The discussions surrounding blockchain have largely focused on how it can be applied to traditional banking systems. But some startups are pushing the dialogue past what the distributed ledger technology can do for banks by discussing the possibilities of what blockchain can do for consumers and other FinTech firms. One of the firms advancing the potential for future … [Read more...] about FinTech startup Chain guides financial firms into blockchain, cryptocurrencies
FinTech Research Group to Provide Custom Competitive Intelligence
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FinTech Research Group to Provide Custom Competitive Intelligence CHICAGO – Nov. 11, 2016. To help organizations understand and profit from financial technology, Canright Communications announces the FinTech Research Group as a complement to its FinTech Rising news and analysis email and website. As FinTech companies introduce innovative digital and … [Read more...] about FinTech Research Group to Provide Custom Competitive Intelligence
THE BLOCKCHAIN WATCH 11/06/16
Wall Street’s blockchain obsession hasn’t produced a global revolution so far, just a lot more consulting work After all the hype surrounding blockchain over the past couple years, the actual application possibilities for banks and consumers remains to be seen. So far, says Joon Ian Wong, the hype has only brought big consulting bucks from banks. Blockchain is solution … [Read more...] about THE BLOCKCHAIN WATCH 11/06/16
The Economist’s FinTech
FINTECH ARTICLES OF THE WEEK 11/06/16 This week's issue of The Economist mentions FinTech as a factor in two economic trends in financial services and their relationship to technology: falling revenues for investment banks and shifting power for the City of London. From my marketing-and-media frame of reference, what and how the magazine reports provides a significant … [Read more...] about The Economist’s FinTech
Survey Surprise: Security an Important Issue for Banking Millennials
When it comes to their money, millennials are playing it closer to the vest than most financial analysts expected. A recent report from VocaLink, a builder and operator of payment systems, revealed 25 percent of millennials have stopped using their smartphones to make mobile payments due to security concerns. Money must be on their minds. Mobile payments are used by 52 … [Read more...] about Survey Surprise: Security an Important Issue for Banking Millennials
Release: Survey Reveals FinTech Firms and Regional Banks are Teaming Up
Survey Reveals FinTech Firms and Regional Banks are Teaming Up Consumers have spoken, and a great deal of them want their banking needs to be met digitally via computers, smartphones and tablets. In turn, thousands of regional and community banks are clambering to meet such demands by turning to FinTech, according to a recent report from Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, one … [Read more...] about Release: Survey Reveals FinTech Firms and Regional Banks are Teaming Up