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An overview of global PwC news:

United Kingdom

London Stock Exchange enjoys rebound in IPO activity The London Stock Exchange ended 2025 with 11 IPOs that raised £1.9 billion, marking its strongest year since 2021.
14 January 2026
Asia

PwC hosts Financial Crime Summit for leaders in its Asia Pacific business PwC leaders from across the firm’s Asia-Pacific offices came together to discuss the latest trends and developments in the financial crime landscape.
20 August 2025
United Kingdom

Hedge funds wary of regulatory uncertainty in crypto market Even amid the volatility of the sector, the potential to accumulate large amounts of wealth mean a growing number of traditional hedge funds are braving the risks to invest in cryptocurrency and digi
24 August 2022
United Kingdom

PwC: $5.5 trillion of cash is tied up in working capital The amount of cash tied up in working capital – the cash businesses need to run day-to-day operations – has increased markedly during the pandemic, as logistics, supply chain and inventory issues bes
07 December 2021
Middle East

PwC Academy and Wiley expand collaboration into CFA domain Big Four accounting and consulting giant PwC has expanded its partnership with education group Wiley in the Middle East.
11 August 2021
Middle East

PwC's Experience Centre hosts region's top FinTech start-ups A cohort of eleven start-ups has graduated from a FinTech bootcamp, with the grand finale hosted at PwC’s Dubai based Experience Centre.
03 March 2021
Middle East

Working capital deteriorates as corporates tighten their belts Against a backdrop of uncertainty and economic hardship, the working capital performance of businesses in the Middle East has waned strongly over the past six months.
16 November 2020
Middle East

Middle East CFO sentiment continues its slide as Covid-19 bites The sentiment of Chief Financial Officers (CFOs) in the Middle East continue to slide, according to PwC’s latest CFO Pulse Survey, which sheds light on how financial leaders in the region are absorbi
17 June 2020
Middle East

Middle East CFOs remain positive for a quick recovery following COVID-19 Finance leaders in the Middle East are expecting a sizeable impact from the global coronavirus pandemic according to a new survey by PwC, but the longer-term outlook remains buoyant.
16 April 2020
Australia

CFO role increasingly demanding in Australian Public Service A new survey conducted among leaders in the Australian Public Service reveals that the role of Chief Financial Officer (CFO) is growing more sophisticated by the day.
15 April 2020
Canada

PwC offers pointers on cash management in uncertain times With the pandemic introducing hefty challenges and extreme uncertainty to many Canadian businesses, PwC Canada offered some strategies to help companies manage working capital and cash flows – includ
09 April 2020
Middle East

Financial crime on the up in the Middle East, shows PwC survey Fraud and financial crime is on the rise in the Middle East, according to the latest survey from professional services firm PwC, but there may be some broader local issues hidden in the data.
06 March 2020
Asia

Synpulse and PwC fintech leader take honours at Asian Private Banker awards Synpulse has again taken the crown as Best Integration Advisor at the Asian Private Banker Technology Awards for 2018 – the fourth year running for the financial sector consultancy.
24 April 2019
China

IPO capital market shift to China slower than expected against US growth While the Chinese market is set to become increasingly popular for initial public offerings, new analysis from PwC shows that growth has been slower than expected with the US continuing to dominate.
08 April 2019
Africa

IPO activity across Africa declined by more than 40% last year A combination of political uncertainty and failures of new entrants is expected to restrain activity on African capital markets over the course of this year, despite predictions of growth from the In
18 March 2019
Asia

BCG backs Bakkt as PwC tips big year ahead for crypto sector Cryptocurrency bourse Bakkt has been backed to the tune of $182.
03 January 2019
India

Indian NBFCs need to evolve in line with contemporary market trends Despite an expanding market across India for non-banking financial companies (NBFCs), the number of NBFCs in the country has declined sharply over the last few years, primarily due to dominance of th
19 November 2018
Mexico

Strength of Mexican fintech industry displays Latin American potential in Industry 4.0 era Latin America may have skipped a beat whilst Asia reaped the rewards of the internet revolution from the 1990s onwards, however The New World is aiming to capitalise on the fourth industrial revoluti
23 August 2018
Australia

Strategy& paid $600,000 for CPA Australia financial viability report Strategy& – formerly Booz & Company and now newly formed strategy consulting practice of PwC – has been paid a grand sum of $600,000 to provide CPA Australia with a report concerning the financial vi
09 August 2018
Canada

Canadian IPO market 'slow and steady,' reaches $1.1 billion in first half of 2018 A recent quarterly survey found that initial public offering market in Canada reached a value of $956 million in the second quarter and $1.1 billion in the first half of 2018.
25 July 2018
India

Macroeconomic and global trends affecting India's ATM industry A new report from global professional services firm PwC has revealed that the ATM industry in India has been a steadily lucrative one over the years.
23 July 2018
United Kingdom

Big Four pull trigger on Initial Coin Offerings advisory services Responding to client demand, the Big Four consulting firms are finally pulling the trigger on years of accumulated digital currency expertise.
23 April 2018
Africa

Capital markets in Africa recover after a challenging 2016 Having fluctuated through a turbulent few years, capital markets in Africa appear to be on the road to recovery, especially as commodity-dependent markets such as Nigeria and Cote d’Ivoire display si
12 March 2018
Europe

Capgemini, KPMG, PwC and Roland Berger join FinTech ecosystem B-Hive Four consulting firms – Capgemini, KPMG, PwC and Roland Berger – have joined B-Hive Europe.
23 January 2018
Hong Kong

'New Economies' IPOs to boost Hong Kong exchange in 2018 The Hong Kong IPO market is tipped for a bright year ahead according to forecasts from Big Four rivals KPMG and PwC, with changes to listing regulations and the emergent ‘new economies’ sector being the expected drivers.
15 January 2018
Morocco

PwC beats McKinsey and Roland Berger to win study in Morocco Morocco’s Ministry of Economy and Finance has selected PwC to support a study on how the ministry could improve its efficiency.
15 December 2017
United Kingdom

Big Four and Capgemini dominate best FinTech and InsurTech reports FinTech and InsurTech are causing massive disruption among their relevant sectors, as agile new start-ups utilise new technology to challenge long-term market incumbents.
06 September 2017
United Kingdom

Financial services industry increasingly eyeing diversity and inclusion In a new report from PwC the consulting firm explores how the financial services sector is rising to the challenge of improving diversity within its ranks.
18 August 2017
United Kingdom

PwC appoints leaders for Analytics, AI, Cybersecurity and FinTech arms In a bid to expand its footprint in the rapidly growing digital and technology-led innovation space, PwC, one of the major players in the field, has in recent weeks appointed a number of new senior t
09 May 2017
United Kingdom

FinTechs and incumbent FS firms increasingly leveraging partnerships The financial services landscape is becoming increasingly diverse as FinTechs develop new technologies and business models to woe customers away from incumbent financial players.
10 April 2017
United Kingdom

Top 10 technology forces that will shape financial services in 2020 Ciaran Kelly, partner at PwC in Ireland, analyses the findings of a report on the real-world implications of FinTech for financial services firms and the areas these firms should prioritise.
03 October 2016
United Kingdom

FinTech spurring banks and payments companies into active change A rapidly transforming payments and funds transfer space, through the possibilities opened by digital technologies – is spurring incumbents to act.
26 September 2016

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