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
... payments innovation over the next 24 months? Verdict: FinTech innovation ... Mobile money transfer services such as M-Pesa have made major contributions ... payments quickly and easily to others.8 In 2013, International Finance ...
... wireless connections straight away. In other words, developing countries tend to start and stay on the low-end ... Payment Services Directive 2 (PSD II). Although the whole analysis of PSD II is rather complex and beyond the scope ...
... mobile”, it should come as no surprise that this is and will continue to be the case. Smart wearables, specifically technologically advanced financial apps and an increase in mobile payment.
... mobile payment opportunities, are the result of consumer demand. Although they are taking a somewhat slow foothold, there are clear signs that crypto-currencies are here to stay – for example, California made them legal tender in 2015.6 ...
... payments firms can send money internationally through Currency Cloud's API, rather than having to develop ... mobile payment service Pingit is a great example of this where opening their API has helped in bringing a successful ...