FINTECH ARTICLES OF THE WEEK 05/15/17 It's data. As The Economist newspaper put it in last week's briefing, "data are to this century what oil was to the last one: a driver of growth and change." Picking up on the theme, Hong Kong attorney and FinTech connector Janos Barberis asks, "Who owns the digital oil?", a question also at the heart of last week's newsletter, … [Read more...] about Digital Fuel
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BLOCKCHAIN WATCH 11/13/16
THE BLOCKCHAIN WATCH Federal prosecutor Kathryn Haun on how criminals use bitcoin — and how she catches them Haun acknowledges that bitcoin and blockchain aren’t meant for illegal activities any more than cash is, but using other means to cover their tracks, bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies can be used for fraud, drug smuggling or other crimes. Forbes has the full … [Read more...] about BLOCKCHAIN WATCH 11/13/16
FinTech Research Group to Provide Custom Competitive Intelligence
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FinTech Research Group to Provide Custom Competitive Intelligence CHICAGO – Nov. 11, 2016. To help organizations understand and profit from financial technology, Canright Communications announces the FinTech Research Group as a complement to its FinTech Rising news and analysis email and website. As FinTech companies introduce innovative digital and … [Read more...] about FinTech Research Group to Provide Custom Competitive Intelligence
FinTech Trends 2016
FINTECH ARTICLES OF THE WEEK 01/15/16 2015 trends and 2016 predictions continue in FinTech news. This week, I round up a range of views, plus the five trends I'm tracking in 2016: 1. Banking-FinTech Cooperation: from good idea to emerging trend (partnerships, APIs) 2. Ecosystem: from VC investment to consumer use cases and growth 3. Payments: mobile adoption, “faster” … [Read more...] about FinTech Trends 2016
Black Friday Goes Gray
FINTECH ARTICLES OF THE WEEK 11/20/15 Shopping activity is expected to be less robust than in past years, and here in Chicago the skies are gray, the mist is heavy, and the police are out on the Magnificent Mile protecting commerce from protesters with real grievances. It's a good day to stay in and catch up on the week's FinTech news, which brought deeper discussions … [Read more...] about Black Friday Goes Gray
Technology Trials
FINTECH ARTICLES OF THE WEEK 11/13/15 Institutional Investor gives FinTech Financers a "Top-X" list while the Financial Times and American Banker look hard at the threats banks face, and they are not all a result of "disrupters." Newer technologies get a look, along with more fall conference recaps. The 2015 Fintech Finance 35: the financiers who place the … [Read more...] about Technology Trials