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Beware of compelling ideas that are too logical... The story has been told over and over. Steve Jobs looked at Segway and said... I want 10% of this action for $63 million. The inventor Dean Kamen s
Banks can meet changing customer expectations, but it won’t be easy. Partnering with the best Fintech firms will be a tremendous help. But what will characterize the best Fintechs? This is the fourth ...
PSD2 is upon us. As all banks know, the industry has around two years or so to comply with this directive, despite there being a lack of clarity around certaintechnical areas. Perhaps because of this...
Today's connected customer expects more of their bank. Whether they are consumers or businesses, they want an Apple- or Amazon-like experience. This represents both an opportunity and a challenge of e...
Long considered a protected space dominated by a few, the financial services industry is currently riding a giant wave of entrepreneurial disruption, disintermediation, and digital innovation. Recent ...
A female CEO, of a shit hot FinTech company, needs to change her name back to her maiden name because investor after VC routinely ignored her in favour of her co-founder (who also happens to be her hu...
Food for thought for those in a hurry: why doesn't a card payment terminal need to check with all other terminals worldwide that your card is genuine?.. Bitcoin hype seems to be superseded by its bloc...
"Estimated counts from different regional and global lists puts the existing number of fintech startups at anywhere between 5,000 to 6,000 companies, all vying for market share in different sub s...