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
Results 1-5 of 63
Introduction Banking and the E-Book Moment 6 Why We're so Excited About FinTech 10 Current Trends in Financial Technology 13 2. FinTech Themes Banks Need to Think ... 1 FinTech Hub in Mobile Payments? 53 India's FinTech Ecosystem 56 ...
By Warren Mead Partner, Head of Challenger Banks and Global Co-Lead FinTech, KPMG Cast your mind back to 2007, the year that saw the ... 3 Bloomberg, “Apple Sees Mobile-Payment Service Gaining in Challenge to PayPal”, 28 January 2015, ...
real-time bank account-to-account transfers in all the major jurisdictions. ... while across Africa entrepreneurs are developing mobile-based banking and payment systems appropriate to the local telecoms and financial services ...
In terms of retail banking, money can be deposited with challenger banks, placed in pre-paid cards, ... So, in the future, once I have logged into my mobile bank (presumably using heart biometrics or face recognition) I will be able to ...
By Rébecca Menat Director of Communications, The Assets Banks are not exciting – FinTech is. ... and money transfer, with TransferWise (money transfer), Square (mobile payments), crowdfunding (Kickstarter, Crowdcube, Smart Angels .
What people are saying - Write a review
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 | |