Elizabeth Holmes dropped out of Stanford at 19 to start a company called Theranos, with the ultimate goal of driving down healthcare costs and making the industry consumer-driven. For a …
Read More »8 infographics showing the future of the global economy
The global economy can sometimes be hard to understand due to the sheer size of it and the complexities that drive it. Take a look at these eight infographics that …
Read More »2019 to be a big year in FinTech
FinTech has taken center stage in the financial world. In 2019, it is expected to become even more prominent in a number of ways: RegTech – compliance, complexity, cost and …
Read More »Five FinTech trends that will define banking in 2019
The banking sector is becoming both more strategically focused and technologically advanced in order to respond to consumer expectations and try to defend their market shares. As such, the importance …
Read More »18 payment predictions for 2019
Payments are a trending topic in the FinTech world. Here are 18 predictions for what’s in store for payments in 2019: APIs– every board room is discussing APIs, but the …
Read More »2019 looks for be yet another lights-out year for FinTechs
2018 was a strong year for FinTechs, with the market cap of the Matrix FinTech Index growing 50 percentage points and far outpacing incumbent financial service giants and the S&P …
Read More »9 FinTech marketing strategies for 2019
Deploying the right FinTech marketing strategy is a big challenge in an incredibly saturated market. Here are nine tricks to position FinTech marketing efforts for success: Go mobile with FinTech …
Read More »Why financial institution-FinTech partnerships will disappoint in 2019
The banking industry is at the dawn of a great new era of FinTech partnerships that is expected to change banking as we know it. Despite this, many financial institutions …
Read More »China’s FinTech model and why the West won’t catch up
China has embraced FinTech solutions as ways to make their lives easier, with one-stop shop apps allowing nearly half a billion people to access a dizzying array of financial services. …
Read More »How events from 2018 will impact FinTech in 2019
A lot happened in 2018 – everything from Facebook’s Cambridge Analytica scandal and the net neutrality debate to cryptocurrency’s volatility and Brexit negotiations. Many of these events will impact FinTech …
Read More »Brexit’s impact on FinTech in the UK and the EU
The full-scale implications of Brexit are unclear for a number of industries, including the FinTech industry. Dr. Joanna Perkins of the Financial Markets Law Committee (FMLC) outlined six key areas …
Read More »The biggest investors and beneficiaries of FinTech funding trends
Financial institution-FinTech funding trends have revealed that European financial institutions are the most active, both in terms of volume (53%) and value (47%), in working with and providing funding to …
Read More »The rise of biometric bank cards
Biometric bank cards are quickly emerging as a possible new reality that could make their way to markets soon. The cards, which look and act much like traditional bank cards, …
Read More »5 Central and Eastern European FinTech trends expected in the next 2 years
FinTech in Central and Eastern Europe is coming on strong, with fertile environments in which to grow innovations and governments that are doing their best to acquire new investments. These …
Read More »First fully-digital bank in Georgia
In May last year, the first fully-digital bank (called Space) opened in Georgia. The bank operates as a daily finance management application and has no branches or other physical spaces. …
Read More »Cashless payments in Kazakhstan gaining in popularity
Non-cash transactions continue to increase in the Akmola region of Kazakhstan, especially in terms of monetary value. From November 2017 through November 2018, the total volume of non-cash payments in …
Read More »FinTech lab to be created in Uzbekistan
The first FinTech lab in Uzbekistan was announced at the ‘Open Innovations in the Banking Section’ session of the International Press Club. The FinTech lab will focus on facilitating the …
Read More »Experts predict Kazakhstan’s 2019 FinTech trends
In 2018, Kazakhstani financial institutions began working more closely with FinTech companies and purchasing a large number of FinTech products, giving more and more consumers in the country access to …
Read More »Tajikistan pushing switch towards cashless payments
The government of Tajikistan has decreed that all ministries, departments, state-owned enterprises and institutions that provide payment services must acquire equipment for accepting non-cash payments by April 1, 2019. The …
Read More »PAYMO developing Uzbek financial marketplace
PAYMO has announced that it is developing a system to unite providers and consumers of financial services in one information space as part of an effort to provide consumers with …
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