K&L Gates will be sponsoring the AltFi Europe conference, which will take place in London, England on 4 May. London partner Jacob Ghanty and New York partner Ed Dartley will participate in a panel discussion.
By Jim Bulling and Michelle Chasser
Rival technology powerhouses Apple, Google, Amazon, Intuit and PayPal have joined forces to form an advocacy group known as Financial Innovation Now, focused on enabling technological change within the finance industry. The group will work with policy-makers and key stakeholders to promote policies and regulations that encourage greater innovation in the financial services sector as well as ensuring that policy-makers understand the advantages that technology can bring to the industry.
By Jim Bulling and Daniel Knight
Like riding a bike through Sydney or getting to Melbourne airport, launching a peer to peer lending platform in Australia is possible but not as easy as it should be. The Financial System Inquiry recommended changes and the Government’s response seemed to agree, but we are yet to see what will be done to facilitate innovation in marketplace lending.
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