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
... millions of people and businesses around the world today, and has the potential to dramatically alter our understanding of financial services tomorrow. We're in the thick of the development of an Internet of Value that will deliver ...
... million active accounts and processes an average of US$315 million in payments every day.2 The payments market is evolving fast and this evolution will chase convenience, speed, and data collation. Witness the initial success of Apple's ...
... million, an increase of one-third on the previous three months.5 These figures are small when compared to the sums advanced by the big banks but it is a young and rapidly growing market. Importantly, the P2P market not only provides ...
... million and $12.5 million in funding. This is not surprising, as they are entering a market worth more than $600 billion a year. Another way of empowering people is to provide them with ... money. The financial crisis not only resulted ...
... millions of people in the real economy. Since the markets addressed are enormous – and admittedly represent huge potential opportunities – one can truly say that FinTech is “changing the world for the better”. Banks,. Beware! FinTech has ...
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 | |