The FINTECH Book: The Financial Technology Handbook for Investors, Entrepreneurs and VisionariesA front-line industry insider's look at the financial technology explosion The FINTECH Book is your primary guide to the financial technology revolution, and the disruption, innovation and opportunity therein. Written by prominent thought leaders in the global fintech investment space, this book aggregates diverse industry expertise into a single informative volume to provide entrepreneurs, bankers and investors with the answers they need to capitalize on this lucrative market. Key industry developments are explained in detail, and critical insights from cutting-edge practitioners offer first-hand information and lessons learned. The financial technology sector is booming, and entrepreneurs, bankers, consultants, investors and asset managers are scrambling for more information: Who are the key players? What's driving the explosive growth? What are the risks? This book collates insights, knowledge and guidance from industry experts to provide the answers to these questions and more.
The fintech market captured over US$14 billion in 2014, a three-fold increase from the previous year. New startups are popping up at an increasing pace, and large banks and insurance companies are being pushed toward increasing digital operations in order to survive. The financial technology sector is booming and The FINTECH Book is the first crowd-sourced book on the subject globally, making it an invaluable source of information for anybody working in or interested in this space. |
From inside the book
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... FinTech Book comes at a perfect time when incumbents, start-ups, and investors alike are trying to grasp what this future holds, for the stakes of getting it right or wrong are truly enormous.” Greg Rogers, Executive Director, Techstars ...
... FinTech. With the world's leading international financial centre and ... FinTech capital of the world. It is important that we continue to promote the sector and ... companies.” David Slater, Director of International Trade and Investment ...
... FinTech Solutions Benefiting other Sectors 128 FinTech Innovation for Wearables 131 6. Capital and Investment Investment and Capital – Back to Basics 138 Angel Investing – Access to “Smart Money” to Fund the Best FinTech Companies 141 ...
... FinTech Disruption 152 Crowdsourced Alpha 155 To Crowdsource a Hedge Fund ... FinTech Innovation Ecosystem 186 The Insurance Opportunity 190 8. More Success Stories ... Start-ups, Market Infrastructures, and Wholesale Banks 206 9. Crypto ...
... FinTech start-ups (many of them part of the founding team), a quarter come from established financial and technology companies, and another quarter from service providers such as consulting firms or law firms servicing the FinTech ...
Contents
3 FinTech Hubs | |
4 Emerging Markets and Social Impact | |
5 FinTech Solutions | |
7 Enterprise Innovation | |
8 More Success Stories | |
9 Cryptocurrencies and Blockchains | |
10 The Future of FinTech | |
List of Contributors | |
Index | |
EULA | |
6 Capital and Investment | |