With our mission of connecting the dots in fintech, B-Hive launched a series of roadshows in 2018 to build bridges between key European fintech hubs. Our last stop before Digital Finance Europe 2018 is Amsterdam - just in time for Money 20/20 Europe. The Netherlands’ favorable business environment it a logical next expansion point for fintech companies based in Belgium or just moving to Belgium.

As the Baltic States provide a multitude of promising opportunities for fintech startups & scale-ups, B-Hive along with multiple stakeholders in its ecosystem went to Tallinn on May 23-25 to energetically contribute in the conference agenda of Latitude59 - the flagship startup & tech event of e-Estonia – and to actively connect with the Baltic finance community.

Our latest Fin & Tonic was kindly hosted in the venue of Febelfin Academy and was all about Talent. The war on talent is clearly ongoing and a lot of our members and partners are struggling to attract and maintain the right talent. We were warmly welcomed by the Director of Febelfin Academy.

On Thursday, B-Hive hosted another successful #FinAndTonic event. This time, we met at TechHub NYC and our panel discussed how algorithms can be used to create a more sustainable future.

On May 17, B-Hive joined forces with Fintech District to host its first joint matchmaking event featuring 10 pitching companies that are active in the digital payments space. Fintech District is an open ecosystem that wants to represent the Italian fintech community. Created in 2017 by SELLALAB and Copernico, it aims to foster the development of Italian and European fintech companies, and to support the growth of the financial ecosystem of the future.

When it comes to the world of financial services, Italy is not considered to be a big player.  Milan does not have the aspiration to consider itself as a top destination for financial institutions leaving London but aims at establishing a strong role between the advanced European Fintech capitals.

Last week, B-Hive hosted its first RegTech matchmaking event in London at the EMEA Innovation Centre of our partner - BNY Mellon. The goal of the event was to showcase innovative RegTech solutions to banks and market infrastructure players and we are excited to provide a venue for tech companies and financial institutions to collaborate on tackling upcoming regulatory challenges together.