FINTECH ARTICLES OF THE WEEK 03/18/16 This week's kicker comes from Institutional Investor, which gives yet another warning to banks to pay attention to the FinTech revolution, in all aspects of its business. Indeed, B2B FinTech looks to be gaining some traction. This week's report contains articles covering small-business retirement and wealth management and the interest in … [Read more...] about The FinTech Ultimatum
THE BLOCKCHAIN WATCH 03/17/16
"While FinTech disrupts banks, the blockchain disrupts FinTech," reports NASDAQ in writing about a PwC report on the blockchain. About 83% of financial services companies thinkspecific aspects of their businesses are at risk to various FinTech companies, a PwC survey shows. Among its other findings are: financial institutions underestimate blockchain and consumer banking and … [Read more...] about THE BLOCKCHAIN WATCH 03/17/16
Party, Panic, Pay
FINTECH ARTICLES OF THE WEEK 03/11/16 "The FinTech party's just getting started," two entrepreneurs and innovators write, while a senior economic analyst notes that banking is ripe for disruption because many services "aren't done very well." This week's FinTech news also brings a call for FinTech regulation and reports on mobile-payments friction. Meanwhile, Institutional … [Read more...] about Party, Panic, Pay
THE BLOCKCHAIN WATCH 03/10/16
"The frenzy around blockchain and distributed ledgers is unprecedented," writes Institutional Investor in "How to Move Distributed Ledger Foward". Business Insider UK provides a guide on understanding the emerging technology, Chris Skinner notes that banks continue in their attempts to understand how blockchain can improve their processes, the Breaking Banks podcast asks, "Is … [Read more...] about THE BLOCKCHAIN WATCH 03/10/16
Payments Push
FINTECH ARTICLES OF THE WEEK 03/04/16 Google makes a technology play to push payments out of the wallet while keeping the phone in the purse or pocket, while the pain at the POS looks to be Apple's next big product. Still, mobile and faster payments face technological, cost, and awareness hurdles, as critical as they may be to the digital success of financial institutions. … [Read more...] about Payments Push
THE BLOCKCHAIN WATCH 03/03/16
Another top financial executive makes distributed ledger technology personal, as Sallie Krawcheck, a former top wealth management Wall Street exec, joined the board of the software startup Digital Asset Holdings, The New York Times reports. The startup develops software to speed up trade settlement, money transfer and other transactional activities using bitcoin. In the U.K., … [Read more...] about THE BLOCKCHAIN WATCH 03/03/16