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Artificial intelligence (AI) helps to get actionable insights from complex datasets – and fintech companies can benefit from this.
Blockchain is one of the most used technologies in fintech, and also banks can benefit from this technology. Discover more with FinTech Weekly.
In a letter to shareholders penned back 2014, Jamie Dimon, CEO of U.S. banking giant JPMorgan Chase, wrote of Silicon Valley tech startups: "They all want to eat our lunch, every single one of them is going to try and a lot of them will succeed."
With traditional banks and financial systems on their last legs in terms of innovation andaccessibility, financial technology (fintech) startups have become a focal point of theindustry. Whether you are a financial expert, an accounting specialist or work in a fintechstartup yourself, there’s no denying that the industry is on a continuous upward trend.
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Fintech – financial technology – is transforming financial services. In the US, the market is showing remarkable trends.
Once the darling of Silicon Valley, Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes convinced investors that she could accomplish the (currently) impossible. With Steve Jobsian style, dress and a sharp wit investors wanted to desperately to believe.
The debate about which is the best type of investment is as old as investing itself. While no market is “crash-proof,” real estate is traditionally viewed as one of the best and safest (if not the safest) investment options available, for several reasons.
Bitcoin is often portrayed as an untraceable method of payment that facilitates illicit activities by enabling criminals to make and receive payments without being tracked. This depiction implies that users transacting in Bitcoin can do so completely anonymously — that their identities will not be exposed. However, that is not necessarily the case. While Bitcoin offers increased privacy compared to traditional payment methods involving a third-party intermediary such as a credit card provider, it is still not as anonymous as a cash transaction. In fact, there are many ways a person’s identity could potentially be exposed in Bitcoin transactions.
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In the subscription economy, businesses should give people easier solutions to cancel their subscriptions – as they do when it’s time to sign up.
A coalition of cryptocurrency and blockchain organization won’t be taking big tech’s recent ban of crytpo-related ads sitting down.
Article first published on March 28th, 2018 on Coincentral.com
Conserving plastic with digital control over Debit & Credit cards
Cryptocurrencies – digital currencies that are transparent and free from government interference, running on secure blockchain technology are growing in popularity. In investment circles, and the wider sphere of financial services overall, cryptocurrencies still face a lot of skepticism and prejudice, fueled by regulatory uncertainty, volatility and in some cases, the perception of bloated valuations.
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Innovative fintech apps can bridge cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology with more traditional financial products and services.
World Satoshi Summit & NASSCOM Blockchain SIG to Promote adoption of Blockchain for various sectors and industries
The global financial system comprises of transactions that involve trillions of dollars a day, not to forget billions of people. And though the current system, at a glance, seems to be working fine, it’s riddled with various issues that need to be addressed, and now.
We talked to Finxact co-founder Dan McKinney about the changing service industry, the ever-growing importance of customer experience and all the implications for banks today. And what came first, the chicken or the egg?
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Onboarding is pivotal to start clients’ journeys in the best way. Fintech products can use AI to optimize this process.
When was the last time you pulled out a wad of cash to pay for dinner or a stack of dollar bills to cover your rent? If you’re like the rest of the developed world, chances are, it’s been a while. The transition to a cashless society has been a long time in the making, but there are other interesting developments afoot, leading to a rise in Alternative Payment Methods (APMs).
Lenders have long faced down the issue of fraud, but now, digital lenders are now facing even greater challenges. Digital lenders have become an easy target for identity and transaction-related fraud, compared with non-digital lenders, as criminals can now hide behind a mobile or computer screen.
While Fintech companies were initially viewed as a banking competitor, the two are finding that there is greater benefit to working together. According to the 2017 World Retail Banking Report, 91 percent of banks and 75 percent of Fintechs responded that they expect to partner with one another in the future.
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Running a business can be one of the best ways to be financially secure and achieve your goals.
A change in our approach, and the ways we use technology, can be disruptive to the Financial Service Industry.
The past few years have been a technology roller coaster ride for financial services companies. From heightened cybersecurity threats to increased demands from customers on the digital front, the very rules that defined the industry have changed. And 2018 will be no different.
From hype to crash – in light of the most recent exchange rate developments of Bitcoin, Ethereum, Ripple & Co., disillusionment is reigning on the crypto market. Volatile exchange rates, black sheep amongst traders and the learning that trading with crypto currencies is actually not as easy as buying a lottery ticket, have certainly put a damper on the gold rush atmosphere. Pressure is growing on the crypto traders – most of all because of regulations.
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Personal loans are often used in Singapore to benefit from the many opportunities offered by the country.