FINTECH ARTICLES OF THE WEEK 05/01/16 This week brought a fascinating series of articles to my Twitter feed and inbox. Banking industry analysts, consultants, FinTech VCs, and startup founders published a series of points and counterpoints on the changing nature of financial services and banking. "Uber moment" works really well in a quote, and comparisons with the … [Read more...] about Banking, Uber, and Tesla
FinTech Trends
Finance, Meet Technology
FINTECH ARTICLES OF THE WEEK 04/01/16 The combination of finance and technology is, quite literally, FinTech and why some technologists, marketers, and bankers see an evolution in digital, electronic technologies going back more than 40 years. That's also the mindset that the FinTech startups seek to disrupt. In working on (OK, struggling with) a marketing article that … [Read more...] about Finance, Meet Technology
FinTech Investment and Application
FINTECH ARTICLES OF THE WEEK 03/18/16 Whether the FinTech market is in its early stages or past its peak, depending on the report you read, investors are still betting on it, as a report from KPMG and CBInsights shows. In terms of use, the market is clearly in the innovator-to-early adopter stages of the classic diffusion of innovations theory. This week also brings a more … [Read more...] about FinTech Investment and Application
FinTech Adoption
FINTECH ARTICLES OF THE WEEK 02/16/16 Banks continue trying to discern whether blockchain technology is an asset or liability, early FinTech adoption continues to skew toward the urban, young, and tech-savvy population, while security tops a list of 2016 FinTech concerns. EY FinTech Adoption Index lays out key trends The early FinTech adopters are typically young, high … [Read more...] about FinTech Adoption
FinTech Startups Present in Chicago
I had the privilege of serving as a mentor Wednesday for the Chicago leg of the London-based StartupBootcamp tour. The experience confirmed a number of my beliefs about FinTech, namely that: firms focused on making back-office functions are likely to succeed first and fastest, consumer-focused startups that embody the FinTech ideal have a tough row to hoe, and pure … [Read more...] about FinTech Startups Present in Chicago
Defining FinTech
FINTECH ARTICLES OF THE WEEK 01/29/16 FinTech is still a market and concept in need of a precise definition. I have been struggling myself to portray the booming field with something more than the basic definition of FinTech as the intersection of financial services with internet, mobile, and other digital technologies. This week's articles show a range of organizations … [Read more...] about Defining FinTech