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
... Investment, and Tax Environments France's Regulatory Environment for Innovative Financial Services France's Strategic Business and Geographic Positioning France's FinTech Start-ups Association Notes The Journey Towards an Integrated ...
... Act Behavioural Biometrics Security and Usability Pragmatism and Perception Notes Ultra-Fast Text Analytics in Trading Strategies Real-time Impact The News Impact Triangle Automatic Text Analysis Fundamentals Entity Identification, ...
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... Circle Innovate (www.fintechcircleinnovate.com) was set up in response to demand from growing numbers of banks and large institutions who needed help to close the gap between corporate strategy and sustainable innovation in FinTech.
Strategies differ but the goal remains the same: survive, and even profit from the digital disruption. Yes, the big players will need to abide by start-ups' rules, in some ways. But this may actually be beneficial.