FINTECH ARTICLES OF THE WEEK 11/13/2016 In a surprise move, the Indian government retired the country’s current high-dollar bank notes and replaced them with new issues. ATMs ran dry as people lined up at banks to exchange their banned old notes for the brand-new ones. The government took the action to fight corruption and collect taxes on the business that takes place off … [Read more...] about New Ca$h
FinTech Trends
Data Power
MONEY20/20 WRAP UP Editor’s Note: This issue features reporting from last week’s Money20/20 FinTech conference and exhibition. The week’s FinTech Articles of the Week and the Blockchain Watch are published at www.fintechrising.net. Data and its use and control, more than any technology innovation, took a primary position at this year’s Money20/20 conference and exhibition. … [Read more...] about Data Power
FinTech Articles of the Week 10/30/16
FINTECH ARTICLES OF THE WEEK 10/31/16 This startup wants to mix the best things about credit and debit into a single card — and it has a 50,000-person waitlist Zero CEO Bryce Galen wants to offer card users the spending control of a debit card and the perks of a credit card, according to Business Insider. Zero is technically a credit card with some small fees attached to … [Read more...] about FinTech Articles of the Week 10/30/16
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
Questioning FinTech, Again
FINTECH ARTICLES OF THE WEEK 07/01/16 As the second quarter of 2016 ends, a number of article have appeared that question FinTech. Several appear below, featuring pointed questions about the value of FinTech investment and the hype surrounding some FinTech business models. The effect of the Brexit vote on FinTech gets its due as well with long-time banking observer and … [Read more...] about Questioning FinTech, Again
FinTech Trends in 2016, So Far
The surge in financial technology, encompassing every sector of financial services, shows no signs of stopping, despite some highly publicized problems. A recent Accenture survey, for instance, puts global investment growth at $5.3 billion, a 67% increase over last year, with total investment at just over $22 billion. FinTech is a shorthand for technologies, ranging from … [Read more...] about FinTech Trends in 2016, So Far