This Cyber-attack on Bank Networks Witnessed Theft of $18 Mn
The question I am left with is if they identified the group did they identity the persons?
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And 2014's Worst Currency Was...Bitcoin
BITCOIN underperformed all currencies in a very volatile year!
3 Ways Mobility Will Shape Auto Insurance in 2015
Interesting article how mobility will shape car insurance! the 3 ones are: brining efficiency back in the field, telematics and giving...
IBM, Apple Partnership Could Yield Trove of Insurance Apps
The insurance industry is ready to be benefit from productivity and customer experience enhancements before they get disrupted
The 10 FinTech events of 2015 that can’t be missed
Most mainstream conferences for FinTech, next to this there are many small gatherings, which is personally like more as they go deeper...
LendingClub And Billion-Dollar Valuations Are Just The Beginning For Online Lending
8 Bn loans issues...this is is still very small!
Alternative lenders are hot -- especially among millennials
The beginning of the FinTech IPOs, I would expect 2015/2016 we will see quite some M&A next to IPO's as Financials probably want to...
As bitcoin languishes, PeerNova raises $8.6 million to refocus on blockchain
Expect to see more pivots of bitcoin companies in 2015 to Blockchain usecases
20 Of The Biggest Names In Tech Explain How They Achieve Success
Very interesting set of thoughts and wisdom of tech leaders
How advisers can improve client outcomes by embracing data Betterment's Jon Stein offers 4 ways to b
Interesting set of recommendations how to step-up
Robo-advisers transform from threat to tool Forward-thinking advisers and robo-advice platforms are
Last months we have seen increased coverage of the ROBO advisors and increasing adaptation of ROBO by established global leading wealth...
Great overview of the German FinTech landscape
Great overview of the German FinTech landscape...sorry for it being in german!
15 Fintech Startups To Watch In 2015
We keep watching!
Big banks’ fines hit $178 billion
May be the banking sector has been an impulse for the crisis...with 178Bn of fines it has also been a booster for Government budgets....
Lending Club nabs $9 billion valuation in IPO, challenges big banks
A big victory for the FinTech sector...and the kick-off of a great period ahead of us!
22 Pictures That Prove That 2014 Is The Damn Future You know, at least with regard to technology.
Very interesting and funny set of examples...enjoy the read
BlueSnap unveils new coupon and bank transfer APIs
73% of consumers are influenced by coupons...and apple pay blocks payments data insights.....
Innovation: The regulatory opportunity
FCA running a full time innovation hub. In the London FinTech ecosystem, all stakeholders are contributing which is great to see from...
China's Tencent Is Now Officially In The Banking Business
Great that china is opening up, and look forward to see how Tencent will compete in the Chinese market. Can imagine that they are well...
The e-invoicing play for banks
eInvoicing both an opportunity to reduce costs within Financial Institutions as well as for Banks to work with their clients and...
7 Exciting Financial Apps disrupting the Industry
Many trade/wealth oriented! but interesting to try them
Blank check for a hot sector: FinTech Acquisition files and sets terms for $100 million IPO
This feels very Dot com like
Fintech: London losing ground to Hong Kong and New York
Interesting comparison, and a reflection that many cities/regions increased FinTech activity can be found. We expect different centers...
Bank Tech Budgets 2015: Allocation Forecast
Security, Digital and analytics investments go up! overall spend up 4.3%, can imagine that Banks first need to increase costs before...
6 Predictions For The $125 Billion Big Data Analytics Market in 2015
gerat read! Security, IoT,e ct. all shaping the USD 125 Bn market!
Apple Pay Is Too Anonymous for Some Retailers
The battle for the privacy and customer! By taking away this for retailers and banks, they enhance their relative position even more!
Gartner highlights the top 10 Cloud myths
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Cloud computing is uniquely susceptible to the perils of myths due to the nature, confusion and hype surrounding it, according to...…
PayPal expands lending programme to merchants Sarah Mishkin in San Francisco
The battle for alternative lending, as extra juice for the carve out of PayPal. On itself PayPal could have started this much earlier...
Capital One's Richard Fairbank says 'world won’t wait' for banks to catch digital wave
Interesting perspectives with a lot of truth in it, too much focus on making banking as we know it more digital rather than thinking...
Instead of Fighting Bitcoin, the US Could Make Its Own Digital Currency
Lot of good ideas and thinking in this. More likely is to take the tech of bitcoin and use it to make payments better and cheaper vs...
Vanguard quintuples assets in robo-adviser, leapfrogging competitors Pilot program reaches $4.2 bill
Pilot of USD 4.2 Bn....if the big established players make themselves angry....hard for attackers like wealth front to beat them as the...
The Current State of Machine Intelligence
Great overview!
Alipay Amazes with 300 M Users, 190 M Wallet Downloads
300 M Users, 190 M Wallet Downloads...that's the entire US population....55% of total transactions came from five of China’s most...
Venture Investors See Promise In African Startups
Super interesting investment space! Home to 5 out of 12 global fastest growing economies, massive unbanked population, etc. Big momentum!
BBVA acquires big data startup Madiva
BBVA on the move!
Financial Technology Financial Services Commission Names Fintech as Major Task for Next Year
FinTech all over the world!
Julius Bär will in Fintech investieren
Julius Bar steps up FinTech investments! Great to see the next generation younger CEO's of Financial Institutions taking the lead in...
UBS to partner with Artificial Intelligence firm to continue to lead future of Investment Advice
Great move, see lots of potential here ROBO and Artificial Intelligence great ways to create leverage in advice, improve consistency...
Robo-advisors: Not for clients only
Interesting to see the trend that Firms that provide online robo-advisory services are extending that service to advisors so that they...
Alibaba’s Alipay Now Sees Over Half Of Its Transactions In China From Mobile Devices
80 million tx per day, 50% mobile, during first year that mobile access overtook desktop access
Another Data Breach, Another Dollar For Identity Management Startups
Key issue to crack for FinTech, identity management, Financials can play a key role if they get it right!
This insurance startup will give you a wearable and reward you for hitting fitness goals
Insurance is picking up momentum! Using tech and subpopulation selection...to target the more attractive segments with a more friendly...
The 50 Best Fintech Innovators of 2014
Another FinTech 50 List, We should make a list of the lists and give each company one point per list and add them up to create the...
Banks Urge Clients to Take Cash Elsewhere New Rules Mean Some Deposits Aren’t Worth It, J.P. Morgan,
Time to reinvent Savings and Deposits!
A Bitcoin Battle Is Brewing
Following the media and sentiments feel the Bitcoin battle is calming down and the Blockchain search is heading on. Also feel that most...
Legal Tech Startups Have A Short History And A Bright Future
We love the space of Legal tech revolution, feels very similar as some of the ROBO trends in wealth. The cost in Financial Services is...
Royal Bank of Scotland under fire after asking employees to give up their spare time to carry out DI
Don't get the problem, small retailers do all of this....bring entrepreneurship back in the branch!
Financial Advisor Becomes Robo-Advisor
ROBO advisory, the new way to go!
Chicago-based AvantCredit announces $225 million in funding
Total of USD 1 Bn in funding,
Average customer takes out a $5,000 loan
Average interest rate is 36 percent
Average duration is...
Silicon Valley's hottest startup is scaring insurance brokers and fighting regulators
We love insurance distribution, ready for disruption!
Segmint, others building off 'very hot' finance tech market
Interesting to see how traction will go in Europe seen several of the Payment insight lead start-ups, so far more promise than impact
KOHO WANTS TO CREATE A CANADIAN BANK BUILT FOR MILLENNIALS
The Finch opportunity in Canada, huge market, canadains pay with $185/person among the highest banking fees globally! Combine this with...
Betting on Security Start-Ups in an Age of Data Breaches
Digitalization comes at a cost....complexity of multiple channels, versions, etc. increases risk of cybersecurity and thus cost....
Bad debt relief – the chancellor’s boost for peer-to-peer lenders
Great move of the UK regulator, who is really helping to create a level playing field!
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The idea is to bypass banks and match investors with their ideal borrower. Rates are great, but it can be risky. Now George Osborne has...…
TD Bank-Moven Deal: A Smart Move
Increasing partnerships in the ecosystem and Financial Services partnering with start-ups to provide more and faster services to their...
7 Banks Integrated Touch ID, 2 More to Follow
Smart of Apple to open up the apple id to 3rd parties, resilience of the security of the apple database with finger id's will be key to...
Earthport and Ripple Bring Crypto Tech to Cross-Border Payments
These are places where blockchain can make material impacts!
A phoneful of dollars
Mobile lead disruption of Financial Services
UK Government issues call to action on bank APIs
The Utilization of banking....the current account data was a core asset the industry had
Betting on Security Start-Ups in an Age of Data Breaches....the 80 Bn security market
Not sure Financial Institutions have factored in 15% of investments into Security yet....expect costs will only go up coming years,...
Dutch Banks to explore Blockchain infrastructure
we expect to see more of this. Not known to many, but with Adyen, Global Collect and the Big Banks Netherlands has a history in payment...
Online merchants struggling with multiple fraud channels
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WorldpayMore than three-quarters of online merchants (79%) believe the growing proliferation of markets, purchasing channels and payment...…
Stripe Raises Another $70 Million, Doubling Its Valuation To $3.5 Billion
Amazing how short cycles are to build 1 Bn+ FinTech companies....founded 2010....Some of the oldest banks founded decades ago are worth...
The frenzy around the Internet of Things (IoT) should be reaching its final countdown.
IoT, following adaptation this will generate significant opportunities in the Insurance area! We expect 2015/2016 the dots will be...
Apple Pay: Big questions remain about what U.S. merchants get out of it
Interesting facts 56% of people want to do mobile payments...but only in 3% of places they shop it can be done....
Bitcoin moves from hype to disappointment, and on to real utility
all trailing to the same conclusion....
New ATM Skimmers Connect To The Card Reader Via A Nearly Invisible Hole
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A new advance in credit card theft technology has hit the streets and it’s pretty clever. The ATM hackers are now drilling a small hole...…
Indiegogo Is Testing Optional Insurance Fees For Crowdfunded Products
Let's see how many VC's will use this Insurance, Launch protection, Traction protection, Exit protection, love it!
Barclays begins in-branch beacon technology trial
Several interesting start-ups providing solutions with Beacon for information as well as online-offline conversion and understanding...
SilverLake sells IPC to Centrebridge Partners for $1.2 billion
Another Billion exit!
11 Insights from 2 Years of Fintech Investments
Great set of Facts on FinTech
Alibaba Affiliate Wins Approval to Start Private Bank
A true one stop shop!
Is the UK on course to become the world's 'fintech' capital?
According to a recent study from Bloomberg, London now has 44,000 fintech workers, more than Silicon Valley and New York.
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