Northwestern Mutual acquires LearnVest, the financial planning startup
Nice move! Think was smart when they started that they did not include the female focus in their name, to allow for a broader focus!
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The Google Pony Express
Step by Step the Social companies are eating banks relationships with their customers, from payments to comparison to handling their...
Present at Y Combinator’s Demo Day
The latest YC Demo Day included 114 companies of which 9 were fintech.
* Bankjoy, a white label mobile banking platform for credit...
UK online banking fraud losses soar 48%
Customer experience benefitted from digital....fraudcosts not really
Yodlee partners FinTech SandBox programme
The FinTech Sandbox, cemented a deal with Yodlee, the deal will allow fintech startups in the 6-month program to access a rich and...
CONSUMER FINANCE STARTUP KREDITECH BREACHED
Kreditech was compromised last November after hackers posted the personal and financial records of thousands users. Though deemed an...
Leading Marketplace Lender SoFi Announces First-of-its-Kind Mobile Mortgage Experience
SoFi is building on its success with student loan refinancing to offer innovative mortgage solutions for high quality borrowers seeking...
The message is the medium and the future
This is how disruption looks like, great chart and article from the economist
Finance More: Mobile Banking Payments Many Americans making mobile payments don't consider themselve
This should be worrying for banks...if customers do not see payments as payments anymore...what if banking is not be seen as banking
Here’s Why Facebook Messenger Won’t Beat Snapchat In The Mobile Payment Wars
Nice article....expect we will see many of these articles on who on the players will win....for sure the consumer
Why Attackers are well positioned in FinTech....Execution and Culture!
Nice report by Accenture. How the USD 12 Bn will shake up the market and how banks think about responding and what are biggest...
German FinTech Overview – Unbundling Banks
Nice overview of the german FinTech scene
How Slack Became the Fastest Growing B2B SaaS Business (Maybe) Ever
Key lessons from them:
- Define their market space and identifying user pain
- Nail the product experience by focusing on doing a few...
Disruptors’ $4trn fortune
Great reports last weeks from Goldman re FinTech, Bitcoin and implications for the sector!
Disrupting Banking: The FinTech Startups That Are Unbundling Wells Fargo, Citi and Bank of America
nice example although not unique of the unbundling
Think Like a Venture Capitalist': Tips for Banks in the Digital Age
May be think like one. in running your portfolio and business.....but think to many are trying to become one....
Bitcoin technology offers clarity for derivatives
Market of smart contracts is Huge, some interesting start-ups emerging here, big opportunity!
Barclays unveils latest fintech stars
For those interested, overview of the Barclays Fintech cohort
RobinHood Freemium could enable many new ‘Low Cost Active Alpha’ services
For a service that is close to zero cost on a per unit basis and falling further every day thanks to Moore’s Law, a Freemium strategy...
Square Cash Opens to Businesses, Introducing $Cashtags
...and the winner is....the consumer!
Is Facebook Paying $0 for Payment Processing?
Payments will be a commodity....question is not if, but speed, especially for international B2B payments. Domestic C2C payments are the...
Dataminr Confirms $130M Raise To Take Its Social Media Data Analysis To New Verticals
The New York-based startup uses complex algorithms to sift and comb through real time public data. As a strategic partner of Twitter,...
How Many Mutual Funds Routinely Rout the Market? Zero
The bull market is six years old this week and a recent study has added to the considerable body of evidence that suggests most people...
Salesforce Bets On Banking Software
Finally! SaaS and cloud solutions to open up for Banking at scale! The recent financing will fund an a team who will work to expand the...
Fundbox, a company that loans businesses money for outstanding invoice payments, has raised $40 mill
Fundbox, a company that loans businesses money for outstanding invoice payments, has raised $40 million. The market for Suppy Chain...
Funds Run by Robots Now Account for $400 Billion
In the exchange traded fund (ETF) industry, alternative or smart-beta ETFs have experienced a rapid ascent as investors capitalize on...
Facebook Introduces Free Friend-To-Friend Payments Through Messages
Domestic payments continues to move one, with all big social/mobile players now offering a solution, most are close to what paypal type...
DENMARK IS FOCUSING ON SPECIALIZED BUILDING BLOCKS FOR FINTECH
Nice overview of Danish ecosystem. Expect more specialization vs. all will happen in London. E.g. 2 of the biggest payment companies...
How to eat a banker’s lunch
Interesting overview!
We don’t need cash. Let’s abolish it outright Ed Conway
The abolishment of cash in the uk....let's start with having all taxi drivers in London accept cards....
LendingHome raises $70M for online real estate investment platform
Next wave of Lending disruption....Real Estate finance including mortgages!
Blythe Masters becomes CEO of Decentralized Equities/Currency Startup Digital Asset Holdings
Blockchain/bitcoin utilization makes an important, if inevitable pivot with companies like DAH using it to optimize securities trading....
Finance novice beats Hedge funds
Not really Tech, but interesting article
That 80% of BTC may be traded for Chinese currency...
That 80% of BTC may be traded for Chinese currency is interesting for a number of reasons. Officially, the Chinese government prohibits...
Secretive Bitcoin Startup 21 Reveals Record Funds, Hints at Mass Consumer Play
Let's see what this will be at least a big bet...may be the revitalization of Bitcoin, although was more expecting they do something in...
Citi, Fidelity and Mint develop first FS apps for Apple Watch
No groundbreaking new features...more a switch from mobile to watch...given the small font size...in case of a serious alert consumers...
How NAB, Westpac and CBA try to get the jump on new attackers
We expect many more partnerships between governments and Banks to take place to create united forces...however not very likely a global...
IBM in talks with central banks about blockchain adoption
At some point this portfolio of initiatives to crack the payment system should work and I guess it will be a snowball effect given the...
Halifax trials heartbeat authentication technology
Fingerprint on top of a device to identify yourselve via your heartbeat....I guess apple can do the same overnight....by measuring the...
EU Parliament approves interchange fee caps
EU regulators voted overwhelmingly in favor (621 to 26) of placing a fee cap on consumer cards, which once implemented the new rules...
API - commoditizing and eating Financial Services
How Financial Software Companies are Monetizing APIs - Great article and overview
The Lending Marketplace
Nice overview
Are we going through a Kodak/Nokia moment in banking?
Great article!
Wealthfront: 2 Bn, 2 years , 20X growth
2 Years. 20x Growth. $2 Billion....and profitability kicks in at......?
Capitalizing on Asia’s digital-banking boom
Ineteresting facts on the Asian pick-up of Digital by consumers. Developing Asia and Northen Europe are best "testing grounds" for...
The Eight Most Common Big Data Myths
Interesting read, in short according to the author the eight Big Data Myths are:
#1: It’s Big
#2: You need to apply it right away
WHAT MILLENNIALS WANT (OR, HOW YOU CAN WIN THEIR BUSINESS)
Interesting read on the future customer base of financials
PayPal further plants its international mobile payments flag, partnering with 1,000 UK Shell gas sta
Partnerships continue to evolve. Linking loyalty and payments
Milenials - some nice facts
Good report on the segment all try to grasp and understand and serve
Top 130 Fintech startups
Nice overview and links for this interested in databases
How many companies are shaping the future of crypto-tech computing, decentralized services, cryptocu
Nice overview chart
Fraud Comes to Apple Pay
Apple pay has 60x higher fraud rates!
Cryptocurrency Technology Set to Shake Up Correspondent Banking
It is a hard battle but will happen...the replacement of the correspondent banking network
The Rise of Hedge Funds and Mutual Funds in Tech Startup Investing in Two Charts
The Growth capital stage is getting crowded, family offices, Funds, Hedge Funds....
Social Finance Said to Aim for $3.5 Billion Valuation in ’15 IPO
Another multibillion IPO...when do the European Lending exits begin?
Line Expands Mobile Payment Service
The battle for the consumer. Also Visa seems stepping up its partnerships to secure a spot. ApplePay, AliPay, Samsung and also...
FinTech Sandbox lets startups play with data for free
Commoidatisation of Financial Services...starts with starts-ups, but than small banks will follow.
Artificial Intelligence Startups See 302% Funding Jump in 2014
Investments into the AI space more than tripled in 2014 compared to the previous year. These companies include natural language...
TransferWise founders brave New York cold for naked 'nothing to hide' publicity stunt
The journey continues...big question is what point volume translates into profitability....and what if Banks drop FX margins...
Visa, Pizza Hut and Accenture Develop Connected Car Commerce Experience
Leading global brands combine innovative payment and mobile technologies to create in-car purchase experiences that are secure,...
BBVA vaults hoard data instead of gold
More commonly filled with gold, the vaults of Spanish bank BBVA are safeguarding swaths of data. BBVA has established itself as one of...
Capital One commits $150 million to bridging the digital divide
According to a Burning Glass Technologies report, ~80% of middle-skill jobs in today’s workforce require tech skills. That encompasses...
Shadow Banks Could Take $11 Billion Annual Profit, Goldman Says
Goldman Sachs predicts that the competitive landscape for banks will change significantly over the next 5-10 years. More stringent...
Transfast partners Kenyan banks and M-Pesa for instant deposit service
According to Kenya's central bank, in 2014, Kenyans abroad sent home a record $1.4b, an 11% increase over 2013. Remittances are a major...
Former Netscape Director Launches Bitcoin Remittance App Abra
Abra (A Better Remittance App) is a money transfer application, founded by a former director at Netscape. Space is getting crowded with...
Google Launches A New Tool To Sell Car Insurance To U.S Web Searchers
Google has launched its new car insurance price comparison tool. This move has long been rumored after the company launched a similar...
The Gloomy Future Of The Tax Preparation Industry
The tax prep industry is likely to continue to thrive, but tax professionals at both large and small firms can expect competition to...
Envestnet Gets into the Robo Business via M&A
Schwab spills robo-beans to Wall Street, including a Schwab Bank wrinkle, cannibalization rates and
The 400 Bn opportunity Schwaps is targeting and how they approach ROBO...big question is whether they can still successfully do 6 years...
Insurers prove laggards in technology raceIs your pension firm ready to give you full access to your money?
New UK regulations that come into effect on April 6th have led to Insurance giants Aegon, Aviva, Scottish Widows, Standard Life and...
Nutmeg aims to shake up Sipps with pension launch
Nutmeg, a UK based online investment manager, is taking on some of the big boys in the UK Sipps (self-managed pension) market.
Are Savings Apps, Like Digit and Acorns, Better Than Savings Accounts?
How do Digit and Acorn differ to simply setting up automatic fund transfers at a bank?
JP Morgan Chase to close 300 branches as customers go mobile
Interesting to see that Northern Europe is 3-5 years ahead of this trend versus the us with branch closures of 50% in the period...
A Ripple based Remittance useless
Great interview with Marco Montes, founder of Saldo.mx, about using Ripple to send money to Mexico. Interesting note: Saldo charges 7%,...
Accenture Survey Shows Digital Investing Tools Are Disrupting the European Investor-Advisor Relation
Nothing earth shattering that we didn't already know in this report, but its always good to see stats. These come from a survey...
Young people boost UK pensions to 17-year high Huge rise
Last year there was a large increase in UK pension participation driven mostly by people in their 20s. 59% of employees saved money...
Fintech 1,000 Landscape Report: Programmable Bank
The commodotization of Banking to date, mainly attackers and non-banks use the API's
A $29 Million Bet On Banking Software
Huge opportunity: Banking software!
Financial Technology: What are the most disruptive financial technology startups?
Good read and interesting overview!
FN Fintech Focus: Mapping Europe’s alternative finance sector
Interesting map and facts on European Alternative lending space
Who is Marie Quantier?
Wealth Innovation in France, interesting interview with the founder
Do you know what your stuff’s worth? Trov raises $6.5M to reinvent insurance for the mobile generati
Millenials solutions are hot these days, Itembase and others are trying to approach same opportunity from a different angle. To date...
Softcard confirms shut down
Innovation is followed by consolidation, domestic payments seem to enter this stage. Interesting to see how telco owned financial...
Airbnb's Verified ID helps create a connection between the person’s online and offline ID
Great use case of off and online Id matching
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