I have heard many commentators state that the millennial investor is a rare breed. They are too focused on the here and now to worry about investing to grow their wealth for the future. Five years ago I could understand this view point but the tide has now significantly changed. This is driven by two key factors as far as I can see it:

On September 7, Stockholm will host a large conference dedicated to blockchain technology, cryptocurrencies, and ICOs – Blockchain & Bitcoin Conference Stockholm. That is one of the events from Smile-Expo company that organized 15 blockchain conferences in Europe. 

The key discussion topics will include blockchain implementation (in finance, power industry, municipal services, insurance), token issuance as an investment tool, and legislative regulation of cryptocurrencies and ICOs.

ICO for startups and investors

Jemstep, a market-leading provider of a digital advice platform for financial advisors, and Key Investment Services (KIS), the retail broker dealer and investment advisory arm of KeyBank, one of the nation’s largest financial services companies, today announced a partnership to deliver an inmarket digital solution in 2017. 

Pacific International Lines (Pte) Ltd (“PIL”), PSA International Pte Ltd (“PSA”) and IBM Singapore Pte Ltd (“IBM”), signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) today to explore and trial proof of concept (POC) blockchain-based supply chain business network innovations. 

Asda Money has partnered with leading lending platform Freedom Finance to launch a market-first Asda Personal Loans offering, which will allow millions of its UK customers access to affordable finance.

The team behind the highly successful Australian FinTech website have soft-launched their FinTech employment marketplace platform, Australian FinTech Jobs.

Blockchain: the fever of the ICOs must be brought down. This form of funding, which allows small business to reach millions via blockchain and cryptocurrencies, is facing a dangerous bubble driven by speculation. 

The Middle East Banking Innovation Summit is proud to announce that Nucleus Software, the leading provider of lending and transaction banking solutions to the global financial services industry, is participating as a gold sponsor at the event which will be held September 18-19, 2017 in Dubai. Organized by global conference producers, Expotrade, the summit in its 7^th year will focus on the region’s Fintech market, technology driven banking trends and the emerging challenges with digitalization.

Liquidnet, the global institutional trading network, today announced the appointment of Patrick Strobel as Head of Technology for EMEA. In this newly formed role, Patrick will be responsible for building out Liquidnet’s strategic IT architecture in EMEA with an emphasis on the region’s Virtual High Touch MiFID II solutions. He brings over sixteen years’ experience delivering IT solutions for investment banks such as Deutsche Bank and JP Morgan.