Analysis

November 25, 2019

European fintech weekly: Wealthtech wars — and why the UK is the next battleground

Wealthtech firms raised nearly $800m globally in the third quarter of this year. But will the arrival of US trading giant Robinhood stop the party in Europe?


Isabel Woodford

4 min read

Ask the average Brit what the current price of Apple stock is and the vast majority will draw a blank. For all the talk of the UK as a financial powerhouse, its population has not yet embraced retail investing.

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