Issue 297 · Dec 31, 2020 Weekly edition · 3 min read

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2020: The year that shook fintech

A look back at the fintech sector's highs and lows in 2020, and Sifted's must-reads of the year

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In this issue · 10 items

The Top 8 Bank And Fintech Mergers We’d Like To See In 2021 Forbes — Bank merger volume was down significantly in 2020 from 2019. What a surprise, eh? Open story ↗ The Winners And Losers In Fintech And Banking In 2020 Forbes — It seems unfair to name winners and losers in fintech for 2020. We should give the losers a pass because of the year we just had, right? This is the Fintech Snark Tank, folks—pity is for pansies. Let’s get to the lists. Open story ↗ Nine Payment And Fintech Predictions For 2021 Forbes — At the beginning of the year, I spelled out three key payments investment themes for 2020. Open story ↗ Chase's Digital Assistant could be a major value-add for mobile banking Business Insider — Debuted last month, Chase's in-app virtual assistant will be rolled out in full throughout 2021. The Digital Assistant allows users to type out inquiries and commands related to balances; account and routing numbers; replacing, locking, and unlocking cards; and paying bills and transferring money, among other functions. Open story ↗ RON use went up in 2020. Here's why more lenders won't adopt it American Banker — While the mortgage industry has been notably slow to adapt to new technologies, use of remote online notarization software accelerated significantly in this year of social distancing. Open story ↗ China orders Alibaba founder Jack Ma to pare down fintech empire The Guardian — Central bank says Ant Group governance is unsound and tells it to rectify ‘illegal activities’ Open story ↗ The 2020 Fintech Year in Review Chris Skinner's Blog — I said I was on holiday, which I am, but noticed a very nice round up of 2020’s biggest Fintech news stories by Abraham A. Tachjian, who writes at ATonFinTech.com. I felt it was a good way to end the year and Abraham kindly said yes, I can share it so … enjoy! Open story ↗ Fintech in 2021: How fintech will evolve over 3-5 years Financial Express — Fintech landscape will see emergence of innovations that will facilitate holistic financial services over single mobile interface Open story ↗ Top Fintech Trends In 2021 International Banker — It’s fair to say that 2020 has been among the most consequential years ever for the fintech (financial technology) industry. Thanks in no small part to a deadly pandemic that swept across much of the world, consumers, households and businesses alike have all had to depend on the digital world a whole lot more than at any time previously. Open story ↗ Welcome to the Fintech Age: How Digital Currency Is Transforming Payments Entrepreneur — We are officially in the fintech age. The shift to digital payments has only accelerated amid the pandemic, and if you've been following recent trends, then you know the rise of Bitcoin and other digital currencies into the mainstream is having a profound impact on financial systems and how they function across the globe. Open story ↗

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