{"id":3678,"date":"2016-10-07T16:09:32","date_gmt":"2016-10-07T16:09:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/the-six-biggest-trends-in-fintech-today\/"},"modified":"2017-12-25T10:17:49","modified_gmt":"2017-12-25T10:17:49","slug":"the-six-biggest-trends-in-fintech-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/en\/the-six-biggest-trends-in-fintech-today\/","title":{"rendered":"The Six Biggest Trends in Fintech Today"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The biggest trends in fintech today are centered on improving customer experiences, and the interfaces being designed today aim to enable users to seamlessly and effortless merge the new technologies into their lives. These interfaces are increasingly taking responsibility for common human chores; moreover, they are starting to show up in financial services. <!--more-->Here are six examples of how innovation and change is happening in fintech:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Chat Applications \u2013 Applications with a chat feature help build deeper interactions with customers in a way that is contextual and convenient.<\/li>\n<li>Biometric authentication \u2013 Data security is a prime concern, especially in regards to finances, and financial companies are beginning to test biometric authentication solutions.<\/li>\n<li>Voice recognition \u2013 In March 2016, Capital One became the first financial institution to enable clients to access their finances using just their voice.<\/li>\n<li>Internet of Things \u2013 In an electronically connected world, technologies are moving towards things like sales suggestions based on your location and, eventually, refrigerators that order and pay for groceries.<\/li>\n<li>Blockchain \u2013 Blockchain creates a distributed ledger that enables trust, accountability and transparency while streamlining business processes.<\/li>\n<li>Artificial intelligence \u2013 The power of computers to understand, reason and learn by themselves is growing exponentially. Eventually, such artificial intelligences will help us make decisions faster, more accurately and more efficiently.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<div class=\"rpbt_shortcode\">\n\n<div id='rpbt-related-gallery-1' class='gallery related-gallery related-galleryid-3678 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item' role='group' aria-label='BFC FinTech Monitor (March-April 2024)'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/en\/bfc-fintech-monitor-march-april-2024\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/8cad93ab-2d03-5e5e-6218-68078aa9f3ec1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"rpbt-related-gallery-1-17580\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/8cad93ab-2d03-5e5e-6218-68078aa9f3ec1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/8cad93ab-2d03-5e5e-6218-68078aa9f3ec1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/8cad93ab-2d03-5e5e-6218-68078aa9f3ec1-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/8cad93ab-2d03-5e5e-6218-68078aa9f3ec1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/8cad93ab-2d03-5e5e-6218-68078aa9f3ec1.jpg 1380w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='rpbt-related-gallery-1-17580'>\n\t\t\t\tBFC FinTech Monitor (March-April 2024)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item' role='group' aria-label='Expert panel discusses slow e-commerce development in Armenia'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/en\/expert-panel-discusses-slow-e-commerce-development-in-armenia\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/ecommerce-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"rpbt-related-gallery-1-3686\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='rpbt-related-gallery-1-3686'>\n\t\t\t\tExpert panel discusses slow e-commerce development in Armenia\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item' role='group' aria-label='10 data analytics startups disrupting the financial services industry'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/en\/10-data-analytics-startups-disrupting-the-financial-services-industry\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/19c29cb7-28c5-4ba5-8fe3-308109e6f0b01-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"rpbt-related-gallery-1-15358\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='rpbt-related-gallery-1-15358'>\n\t\t\t\t10 data analytics startups disrupting the financial services industry\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The biggest trends in fintech today are centered on improving customer experiences, and the interfaces being designed today aim to enable users to seamlessly and effortless merge the new technologies into their lives. These interfaces are increasingly taking responsibility for common human chores; moreover, they are starting to show up in financial services. 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