The FINTECH Book: The Financial Technology Handbook for Investors, Entrepreneurs and Visionaries

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John Wiley & Sons, May 2, 2016 - Business & Economics - 320 pages
A 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.

  • Get up to speed on the latest industry developments
  • Grasp the market dynamics of the 'fintech revolution'
  • Realize the sector's potential and impact on related industries
  • Gain expert insight on investment and entrepreneurial opportunities

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.

 

Contents

Preface
viii
Introduction
6
Current Trends in Financial Technology
13
Banks Need to Think Collaboration Rather Than Competition
20
The Next Big Innovation in FinTech Identity
28
Design is No Longer an Option User Experience UX in FinTech
34
FinTech Hubs
42
The Journey Towards an Integrated FinTech Ecosystem The
48
Crowdfunding and Marketplace P2P Lending Online Capital
144
My Robo Advisor was an iPod Applying the Lessons from
152
To Crowdsource a Hedge Fund
160
Enterprise Innovation
170
FinTechs and Banks Collaboration is Key
179
Corporate Venture Capital The New Power Broker in
186
More Success Stories
196
The Next Chapter in Citis Story of Innovation
203

Indias FinTech Ecosystem
56
Emerging Markets and Social Impact
66
The Rise of the Rest in FinTech
72
FinTech Solutions
88
Predictive Algorithms Building Innovative Online Banking
95
FinTech Solutions in Complex Contracts Optimization
106
UltraFast Text Analytics in Trading Strategies
112
Remittances International FX Payments at Low Cost
120
FinTech Solutions Benefiting other Sectors
128
Capital and Investment
138
The Future of FinTech
226
Banking on Innovation Through Data
232
The FinTech SupermarketThe Bank is Dead Long Live the Bank
238
The Rise of BankTech The Beauty of a Hybrid Model for Banks
245
Embracing the Connected API Economy
253
Eliminating Friction in Customers Financial Lives
261
A Future Without Money
267
List of Contributors
273
Index
291
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About the author (2016)

SUSANNE CHISHTI is the Founder and CEO of FINTECH Circle and the FINTECH Circle Institute, the leading peer-to-peer learning platform providing in-person and online courses across fintech enterprise innovation, wealthtech, insurtech, artificial intelligence and blockchain applications in finance, crypto-currencies and startup methodologies. As Co-Editor of the global Bestseller The FINTECH Book, she has been selected as a "City Innovator - Inspirational Woman" in 2016 after working for 14 years across Deutsche Bank, Lloyds Banking Group, Morgan Stanley Investment Management and Accenture in London and Hong Kong.

JANOS BARBERIS
is a Millennial in FinTech, recognised as a top-35 global FinTech leader. He founded FinTech HK, a thought leadership platform, and the SuperCharger - a FinTech Accelerator that strategically leverages on Hong Kong as a gateway to Asia. In parallel, he sits on the advisory board of the World Economic Forum's FinTech Committee and is a PhD Candidate at Hong Kong University Law School.

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