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Jean Kizito is a partner in the financial services tax department of KPMG Luxembourg. Photo: KPMG Luxembourg
MARKETS

Dac8 to “enhance general trust in cryptoassets,” says KPMG’s Jean Kizito

In December 2022, the European Commission proposed the set-up of a reporting framework that would require cryptoasset service providers to report transactions made by EU clients. Delano sat down with Jean Kizito to hear more about what the Dac8 proposal would change and how it will increase tax transparency.

Lydia Linna • 21.02.2023
Norbert Becker finds himself on the front line as The Bank of London, already a unicorn in the start-up sense, aims to attack all markets. Photo: Matic Zorman/Maison Moderne/Archives
FINTECH

Norbert Becker to lead The Bank of London in Europe

Thierry Labro • 15.02.2023
Dan Schulman took over the helm of PayPal when it split from eBay, and has made it a major player in the modern payment industry. Photo: PayPal
FINTECH

Dan Schulman to step down as head of PayPal end of December

Thierry Labro • 14.02.2023
Marie Brière, head of investor intelligence & academic partnerships at the Amundi Institute, explains how artificial intelligence assists analysts and portfolio managers. Photo: Magali Delporte
MARKETS

Using AI to predict market reactions

Benoît Theunissen • 07.02.2023
Frank Mausen, partner at Allen & Overy, and Philippe Noeltner, senior associate at Allen & Overy, comment on the European Investment Bank’s bond issue via blockchain, denominated in sterling. Photo: Romain Gamba
FINTECH

EIB digital bond issue is ‘moment for Luxembourg to position itself as blockchain hub’

Benoît Theunissen • 01.02.2023
By acquiring its competitor Nivaura, NowCM wants to move faster in transforming capital markets, with the London Stock Exchange at its back. Photo: Shutterstock
TECHNOLOGY

NowCM eats up promising fintech Nivaura

Thierry Labro • 31.01.2023
Freelance journalist François Rémy, who specialises in digital assets, is the author of the book “Comment les banques kidnappent le bitcoin” (How banks are kidnapping bitcoin). Photo: François Rémy
FINTECH

Mica a “validation of the cryptoasset market” says fintech author

Benoît Theunissen • 31.01.2023
Hussam El-Sheikh will remain in London to run the office where the fintech 9fin was started while his friend and CEO, Steve Hunter, takes over the New York office, where backing from Ilavska Vuillermoz Capital will be used to win new customers. Photo: 9fin
FINTECH

Investment firm Ilavska Vuillermoz backs 9fin

Thierry Labro • 12.01.2023
Christophe Medinger at the state savings bank Spuerkeess hopes that research (and subsequent advancement) in blockchain technology in Luxembourg will generate opportunities and tempt new companies to come here. Photo: Romain Gamba/Maison Moderne
BANKS

Decentralised finance: four areas in development

Jeff Palms • 12.01.2023
With the arrival of the EU’s Markets in crypto-assets (Mica) regulatory framework, Thomas Campione, director and cryptoasset leader at PwC Luxembourg, expects costs to rise for players in the crypto-asset industry. Photo: PwC Luxembourg
FINTECH

“Mica will create a natural selection”

Benoît Theunissen • 04.01.2023
Lhoft CEO Nasir Zubairi concedes that the cost of living in Luxembourg is a big drawback Matic Zorman
FINTECH

Nasir Zubairi: “Wage indexation, talent will be Luxembourg’s biggest challenges”

Joséphine Shilito • 25.12.2022
Ananda Kautz is head of innovation, digital and payments, at ABBL, the  Luxembourg Bankers' Association Vio Dudau
FINTECH

Ananda Kautz: It’s all about payments in 2023

Joséphine Shilito • 24.12.2022
Pascal Morosini is the CEO of i-Hub. Photo: i-Hub
SERVICES & ADVISORY

i-Hub now co-owned by five Luxembourg banks

Jeff Palms • 07.12.2022
Patrizia Luchetta co-founded Charlotte in Red, a digital platform for female artists, and previously worked on building up Luxembourg’s biotech ecosystem. Photo: Maison Moderne
TECHNOLOGY

How to build a startup ecosystem

Jeff Palms • 07.12.2022
Mangopay CEO Romain Mazeries (left) will be joined on the fintech startup’s executive committee by Nethone CEO Hubert Rachwalski von Rejchwald (right), following Mangopay’s acquisition of Nethone, a fraud detection specialist. Photo: Pacome Sadel/Mangopay
FINTECH

Mangopay acquires Nethone to combat e-commerce fraud

Thierry Labro • 29.11.2022
13 jobs will be lost at Riverbank after a social plan was signed. (Photo: Guy Wolff/Maison Moderne)
FINTECH

RiverBank to cut nearly a third of jobs

Mathilde Obert • 23.11.2022
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