FINTECH ARTICLES OF THE WEEK 08/07/16 For this week, I'm moving the weekly blockchain feature to the top of the links, as blockchain continues to capture business and technology attention. The Wall Street Journal even reported that blockchain is at a tipping point, in a comparison of the technology now versus the internet 25 years ago. It certainly is in terms of FinTech … [Read more...] about Blockchain Watch
Rocky Transitions
FINTECH ARTICLES OF THE WEEK 07/31/16 I know it's difficult to believe but transitions in technology and updates to regulatory regimes do not necessarily put the consumer's point of view first. The digitization of money and banking is inevitable, but the ability of FinTech to empower individuals and community institutions is not. This week's links provide some examples. … [Read more...] about Rocky Transitions
THE BLOCKCHAIN WATCH 07/31/16
Venture research firm CBInsights published "Banking is only the start: 20 big industries where blockchain could be used." The post provides profiles of companies seeking to gain efficiencies from distributed database technologies in banking, payments, trade finance, car leasing, academic records, and beyond. What's common to these use cases are the presence of "transactions … [Read more...] about THE BLOCKCHAIN WATCH 07/31/16
Random FinTech Notes
FINTECH ARTICLES OF THE WEEK 07/17/16 I loved the Random Notes column in Rolling Stone magazine when I read it in high school. This week's email and its collection of FinTech links seems pretty random to me, and one of the articles focuses on a FinTech firm that goes back to 1976, when I was reading Random Notes rather than FinTech news. How to Justify a high valuation and … [Read more...] about Random FinTech Notes
BLOCKCHAIN WATCH 07/17/16
10 VC firms betting big on bitcoin and the blockchain. Excluding private deals, nearly 200 venture capital firms have invested in bitcoin companies, and CoinDesk has a listed IDG Capital Partners, AME Cloud Ventures and Lightspeed Venture Partners as among the top 10 VCs you need to pay attention to in the bitcoin sector. Building the trust engine. UBS’s new whitepaper … [Read more...] about BLOCKCHAIN WATCH 07/17/16
Brexit Business
FINTECH ARTICLES OF THE WEEK 07/10/16 It's been a little more than two weeks since the Brexit vote, and it seems to me that the analyses are getting less shrill and more realistic. The links below provide Brexit perspectives on technology in general and financial technology in particular. Meanwhile, banks continue with the trials and tribulations of digital transformation, … [Read more...] about Brexit Business