Technology Repaints the Payment Landscape
Great report by MIT on payments and technology
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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Great report by MIT on payments and technology
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the 16 trends for 2015 by Andreessen and co
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Success behind Venmo
The complexity Financial Institutions face re Digital
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Some nice perspectives on 2014/2015
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Identification and authentication seem high on agenda
Great insights for start-ups how to go to market
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Legal cost reduction and simplication opportunity in financial services.
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The Morgan Stanley Data Breach Is a Reminder of the Big Dollars at Risk
Article that sets out why it matters
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Capital One synergetic M&A
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Interesting article on the blockchain use cases
Google on Insurance
Some of the findings
The 400 Bn cybertattack problem
Interesting read of Consumer Debt
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