Issue 34 · Sep 28, 2015 Weekly edition · 3 min read

FinTech News

This week's issue #34 features an image of the future of banking and presents two little fintech experts who took care of their own finances early enough. Next to a brief recap of the Finovate New York and a swift visit

Share in X

In 10 years, banking will look like a sci-fi film

Future technologies could lead to personalised shopping assistance, highly specific help building your business, and the type of financial advice currently only available to billionaires.

Read the full story ↗

In this issue · 11 items

Breaking Banks - Finovate New York Brett King and his guests recapitulate the goings-on of Finovate New York. Open story ↗ Finovate Fall 2015 Recap: How Fintech Companies Pitch Innovation In March 2015 at Innovation Project, MPD CEO Karen Webster shared — backed by myriad examples from payments leaders — that the payments, commerce and tech industries were converging like never before. And there was one device leading the charge. Open story ↗ These Two Little Founders Impress With Beanstocks, A Parent-To-Child Payments App Two of the youngest co-founders to take the stage at TechCrunch Disrupt’s Hackathon on Sunday were Kieran Mann, 9, and Rohan Chopra, 10. The duo impressed the crowd as they delivered a killer pitch for their app, Beanstocks, an app that allows parents to coordinate allowances and payments for their kids that are attached to real bank accounts. Open story ↗ This is the next revolution in fintech according to investors The world of finance is being turned upside down thanks to the rise of fintech, short for financial technology. But one big area remains pretty much untouched — insurance. Open story ↗ What My Job Search has Taught Me About FinTech and the Customer Experience Recently, I lost my job. Since then, I have been searching for a new position in marketing management. As I conduct my search, one area in which I have been focusing has been on the FinTech industry, because the companies within this industry hold a great deal of potential and a unique set of marketing challenges. Open story ↗ BAFT Launches FinTech Scheme to Promote Bitcoin Technology Global financial services association BAFT has launched a new scheme to promote Bitcoin and blockchain technology. Open story ↗ How FinTech is Disrupting Foreign Exchange for the Better Since starting Berry FX I thought it worthwhile clearing a few things up when it comes to the world or currency trading. Open story ↗ A new challenger bank built like an app store just launched in the UK German digital bank Fidor is launching in the UK on Friday. Open story ↗ So, banking apps are on their way to being redundant after all? Kevin Moseri looks at Secco, which could be the antithesis of ‘tiresome’ banking apps. Open story ↗ Silicon Valley could be ruining fintech Remember that friend from college who never quite matured out of the “party every weekend” mentality? Who defaulted on every student loan? Who thinks a good job is measured by how well it accommodates hangovers? Facebook does. And it might ruin your chance to get your next loan. Open story ↗ US regulator accepts bitcoin as a commodity Virtual currencies like bitcoin just came one step closer to legitimacy in the US. Open story ↗

← Previous issue FinTech News Next issue → FinTech News

In 10 years, banking will look like a sci-fi film

Finance intelligence, minus the noise.

Good questions. Clear answers.

Imprint