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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... Cost 120 FinTech Solutions for Small Businesses 123 Payment Solutions Including Apple Pay 125 FinTech Solutions Benefiting other Sectors 128 FinTech Innovation for Wearables 131 6. Capital and Investment Investment and Capital – Back to ...
... costs and speed up transactions. Effective regulation of this environment is required to reduce risk for all participants. Move away from the corporate face of FinTech innovation – PayPal, Apple, Google, et al. – and thousands of ...
... costs than banks and the capital requirements they face are also lower. The. Future. for. the. Banking. Sector. BBVA chairman and CEO Francisco González forecast in early 2015 that up to half of the world's banks will disappear through the ...
... costs, through well-designed platforms or mobile apps. To sum it up, FinTech companies offer trust, transparency, and technology. Responding to a trust crisis towards banks, start-ups are able to offer services at a lower cost in a more ...
... costs, and unlock fresh revenue without having to invest in and build new architecture. The growth of FinTech and push for open access to financial data has been noted industry-wide as the government continues its support of 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 | |