For some time now, a specific sector has become one of the greatest entrepreneurial revolutions in our recent history. And it is one of the current panaceas: mobile payment, personal finance management, corporate crowdfunding, money transfers between users … whatever their variations. The truth is that all investors are behind…
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The Indonesian technology company Go-Jek is the first “unicorn company” in Indonesia which has just acquired the Bitcoin exchange Coins.ph in the Philippines. Unincorporated private start-up companies are worth more than $ 1 billion. It is reported that Go-Jek is hovering around $ 9 billion. Go-Jeck turning to the fintech…
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Anyone who is fit to deal with complex data structures and programs is in demand on the job market. Financial experts in Switzerland can now specifically acquire these competences with the new course from AZEK to Chartered Financial Data Scientist (CFDS). The jobs created by digitization generally require a higher…
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“The bank always wins,” is a popular saying. Anyone looking at the press releases of the last few years will have great doubts about it. At the turn of the millennium, when I decided to start a bank education, the (banking) world was still in order. Banks and savings banks…
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There are some exciting trends in the FinTech sector. It becomes clear: There is a mega-topic, which was particularly important in the past year and for which investors had a lot of money left over. 659 million euros for German fintechs The year 2018 was a record year for the…
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When: From January 29 to 30 Where: Paris (France) The French capital will host this month more than 150 CEOs of fintech companies from around the world in the fourth edition of the forum, which is sponsored by Emmanuel Macron. Throughout these two days they will tackle key topics on…
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This card without bank reimbursed more than 600,000 euros in 2018 Bnext exceeds its first 100,000 active clients 70% are men. The majority (61%) is less than 35 years old and 41% lives in Madrid or Barcelona. This fintech works to incorporate two important novelties: Bnext Rewards (to add points…
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Digital technology is transforming the expectations and preferences of customers, challenging the leaders of the industries to adapt and evolve their business models. The financial services industry is no exception. The massive adoption and global ubiquity of mobile phones, coupled with the digitalization of financial processes and services, has created…
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The US Federal Reserve is reluctant to grant fintech access to the country’s financial infrastructure, including its clearing and settlement systems. The concern arises from the perception that these companies do not have robust risk controls or consumer protection systems that common banks must have to operate. “I am concerned…
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While much of today’s fintech debate focuses on the potential applications of technology to financial services, the underlying reasons why the industry is seeking innovation so aggressively at this time are also important. To a large extent, it reflects the realities of the current environment: the need to reduce costs,…
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