FINTECH ARTICLES OF THE WEEK 03/18/16 This week's kicker comes from Institutional Investor, which gives yet another warning to banks to pay attention to the FinTech revolution, in all aspects of its business. Indeed, B2B FinTech looks to be gaining some traction. This week's report contains articles covering small-business retirement and wealth management and the interest in … [Read more...] about The FinTech Ultimatum
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Payments Push
FINTECH ARTICLES OF THE WEEK 03/04/16 Google makes a technology play to push payments out of the wallet while keeping the phone in the purse or pocket, while the pain at the POS looks to be Apple's next big product. Still, mobile and faster payments face technological, cost, and awareness hurdles, as critical as they may be to the digital success of financial institutions. … [Read more...] about Payments Push
FinTech for Whom?
FINTECH ARTICLES OF THE WEEK 02/05/16 The Federal Reserve moves on faster payments. Articles this week show the progress and the practicalities. Meanwhile, a secondary market starts to develop for marketplace lenders while two of our 2016 trends, regulation and the blockchain, heat up. Fed provides payments progress report Following the release of its Strategies for … [Read more...] about FinTech for Whom?
FinTech Trends
FinTech Articles of the Week 07/31/15 This week I'm checking in on some of the trends I called out in FinTech Rising industry briefing earlier this year. And yes, I am shamelessly affirming my 2015 themes. The Internationalization of the Renminbi Continues Treasury & Risk takes a look at how corporate treasury managers, a conservative bunch, should consider settling … [Read more...] about FinTech Trends
The Financial Services Industry
FinTech Articles of the Week 6/26/15 This week's fintech picks cover the opportunities created from digital currencies, how the Fed launched the Faster Payments Task Force earlier this year and more! Your Bank Should Be More Like Your Waiter and Less Like Your Landlord “The financial services industry in America is locked into a business model of exploitation. For far too … [Read more...] about The Financial Services Industry
The Fed Drives Forward on the Payments Innovation Road
The legitimation of digital money accelerated with a push on the gas pedal by the U.S. Federal Reserve. The Fed’s highly anticipated paper paper Strategies for Improving the U.S. Payment System, provides a surprise and more of the same for business people interested in the development of a faster and more efficient system in the United States for making domestic and … [Read more...] about The Fed Drives Forward on the Payments Innovation Road