The European Commission has launched an antitrust investigation against Amazon that could result in USD 23 billion in fines. The investigation stems from the fact that Amazon is itself a …

A relatively new concept in making investments is allowing investors to buy shares of rare cars and other rare items. For example, New York-based company Rally Rd. offers users the …

A seemingly infinite number of startups and simple banking applications offer users the ability to easily track and view their spending habits. But English startup Cleo is taking this a …

FinTech startups are reshaping the financial world, including wealth and asset management. Here are 6 WealthTech startups that are promising to change the way we manage our wealth: Cred – …

FinTech startup Kindur is helping put retirees at ease by helping them manage their retirement funds and ensuring they have enough money for the rest of their lives. Launched in …

British FinTech firm Revolut is jumping into the online brokerage space with its own commission-free stock trading platform, which is being run in partnership with U.S. broker DriveWealth. The company …

In emerging market countries where economic volatility is a way of life, there aren’t a lot of relatively safe options for the up-and-coming middle class to save their money. In …

Zurich-based WealthTech company Additiv has become a worldwide leader in the field of digitization for wealth managers. In Asia, the company is driving a wide-angle perspective and helping wealth management …

With 75 companies operating in the sphere, WealthTech has become a thriving subset of FinTech in Switzerland. Here are 11 of the more notable Swiss WealthTech companies: AAAccell – a …

Facebook has announced a plan to launch its own cryptocurrency (Libra) next year. In fact, what they may be doing in launching Libra is actually creating a new financial system …

With Apple Inc. starting the rollout of its brand-new Apple Card and its availability expected to reach more than 40 countries by the end of the year, we wanted to …

U.S. banks are projected to lose as much as USD 43 billion in revenue if mobile payment apps become as popular in the U.S. as they are in China. This …

At a meeting of the financial heads of G20 countries in Southwestern Japan, a discussion was held on developing a new tax system for large internet companies such as Google …

On the surface it may seem the China’s WeChat is a social network like Facebook or WhatsApp. But with more than a billion users and a plethora of functions, it …

With concerns of a BigTech “invasion” into financing reaching an apex, it seems appropriate to examine BigTechs’ interest in the financial sector: Why might BigTechs get into banking? – financial …

So far this year, Hong Kong’s Monetary Authority (HKMA) has issued virtual banking licenses 8 different groups, including BigTechs, as part of an initiative to promote financial innovation, enhance consumer …

Android users in India can now make instant peer-to-peer (P2P) payments via Amazon Pay through a government-backed unified payments interface (UPI) platform. The new service will also allow customers to …

According to Christine Lagarde, head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the entrance of BigTechs into the financial market could adversely affect overall financial stability. Ms. Lagarde specially mentioned concerns …

Competition in the Asia-Pacific region is intensifying between established financial institutions and the technology and e-commerce disruptors that threaten to carve up the payment solutions market. According to a report …

Chinese tech firms are moving into the banking sector in a much different way then their Western counterparts. Whereas Western BigTechs like Amazon and Google seem content in serving financial …