Fintech News Issue #69 May 27th, 2016

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FinTech Articles

    Digital banking laggards are under serious existential threat, says Sudhir Kesavan, and digital pioneers are leading the charge.

    Eliminate Those Pesky Digital Speed Bumps

    — by The Financial Brand

    Consumers today have no patience. They want instant gratification. This means simplifying everything. You must chop out steps and minimize the number of clicks to perform any task in digital channels.

    My preferred method of accelerated learning is arguing with smart people, and the Congress delivered them in spades. But before I come back to this particular argument, let’s just frame the big picture.

    Like any new technology, blockchain is morally neutral. It can be used to decrease costs and inflate bank profits. It can be used to expand the reach of financial services to the world’s poorest people.

    Chris Skinner provides some interesting resources around the topic of the future of banking, including a video of his presentation.

    I’ve said a few times that I think the Internet of Things is where mobile was a couple of decades back. Some of us had mobile phones, and we loved them, but we really didn’t see what they were going to turn in to.

    The DAO of accrue

    — by The Economist

    IT SOUNDS like a cult, but it wants to be a venture-capital fund of sorts. As The Economist went to press, the DAO (short for decentralised autonomous organisation) had already raised the equivalent of nearly $150m to invest in startups. This, say its fans, makes it the biggest crowdfunding effort ever.