International FinTech startups are looking to the United States as a vast consumer and business market for their applications and services. Despite the difficulties posed by a dual regulatory system, in which multiple federal regulators join agencies in all 50 states, the wealth and size of the market beckons. The U.S. stands ready as well, calling on international companies … [Read more...] about 5 International FinTech Startups Look to U.S. Markets
FinTech Trends
The Year in FinTech 2017 to 2018
It's that time of year: review and predict. Here are 18 links of 2017 trends and 2018 predictions to ponder over the New Year holiday. 2017 in Review The FinTech revolution as covered in 2017 is evolving into a phase of innovation in which addressing customer needs, expectations, and preferences takes precedence over disrupting the business models of incumbent financial … [Read more...] about The Year in FinTech 2017 to 2018
The Year in FinTech: 2018 Predictions
After looking through FinTech trends in 2017 and the trajectory they portend for 2018, I offer three predictions for FinTech in 2018. A major central bank will issue a cryptocurrency. I believe it will be the Bank of England. For one, the U.K.'s central bank has been studying cryptocurrencies for some time. Secondly, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is widely regarded … [Read more...] about The Year in FinTech: 2018 Predictions
The Year in FinTech: 2017 Review
Links to my articles covering the main developments in 2017: A Golden Age of FinTech Financial technology is heading into its next inflection point. The financial services industry’s last transformation, mobile and digital systems and apps, is morphing yet again into the age of platforms and machine learning. The FinTech revolution is evolving into a phase of innovation in … [Read more...] about The Year in FinTech: 2017 Review
A Golden Age of FinTech
Financial technology is heading into its next inflection point. The financial services industry’s last transformation, mobile and digital systems and apps, is morphing yet again into the age of platforms and machine learning. The FinTech revolution is evolving into a phase of innovation in which addressing customer needs, expectations, and preferences takes precedence over … [Read more...] about A Golden Age of FinTech
FinTech Waves
FINTECH ARTICLES OF THE WEEK 08/17/17 This week’s headline comes from a Bernard Lunn Daily FinTech column, in which he charts three “waves” of FinTech development. Those waves fit my own experience, though some of the milestones I would have picked are different. Click on the chart below to read the article. I spent a lot of time this week looking at bank websites. That, … [Read more...] about FinTech Waves