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
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Party, Panic, Pay
FINTECH ARTICLES OF THE WEEK 03/11/16 "The FinTech party's just getting started," two entrepreneurs and innovators write, while a senior economic analyst notes that banking is ripe for disruption because many services "aren't done very well." This week's FinTech news also brings a call for FinTech regulation and reports on mobile-payments friction. Meanwhile, Institutional … [Read more...] about Party, Panic, Pay
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
Technology Strikes Back
FinTech Articles of the Week 7/10/15 Financial technology made national news last week not so much for the new technologies or market disruptions, though cryptofinance and bank disruptors made news as well. No, this week's major stories focused on the shutdown of the New York Stock Exchange, caused by human error. So much for the nice conspiracy theory heard around a client's … [Read more...] about Technology Strikes Back
Reality E-Check
FinTech Articles of the Week 7/3/15 This week's fintech picks cover topics from e-invoicing, the significance of Blockchain, 8 problems with mobile payments and more! Reality Check: E-Invoicing Is Still a Rarity “Researchers found that e-invoicing is expanding at a rate of up to 3 percent a year — a solid, steady growth thanks to government mandates and enterprise … [Read more...] about Reality E-Check
Long Live Fintech 2.0
FinTech Articles of the Week 6/19/15 This week's picks cover topics from the future of bitcoin, FinTech 2.0, Apple Pay and more! Why Has "Social" Failed in Fintech? Although social has failed in many cases of startups, it is not the case in network economics or marketplaces. Read more here. Bitcoin Will Be Money If It Becomes Boring “Is bitcoin ever going to become … [Read more...] about Long Live Fintech 2.0