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
Disrupted, Reimagined Notes Current Trends in Financial Technology Regulation Supporting the FinTech Sector Wearables, Foreign Exchange (FX), Bitcoin, and Blockchain Trends Notes 2 FinTech Themes Banks Need to Think Collaboration Rather ...
... Hybrid Digital Finance Platform Convergence Digital Currencies and Mobile Transactions Interoperability – The Integration Challenge (and Opportunity) Notes Blockchain and Crypto-currencies How Does Digital Currency Work? Bitcoin 2.0.
Bitcoin 2.0 and Future Trends Notes 10 The Future of FinTech How Emerging Technologies Will Change Financial Services Many Opportunities for FinTech Are Yet to be Explored Global Insurance Premiums Will Amount to US$800 per capita in ...
Digital currencies, such as bitcoin,6 potentially offer an opportunity and means to exchange value, but most would agree that the real value will emerge from the application of the supporting distributed ledger technology.
For example, Johannesburg has become a centre for bitcoin development, while across Africa entrepreneurs are developing mobile-based banking and payment systems appropriate to the local telecoms and financial services infrastructures.7 ...