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. |
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Note Lending (Capital) in the 21st Century Data and New Technologies are the Key to Unlocking Credit Globally Lowering Costs, Increasing Transaction Frequency Change is Coming, Past a Bank Near You Notes The Next Big Innovation in ...
Innovative Technologies in the Financial Market – a Critical View Note Regulated Crowdfunding Ecosystems Remittances – International FX Payments at Low Cost “Digital Natives” and “Digital Immigrants” The Power of Remittances Millennial ...
The use of the distributed ledger brings additional value in the recording of non-financial asset ownership and, coupled with digital currency, could provide a platform for future innovation to reduce costs and speed up transactions.
As a study by the CCP Research Foundation revealed in June 2015, the world's top sixteen global banks have, between them, incurred US$306 billion in conduct-related costs since 2010.8 In contrast, the leading lights of the digital era ...
This approach speaks to a generation raised on social media and these lenders regularly score high on customer satisfaction. Equally important, P2P sites have lower operating costs than banks and the capital requirements they face are ...