Issue 49 · Jan 6, 2016 Weekly edition · 4 min read

Fintech News

Happy new year! 2016 holds 366 days of fintech news for us. What's the year going to look like? We gathered some attempts to predict the upcoming 12 months for you. Enjoy the read. FinTech Weekly wishes you all the best

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We wish you all a very happy and very prosperous 2016! To jump it off, we have an amazing episode today! Brett King hosts David Bach, 9-times bestselling author of the Finish Rich series, and a financial guru. Check out more about him at FinishRich.com.

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2016 Fintech Predictions: from open banking to the dawn of mobile commerce We asked a panel of financial technology (Fintech) experts how they expect our world will change next year. Open story ↗ Top 10 Retail Banking Trends and Predictions for 2016 Below is an excerpt of the soon to be released Digital Banking Report entitled, '2016 Retail Banking Trends and Predictions', with insights from a crowdsource panel of close to 100 global financial services leaders. Open story ↗ Insurance Tech Startups Offer Window Into Industry's Future Insurance companies are trying to jump-start innovation by working with relevant startups. These partnerships run the gamut from venture capital investments, to spinoffs, to acquisitions – but one thing is clear: Insurers know that there is a desire from external players to get involved in some aspect of the business. Open story ↗ 8 Ways Financial Technology Will Evolve in 2016 Whenever inefficiencies pop up in the financial world, you can bet some entrepreneur is working on a solution to cut it down. Open story ↗ FinTech – predictions 2016 In the UK, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has followed up on its rhetoric that the regulatory framework wants to accommodate innovation in financial services. We discuss the definite green signal and several welcome initiatives from the regulator that should deliver in 2016. Open story ↗ 2016 FinTech Predictions by LTP & Nick Holland: Abstract of Podcast This article is based on a podcast recently recorded by LTP. We invited mobile payments guru Nick Holland to discuss what to expect in 2016 along with our Co-founder Amit Goel. LTP CEO Aditya Khurjekar moderated the special session, the first of a multi-part series, focused on predicting what we can expect in FinTech in 2016. Open story ↗ Fintech predictions 2016: Blockchain and bitcoin unicorns will give way to "thoroughbreds" More good news for bitcoin, and the blockchain technology that it builds upon: At least five startups with $1bn valuations are expected to emerge within the next year, according to M&A advisers Magister Advisors. Open story ↗ 2016's Top FinTech Predictions Coming into the 2015 year-end I thought several notes would be of value relative to what I, and my colleagues, have seen this year in FinTech that warrants focus going into 2016. As a prelude, let me begin with this quote: "Remember, in a death-match, Dragons Eat Unicorns." Open story ↗ 4 Fintech Predictions for 2016 Four ways that banks and fintech providers will look to gain customers, innovate faster, and improve their digital offerings in 2016. Open story ↗ Fintech Came Knocking in '15; How Will Banks Answer? Last year the banking industry woke up to the reality that nimbler, more innovative technologies and entrepreneurs were looking to replace it. Now that bankers are fully aware of the challenge, 2016 is their chance to act. Open story ↗ Paymentandbanking Podcast Top 10 für 2015 [German only] Vor knapp einem Jahr gab es hier den ersten Podcast. Für euch hier die bisherige Top 1o – wobei man sagen muss, dass sich Mitte des Jahres die Stats bei Soundcloud geändert haben. Aber egal – das sind die blanken Zahlen. Open story ↗ Around the Coin Episode 86: The Goldilocks Year for Payments Happy New Year. As 2016 starts, Brian & Faisal debate if “this” is the year for payments! Both agree that 2016 is the Goldilocks Year, where conditions will be just right for fintech and payment projects to take off. Open story ↗

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