{"id":8548,"date":"2018-02-12T09:30:05","date_gmt":"2018-02-12T09:30:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/?p=8548"},"modified":"2018-03-08T15:52:26","modified_gmt":"2018-03-08T15:52:26","slug":"banks-struggle-in-assessing-acquiring-fintech-firms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/en\/banks-struggle-in-assessing-acquiring-fintech-firms\/","title":{"rendered":"Banks struggle in assessing, acquiring fintech firms"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Banks are energized by financial technology companies&#8217; innovation, but remain cautious when it comes to acquiring them. Top officials at banks have demonstrated trouble gauging fintech solutions\u2019 earning power. Moreover, some technology solutions that represent fresh approaches are not well-suited for the highly-regulated larger institutions. Nevertheless, the U.S. fintech sector has been hot within the financial sector, with 58 deals valued at USD 4.3 billion made in the last year (compared to 53 deals valued at USD 2.6 billion the previous year).<\/p>\n<div class=\"rpbt_shortcode\">\n\n<div id='rpbt-related-gallery-1' class='gallery related-gallery related-galleryid-8548 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item' role='group' aria-label='Walmart invests in cybersecurity startup'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/en\/walmart-invests-in-cybersecurity-startup\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/walmart-invests-in-cybersecurity-startup-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"rpbt-related-gallery-1-11592\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='rpbt-related-gallery-1-11592'>\n\t\t\t\tWalmart invests in cybersecurity startup\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item' role='group' aria-label='FinTech lenders\u2019 difficulties in the current pandemic'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/en\/fintech-lenders-difficulties-in-the-current-pandemic\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/960x0-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"rpbt-related-gallery-1-14936\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='rpbt-related-gallery-1-14936'>\n\t\t\t\tFinTech lenders\u2019 difficulties in the current pandemic\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item' role='group' aria-label='Increasing amount of theft at cryptocurrency exchanges'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/en\/increasing-amount-of-theft-at-cryptocurrency-exchanges\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/increasing-amount-of-theft-at-cryptocurrency-exchanges-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"rpbt-related-gallery-1-11303\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='rpbt-related-gallery-1-11303'>\n\t\t\t\tIncreasing amount of theft at cryptocurrency exchanges\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Banks are energized by financial technology companies&#8217; innovation, but remain cautious when it comes to acquiring them. Top officials at banks have demonstrated trouble gauging fintech solutions\u2019 earning power. Moreover, some technology solutions that represent fresh approaches are not well-suited for the highly-regulated larger institutions. 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