Finch Capital is a Financial Technology Investment firm founded in the fall of 2013. We invest in high growth companies primary in EMEA and prefer to invest after the seed round, when there is proof of concept and there are some revenues.
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The question I am left with is if they identified the group did they identity the persons?
It has come to light that a group of Russian cybercriminals gained unauthorized access to internal payments networks of banks and stole...…
BITCOIN underperformed all currencies in a very volatile year!
It's been a bad year for the Russian ruble and a terrible 12 months for the Ukrainian hryvnia. But it's been a catastrophic 2014 for...…
Interesting article how mobility will shape car insurance! the 3 ones are: brining efficiency back in the field, telematics and giving...
The insurance industry is ready to be benefit from productivity and customer experience enhancements before they get disrupted
The insurance industry is a prime candidate for better mobility solutions, says IBM's insurance global leader. IBM and Apple's recently...…
Most mainstream conferences for FinTech, next to this there are many small gatherings, which is personally like more as they go deeper...
8 Bn loans issues...this is is still very small!
Last week marked the first ever-initial public offering for an online lending platform when LendingClub raised nearly $870 million in its...…
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...
Expect to see more pivots of bitcoin companies in 2015 to Blockchain usecases
With the price of bitcoin continuing to crater, Silicon Valley-based crypto-mining outfit PeerNova has raised $8.6 million in funding to...…
Very interesting set of thoughts and wisdom of tech leaders
The relentless pace of technology requires companies to either find ways to keep up or face extinction. We've collected thoughts on...…
Interesting set of recommendations how to step-up
Some financial advisers calculate tax impacts for their clients before transactions, because this information is essential in assessing...…
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...sorry for it being in german!
Es passiert aktuell nicht nur in London eine Menge im Umfeld der Fin-Tech StartUps. Auch in Deutschland sind einige unterwegs die etwas...…
We keep watching!
Wealthfront is one of the biggest players in the growing automated financial advisory space. Founded in 2011, it now has $1 billion under...…
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....
It seems that hardly a month goes by where a bank isn't paying a huge settlement to a U.S. or European regulator over one misdeed or...…
A big victory for the FinTech sector...and the kick-off of a great period ahead of us!
Lending Club on Thursday shot up 56 percent in its Wall Street debut, making the online lending startup one of the most valuable...…
Very interesting and funny set of examples...enjoy the read
1. There’s an app that translates in real time 2. A spoon that helps those with Parkinson real time 3. etc
73% of consumers are influenced by coupons...and apple pay blocks payments data insights.....
Global payment gateway BlueSnap released new Coupon and Bank Transfer APIs that will help merchants increase sales and convert shoppers...…
FCA running a full time innovation hub. In the London FinTech ecosystem, all stakeholders are contributing which is great to see from...
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...
eInvoicing both an opportunity to reduce costs within Financial Institutions as well as for Banks to work with their clients and...
Many trade/wealth oriented! but interesting to try them
The financial sector is no exception to technological disruption, with these apps below revolutionising everything from personal finance...…
This feels very Dot com like
FinTech Acquisition, a blank check company formed by management of The Bancorp to acquire a financial technology business, announced...…
Interesting comparison, and a reflection that many cities/regions increased FinTech activity can be found. We expect different centers...
Security, Digital and analytics investments go up! overall spend up 4.3%, can imagine that Banks first need to increase costs before...
gerat read! Security, IoT,e ct. all shaping the USD 125 Bn market!
The big data and analytics market will reach $125 billion worldwide in 2015, according to IDC. Both IDC and The International Institute...…
The battle for the privacy and customer! By taking away this for retailers and banks, they enhance their relative position even more!
Apple Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook loves to talk about the security features of his mobile-payments system. Apple Pay won’t collect...…
Cloud computing is uniquely susceptible to the perils of myths due to the nature, confusion and hype surrounding it, according to...…
The battle for alternative lending, as extra juice for the carve out of PayPal. On itself PayPal could have started this much earlier...
Interesting perspectives with a lot of truth in it, too much focus on making banking as we know it more digital rather than thinking...
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...
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...
Great overview!
I spent the last three months learning about every artificial intelligence, machine learning, or data related startup I could find — my...…
300 M Users, 190 M Wallet Downloads...that's the entire US population....55% of total transactions came from five of China’s most...
Super interesting investment space! Home to 5 out of 12 global fastest growing economies, massive unbanked population, etc. Big momentum!
BBVA on the move!
BBVA has acquired Spanish big data and cloud computing startup Madiva Soluciones as part of its strategy to buy up companies that are...…
FinTech all over the world!
“One of the government's core projects is a revolution in fintech,” remarked FSC Chairman Shin Jae-yoon at a policy symposium in Seoul on...…
Julius Bar steps up FinTech investments! Great to see the next generation younger CEO's of Financial Institutions taking the lead in...
Great move, see lots of potential here ROBO and Artificial Intelligence great ways to create leverage in advice, improve consistency...
Interesting to see the trend that Firms that provide online robo-advisory services are extending that service to advisors so that they...
80 million tx per day, 50% mobile, during first year that mobile access overtook desktop access
China is in the midst of a mobile commerce boom, according to a new report from Alipay, the Alibaba-affiliated payments service that...…
Key issue to crack for FinTech, identity management, Financials can play a key role if they get it right!
As security breaches are reported for one major corporation after another, venture investors are writing bigger checks than ever in an...…
Insurance is picking up momentum! Using tech and subpopulation selection...to target the more attractive segments with a more friendly...
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...
Time to reinvent Savings and Deposits!
Banks are urging some of their largest customers in the U.S. to take their cash elsewhere or be slapped with fees, citing new regulations...…
Following the media and sentiments feel the Bitcoin battle is calming down and the Blockchain search is heading on. Also feel that most...
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...
Don't get the problem, small retailers do all of this....bring entrepreneurship back in the branch!
The Newmilns Branch of the RBS THE Royal Bank of Scotland has come under fire after asking employees to give up their spare time to...…
ROBO advisory, the new way to go!
NOVEMBER 2014 • JEFF SCHLEGEL Tom White used to be a human financial advisor. Now he runs a fully automated virtual advisor called...…
Total of USD 1 Bn in funding,
Average customer takes out a $5,000 loan
Average interest rate is 36 percent
Average duration is...
We love insurance distribution, ready for disruption!
Zenefits wants to cut out the insurance industry middleman. Investors see opportunity. Utah sees a threat. Parker Conrad wants to do...…
Interesting to see how traction will go in Europe seen several of the Payment insight lead start-ups, so far more promise than impact
Segmint Inc. recently received a $9 million investment to manage increased demand for services. Segmint's data-driven technologies...…
The Finch opportunity in Canada, huge market, canadains pay with $185/person among the highest banking fees globally! Combine this with...
Digitalization comes at a cost....complexity of multiple channels, versions, etc. increases risk of cybersecurity and thus cost....
Great move of the UK regulator, who is really helping to create a level playing field!
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...…
Increasing partnerships in the ecosystem and Financial Services partnering with start-ups to provide more and faster services to their...
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...
These are places where blockchain can make material impacts!
The problem in the past of moving money cross-border is a combination of dated technology and a dated model," said Hank Uberoi, CEO...…
Mobile lead disruption of Financial Services
Guards in khaki uniforms wield ancient British rifles as men in crisp white dhotis and women in colourful saris direct the flow of...…
The Utilization of banking....the current account data was a core asset the industry had
The UK Government is to launch a 'Call for Evidence' on how APIs could be used in banking to improve transparency and help customers...…
Not sure Financial Institutions have factored in 15% of investments into Security yet....expect costs will only go up coming years,...
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...
WorldpayMore than three-quarters of online merchants (79%) believe the growing proliferation of markets, purchasing channels and payment...…
Amazing how short cycles are to build 1 Bn+ FinTech companies....founded 2010....Some of the oldest banks founded decades ago are worth...
IoT, following adaptation this will generate significant opportunities in the Insurance area! We expect 2015/2016 the dots will be...
Interesting facts 56% of people want to do mobile payments...but only in 3% of places they shop it can be done....
You’ll pardon U.S. merchants for not throwing a parade for Apple Pay. Consumer research reports that came out in advance of the...…
all trailing to the same conclusion....
If you hang around the tech scene for long enough you will see some absolutely amazing ideas being turned into businesses. Some arrive...…
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...…
Let's see how many VC's will use this Insurance, Launch protection, Traction protection, Exit protection, love it!
It looks like the company is responding with a new feature that offers backers some peace of mind about their investment. The company...…
Several interesting start-ups providing solutions with Beacon for information as well as online-offline conversion and understanding...
Another Billion exit!
Private equity firm Silver Lake has sold financial communications business IPC to Centrebridge Partners for $1.2 billion. SilverLake...…
Great set of Facts on FinTech
At Let’s Talk Payments, we have been keeping track of prominent investments in the payments industry. Here are some exclusive insights...…
A true one stop shop!
Alibaba Affiliate Wins Approval to Start Private Bank The parent company of Alibaba affiliate Alipay, which processes e-commerce...…
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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