What’s Next For Fintech?

fintech-future-tech-finance These are the boom years for Fintech. Between the years 2010 to 2016, investments in the Fintech sector jumped. From $1.8 Billion in Fintech investments in 2010 to an investment of $5.2 Billion in the first quarter of 2016 alone. Read More...

Millenial and XYZ Gen Investors Bypass Traditional Wealth Management Firms

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Young Investors Finding Information with Social Media Inspired Financial Tools

Throughout the various economic sectors, Millennials are fostering innovations using technological means. In particular, they are taking a keen interest in social media tools and applications. Furthermore, they are now making huge investments in these fields as well as via the tools that innovation is giving rise to. Read More...

How Silicon Valley is Changing the Fintech Space

silicon-valley-changing-banking-fintech Known for consumer sweethearts like Apple and Facebook, Northern California is now tackling a less sexy though infinitely important task. Silicon Valley is bringing change to outdated financial systems through advanced financial technology (FinTech). A line of business based on using software to provide financial services, FinTech companies are generally startups founded to disrupt established financial systems that have been slow to embrace online technology. Examples include companies like Square, PayPal and...

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How Banks Are Losing Millions by Ignoring UX Design

Mastering-UX-Design-Staffing-for-mobile I wrote this article because of an incident that happened to my friend last week; let's call him Steve. Steve wanted to buy a house by taking a loan at a bank he desired, but, in the end, he used another bank. I thought, it’s just a common thing because the offer by the other bank was better. Surprisingly, my friend denied this, saying the proposals were absolutely identical, which really intrigued...

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Implications of Brexit for FinTech Startups

The Brexit Isn’t Stopping FinTech Investment and Sector Growth

fintech-brexit-opportunity With over 12,000 companies getting involved, the FinTech industry is one the rising industries across the globe. According to PwC, the estimated global investment will surpass $150 billion USD in the fintech sector in the next 3-5 years. The FinTech industry works to integrate the financial world with the technological world to modernized the way...

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Finextra paper explores blockchain as an enabler of operational resilience

  blockchain-bitcoin-fintech Distributed ledger technology could help with damage limitation in the event of service disruptions, as the paper ‘How to get a head on operational resilience’ discusses. In this period of disruption, with new regulation, technology, customer requirements and the occasional curveball like Brexit, operational resilience is getting a significant workout. Read More...

FinTech: Digital Disruption in Finance

Finances Industry is Upping Digital Staffing as the FinTech Revolution Begins

fintech-financial-technology-digital-staffing Financial Technology, also known as FinTech, is changing the way many do finance. The financial services industry is continuing to evolve and adapt as technology advances. Innovation in the financial industry has introduced peer to peer financial platforms, mobile wallets, payment processing, and basically, anything that makes transitions quicker and...

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Brexit breeds opportunities for UK fintech

fintech-uk-brexit-opportunity Far from being an economic disaster, a British exit from Europe could be the best thing that's ever happened to UK fintech, says Michael Jackson, partner at Mangrove Capital and former COO at Skype. Great entrepreneurs feed off of disruption - whether geopolitical or technological. As a venture capital investor, I back entrepreneurs who take advantage of change to create transformational businesses. So I was struck...

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As Feds Crack Down On Payday Lenders, Fintech Startups See An Opportunity

Is it possible to make an honest buck while supporting subprime borrowers?

fintech-lending-design The future looks grim for payday lenders. Comedian John Oliver has had them in his crosshairs since 2014, attracting millions of viewers and stirring up plenty of outrage. President Obama began expressing concerns about their exploitative lending practices last spring. Google announced last month that it would no longer allow payday lenders to...

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