Why SMEs are the Future of Fintech
SMEs are a central fixture of the modern business landscape, and the ever-increasing prominence of Fintech is further positioning small businesses as a main player. With the number of SMEs increasing rapidly year on year, contributing to employment and generating a combined annual turnover into the trillions of pounds, it is no secret that they represent a profitable sector....
EBAN’s Gala Awards Honor the Best of the Best in the Early Stage Ecosystem
On 25 June 2018, EBAN, the European Trade Association for Business Angels, Seed Funds and Early Stage Market Players, held its annual Gala Dinner and Awards Ceremony at the Central Military Club in Sofia, Bulgaria, as part of its 2018 Annual Congress. The EBAN Awards honorees for the year 2017 were: Successful Business Financed by Early Stage Investors: mySugr, with investment from...
EBAN Elects New Board of Directors
EBAN Elects New Board of Directors with Peter Cowley as President, Candace Johnson Joins the Ranks of President EBAN, the European Trade Association for Business Angels, Seed Funds and Early Stage Market Players elected on 26 June, 2018 a new President and Board of Directors for the 2018-2020 mandate. The elections were held during the association's Annual General Assembly, which...
Al Suroor of the Saudi Arabia elected as vice chair of the world business organization
The world business organization ICC elected three leadership positions Yassin Alsuroor the chairman of ICC Saudi as the first Saudi to be vice chair of ICC Globally and Paul Polman, CEO of consumer goods company Unilever, as Chair and Ajay Banga, President and CEO of MasterCard, was as ICC First Vice-Chair. ICC was founded in 1919 aftermath of the First...
EBAN’s Top Awards 2018: The Best Individual in Europe Award Goes to WBAF Chairman Baybars Altuntaş
Baybars Altuntas, Chairman of the World Business Angels Investment Forum (WBAF), has been named Europe's ‘Best Individual in Europe Globally Engaging with the Early-Stage Investment Market of the World’ at a gathering of more than 300 high-net-worth individuals from across Europe and the US. Altuntas is a five-time recipient of the coveted EBAN award - in Dublin, Eindhoven, Porto...
CALLEFI Investment Forum in London
Beyond strategic/ financial investment, the Forum has an important focus on Impact Investing, entrepreneurship, sustainability, women empowerment, financial inclusion, and realising tangible social impact returns. What is the Purpose of CALLEFI Investment Forum? On July 20 in London, CALLEFI (https://www.callefi.com/investor-forum/) is delighted to host this very unique, innovative, and targeted Investment Forum. The Forum purpose is to bring together the most...
The Growing Influence of Women in Wealth
In an industry that is still very male-dominated, Andrew Work of Harbor Times Hong Kong sat down with Leyla Alaton, President of Alvimedica and Board Member of Alarko Holding at the recent World Congress of Angel Investors WBAF 2018 Istanbul, to discuss the challenges still facing women in wealth influence. Here, we take a look at the key questions...
Should CEOs Invest in Start-ups or Scale-ups?
The subject of how CEOs can make the transition into angel investment was discussed at the World Congress of Angel Investors WBAF 2018 Istanbul. Amal Daragmeh Masri, Editor in Chief of Middle East Business Review, led discussions on making this transition, with Arton Celina, CEO of BPB Bank in Kosovo, Balazs Hendrich, Consul General of Hungary in Istanbul and...
Gokhan Tepe’s new album causes international frenzy of startups
World-renowned star of Turkey, Gokhan Tepe has released his latest album "Yak Atesinle" which is garnering huge attention from the Turkish and international music industry. The album is being promoted by iTunes in many countries. Fans who bought the album instantly shared the cover online, creating a new trend on social media. Thousands of people shared pictures of the...
Bahrain, Canada, Estonia, Oman, Turkey and Uzbekistan are now more connected with global investment markets.
An affiliated partner of the G20 Global Partnership for Financial Inclusion (GPFI), the World Business Angels Investment Forum (WBAF) announces new Senators and High Commissioners of the Grand Assembly. Bahrain, Canada, Estonia, Oman, Turkey and Uzbekistan are now more connected with global investment markets. Bahrain, Canada, Estonia, Oman, Turkey and Uzbekistan have joined the largest global angels forum of the...
