks Australia’s major banks saw a decline of more than 40% in their profits for the first half of this year, compared to the same period last year.
13 July 2020
United Kingdom

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
Australia

Australia's major banks take financial hit as market intensifies Australia’s major banks have had a tough year relative to the overall banking sector, with a substantial decline in cash profits and a falling share of the mortgage market, according to a new KPMG re
17 November 2019
Asia

PwC takes home Regulation Asia consulting firm of the year award PwC has taken the consulting firm of the year title at the second Regulation Asia Awards for Excellence, with Synpulse, KPMG, and BearingPoint among the other category winners.
15 November 2019
South Africa

Twelve firms shortlisted at South African FinTech contest Having reviewed all the entries for the 2019, Global Fintech Hackcelerator @ Southern Africa, the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) and KPMG Matchi have now shortlisted 12 financial technology (FinTe
09 October 2019
Europe

KPMG boosts CDD, KYC and AML offering with SynerScope tooling KPMG has bolstered its financial crime services through a partnership with SynerScope, a firm that provides software that helps financial services institutions with uncovering criminal and fraudulent
19 June 2019
China

Avril Rae appointed as director and head of fintech for KPMG in China
24 May 2019
United Kingdom

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
Singapore

Leading global consultants grace the stage for Singapore Fintech Festival
14 November 2018
Canada

Canadian fintech deal volume up in H1 2018, but deal value down Venture capital and mergers and acquisitions deals in Canada’s fintech industry reached a value of $263 million in the first half of 2018, down from the $510 million recorded in the second half of 20
09 August 2018
South Africa

Deloitte to become joint auditor of Old Mutual alongside incumbent KPMG South African financial services and insurance firm Old Mutual has added global professional services firm Deloitte as an auditor, in addition rival firm KPMG, which has been Old Mutual’s auditor for
25 July 2018
South Africa

After McKinsey, KPMG has now been dropped by Barclays South Africa After three of South Africa’s major financial institutions terminated their contracts with McKinsey & Company in light of the Gupta scandal, a similar fate might be awaiting global accounting and adv
07 May 2018
United Kingdom

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
United Kingdom

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
United Kingdom

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
United Kingdom

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
Nigeria

94 million Nigerians are financially underserved, says KPMG According to KPMG’s Nigerian outfit, the country’s vast and increasingly tech savvy population is suffering from a lack of options with respect to technological solutions, particularly in the FinTech
23 November 2017

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