Why Fintech Will Drive Business Models of the Future: Once considered to be unfailingly secure because of their size, scope, influence as well as the high barriers to promote entry, banks, insurance providers and investment houses came under assault from the new technological wave that threatens their status quo,...
Joint Agreement Could Improve and Lead To More FinTech-Related Enterprises: A joint agreement by the Indian state of Maharashtra government and Singapore’s main bank – the Monetary Authority of Singapore – will lead to possible FinTech enterprises in various areas such as blockchain technology. The pact includes a Memorandum of Understanding...
FinTech Australia CEO Will Step Down. Danielle Szetho, FinTech Australia’s first CEO, will leave her post after two years of lobbying successfully for changes in the country’s financial sector. Interim CEO is Sarah Worboys Worboys is a former chartered accountant who works actively with startup companies. In her more recent post, she...
3 Things Fintech Startups Should Learn From Big Tech Companies: Now, it is a norm to hear people saying they are going to leave their jobs in Apple or Google to start their own business in fintech. That’s certainly a course of action that many entrepreneurs are determined to take...
The uncurbed growth of the Fintech Industry continues to give birth to innovation and disrupt the financial space. Industries are drawn to it, and it has become indispensable for the survival of your business to remain alert and up-to-date of the trends in Fintech. To remain among the innovative clique,...
Rising Competency In Fintech By Visa: The new initiative of Visa in South Africa to expand propositions and product sales to Sub-Saharan African countries can enhance the financial sector of the country like never before. The initiative was taken to explore ideas for business challenges, and to bring these countries closer...
The World Economic Forum is on the move to strengthen further the cybersecurity of fintech firms and data aggregators. WEF has recently formed a four member fintech cyber security consortium to battle threats against cyber security. The fintech cyber security consortium are made up of City and Kabbage,  DTCC, Hewlett Packard...
The Intended Success Of FinTech In South Africa: South Africa has long been recognized as the hub of financial technology development in the continent, and 2018 is seen as the year when it will accept cutting edge breakthroughs with open arms. The following facets are where FinTech has played an active...
After successfully raising $20 million in a sold-out token sale, British blockchain-based banking platform Babb is now setting its eyes on establishing its first ever  bank accounts before the end of the year. The move is quite ambitious for the FCA-authorized payment institution Babb (Bank Account Based Blockchain) since they...
Disruptive technology in financial services come with challenges that need time to solve. The financial sector is increasing its investments in Fintech firms as the research suggests that customers go for the idea of on-demand finance. This is to challenge the agility and flexibility afforded by the Fintech firms that make...