Nearly two and a half years ago, the Dutch Minister of Finance launched the so called FinTech action plan to let FinTech companies grow faster and give opportunities to new companies. According to the plan, The Netherlands´ strong points are its digital infrastructure, attractive culture, English language, central location and high quality of supervision. The so-called FinTech census showed that supervision in the Netherlands is perceived as relatively strict compared to other countries, but that a Dutch license is therefore also seen as a stamp of quality. However, there is also room for improvement.
Let’s take a look how things have turned out since the plan was published.