The surge in financial technology, encompassing every sector of financial services, shows no signs of stopping, despite some highly publicized problems. A recent Accenture survey, for instance, puts global investment growth at $5.3 billion, a 67% increase over last year, with total investment at just over $22 billion. FinTech is a shorthand for technologies, ranging from … [Read more...] about FinTech Trends in 2016, So Far
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Mobile Movers
TOP FINTECH STORIES 08/14/15 Mobile is in the news this week, with reports on the potential delay of CurrentC, the retail industry's alternative to Apple Pay, and an interview in PYMNTS.com with CurrentC CEO Brian Mooney on the system's future. Also playing catch up, Samsung announces the release date for its mobile wallet, along with two new devices. Meanwhile, the utility of … [Read more...] about Mobile Movers
Wallet Wars in Chicago
MOBILE PAYMENTS: P2P EPayment and Mobile Wallet Ads Battle at the Bus Stops If you've walked up State St. in Chicago's Loop or along the Magnificent Mile on north Michigan Ave. you've likely seen Citi's ads for Google Wallet. They're on about every other bus stop. If you've been at the bus stop on the northwest corner of State and Madison, you may have noticed that Chase's ad … [Read more...] about Wallet Wars in Chicago
First Square
MOBILE PAYMENTS: A Chicago Cabbie Collects Credit-Card Fares with Square Square, a mobile payments firm, became one of last year's major epayments success stories. I read a lot about the firm, founded by Twitter co-founder Jack Doesey, over the past year, but I had never seen one of the devices in action until a week ago. I gave my credit card to a Chicago cab driver, as I … [Read more...] about First Square