FINTECH ARTICLES OF THE WEEK 2/06/2017 It's a bit of a cheap headline, I'll admit, but I've been reading about the so-called populism that the current U.S. president has tapped into and wondered what it has to do with financial technology. FinTech has been styled as a way to empower people, and that's basically where populism started. "Populism" in the most generic sense … [Read more...] about FinTech Populism
FinTech Trends
Changing Money
FINTECH ARTICLES OF THE WEEK 1/30/2017 Thought leaders continue to point to trends that banks and FinTech insiders need to pay attention to, ranging from the use of big data to FinTech firms like Stash and Betterment, which are reshaping wealth management. Faster payments, mobile payments, and blockchain systems will accelerate their development this year. Fed issues report … [Read more...] about Changing Money
Favorite FinTech Articles 2016
FINTECH ARTICLES OF THE YEAR 2016 Blockchain, women in FinTech, and Lending Club topped the FinTech Rising Favorite FinTech articles of 2016. What "favorite" means, however, depends on how you measure it, as anyone in media and marketing will tell you. Our top three are based on three different measures of the more than 400 articles we summarized in 2016. The top article … [Read more...] about Favorite FinTech Articles 2016
Living Up to the Hype
FINTECH ARTICLES OF THE WEEK 12/26/2016 2017 is almost here! With the end of 2016 comes a wave of grand predictions for next year. As President-elect Donald Trump enters the White House and selects his cabinet members, the future of banking regulations remains uncertain, which could lead banks and FinTech firms to polish current service offerings rather than create new … [Read more...] about Living Up to the Hype
Assessing Impact
FINTECH ARTICLES OF THE WEEK 12/18/2016 As the year quickly comes to a close, news this week takes a step back to assess the impact of APIs on the financial sector, more emerging insurance trends, and FinTech’s impact on the underbanked and unbanked populations in the U.S. and abroad. We also learned that consumers are waking up to digital banking options, but contrary to the … [Read more...] about Assessing Impact
FinTech Lists
FINTECH ARTICLES OF THE WEEK 12/04/2016 It's the time of year when the lists appear. This week, we round up lists of top influencers in various FinTech sectors around the globe. Meanwhile, the tension between innovation and regulation and the need for clear guidelines advanced last week in the United States. "Innovative Regulation" covers the talks the summarizes the … [Read more...] about FinTech Lists