FinTech investments surpassed every year prior in 2021 – $131.5 billion. That’s more than double 2020’s final tally, and 2020 had already set records for that year. It is safe to say that FinTech’s moment has arrived. The digital transformation of finance hit a transition point to become an integral part of business as usual for financial services across the board. In … [Read more...] about FinTech Forecast 2022
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ESGs: Investing with Impact
Many investors may never have heard the term ESG, but in terms of what it stands for, it’s exactly what an overwhelming number of them are looking for from their portfolios. It’s more than just the latest FinTech trend – in fact, it’s been around for decades, under a variety of names from Socially Responsible Investing in the 90s to a host of others, but behind all the jargon … [Read more...] about ESGs: Investing with Impact
The Convergence of CeFi and DeFi: The Banks’ Big Opportunity
The following is a guest post from Richard Gendal Brown, Chief Technology Officer at R3, an enterprise blockchain firm. In keeping with our focus on the adoption of digital assets by mainstream regulated markets, Brown argues: "While the utopian ideal of full decentralisation is unrealistic for financial markets, integration with and adoption of the good parts can be utilised, … [Read more...] about The Convergence of CeFi and DeFi: The Banks’ Big Opportunity
Institutional DeFi 101
During a week that featured a dramatic battle over crypto taxation in the U.S. Senate, a major recovery in the price of bitcoin and ether, and the most bizarre crypto hack and recovery ever, the steady interest in decentralized finance by institutional investors continued. The evidence: a steady stream of comprehensive DeFi research for institutional investors. The … [Read more...] about Institutional DeFi 101
In FinTech We Trust
As the digital revolution becomes more and more ubiquitous, the question of what’s going to make FinTechs stand out from the pack becomes increasingly more pressing. The answer, that said, is as old as business – reputation and trust are the drivers that will make or break any financial company no matter how cutting-edge their technology products. How best to build that … [Read more...] about In FinTech We Trust
FinTech Innovation: It’s About People
FinTech innovation has driven a revolution in financial services that has, over the past year, truly come to the foreground as digital banking increasingly becomes the trusted norm for many customers. From groundbreaking new services in mobile payments, digital currencies, blockchain, peer-to-peer lending, and much,, innovation has long been an important focal point in the … [Read more...] about FinTech Innovation: It’s About People