Issue 213 · Apr 18, 2019 Weekly edition · 4 min read

Fintech News

Brett King predicts banking becomes Embedded 'experiences', the key benefits of robo-advisors in fintech and the biggest deals in fintech history happening now. Enjoy another issue of FinTech Weekly. – Max and the

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Financial Futurist Brett King Predicts Banking Becomes Embedded ‘Experiences’ The Financial Brand — Brett King, a pioneer among banking disruptors, predicts a future where banking functions become embedded within other experiences, and a world where fresh thinking upends concepts in the financial industry that were long considered hallowed. Where do traditional financial institutions fit in King's vision of tomorrow? Open story ↗ Key Benefits of Robo-Advisors in Fintech Finextra — When you are investing and strive for a higher ROI, whom do you address? As a rule, you reach out to a team of wealth advisors. That means meeting regularly with those financial consultants to discuss your ventures and make adjustments to your investment portfolio. This process is time and money consuming and can be frustrating, as well. Open story ↗ Why fintech is the sharing economy’s final frontier BanklessTimes — The sharing economy works. One only need to look at global behemoths like Uber, Lyft and AirBnB to see proof of the concept – and the truth is that they are only the start of the revolution. Fintech is showing it has the potential to effectively replace a monopoly that has been around for centuries: the banks. Open story ↗ Opinion | Fintech touching millions of lives by redefining financial services liveMint — I was travelling in rural Bihar a few weeks ago, when I met Anand, a young, first-generation entrepreneur, who runs a mobile accessories shop in Tajpur village of Muzaffarpur district. He carried a smartphone and I noticed he had a few payments apps on it. Open story ↗ Don't underestimate the power of the fintech revolution World Economic Forum — History is replete with people’s failures to anticipate the impact of technological change. Are we making the same mistake with financial technology (fintech)? Could it, in fact, be the next revolutionary technology to boost economic growth? Open story ↗ The Biggest Deals in Fintech History Are Happening Right Now The Motley Fool — The financial services industry is experiencing merger and acquisition activity at unprecedented rates, as new fintech companies disrupt from below and legacy players react to stay relevant. Open story ↗ Can fintech increase lending? How courts are undermining financial inclusion Brookings — How much should a thing cost? This simple question is a politically vexing one, whether the cost is for housing, energy, or health care. It is also at the center of one of the most difficult and intriguing questions in finance: how much should lenders charge borrowers for credit, especially if those borrowers are economically disadvantaged? Open story ↗ Fintechs Ramp Up Hiring as Big Banks Cut Jobs Bloomberg — As many of Europe’s biggest financial firms trim staff and brace for Brexit, their emerging competitors are charging ahead at full speed. Open story ↗ Avaloq unveils fintech platform Investment Europe — Avaloq has unveiled a new event platform, avaloq.one,to help the financial services industry in their efforts working more effectively with fintechs. Open story ↗ 4 fintech regulation issues to keep an eye on in the U.S. and abroad Roll Call — The regulation of financial technology is complex and expanding to cover more aspects of our lives, just like the technology itself. Watch as Fintech Beat's Chris Brummer explains four important regulation issues you should keep an eye on in the near term. Open story ↗ In Nigeria, FinTechs show the way to alternative investments Stears Business — Deposit your money in a savings account. The bank bundles those savings into a loan to a furniture-maker, receives interest on the loan, and uses a portion to pay interest on your initial deposit. That’s how banking and lending works. Open story ↗ Goldman Sachs is Betting Big on Fintech Crowdfundinsider — While most of the headlines covering Goldman Sachs’ (NYSE:GS) Q1 earnings report targeted the decline in earnings and profit, for investors that tuned in to the earnings call they were able to learn more about Goldman’s transformation into a financial services firm of the future. Open story ↗

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