Fintech News Issue #237 October 3rd, 2019
Top Stories
British-based digital banking app Revolut is set to hire around 3500 staff as it expands into 24 new markets thanks to a new global deal with [...]
Fintech for the aging
— via Bessemer Venture PartnersTechnology holds the potential to help solve systemic issues in our wealth management system and allow people to age with fewer financial worries.
The Global Innovation Supply Chain: Sourcing New Fintech Ideas From The Rest Of The World
— via ForbesIn Silicon Valley, we often fall trap to insular thinking within our bubble.
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FinTech Articles
Bank jobs to be decimated by new technology
— via FinextraAnalysts at Wells Fargo are forecasting that up to ten percent of bank jobs in the US will be wiped out by ongoing technological progress in the next ten years.
This Fintech Safari Could Be a Wild Ride
— via Bloomberg OpinionAfrica is a promising terrain for digital banking. But traditional lenders need to be careful to get it right.
Rapyd raises $100M for its ‘fintech as a service’ API, now valued at nearly a $1B valuation
— via Tech CrunchThe digital payments market is forecast to balloon to $3 trillion by 2023 [...]
Traditional banks are struggling to stave off the fintech revolution
— via The ConversationTraditional banks are haunted by financial technology – fintech – firms.
How To Architect FinTech Apps In 2020
— via FinextraBanks and other early Fintech companies, which were built on legacy or some other system are quickly realizing how difficult it is to make changes to their digital services.
Fintech platforms driving financial inclusion
— via Money ControlHundreds of millions of hardworking, responsible, and essentially credit-worthy Indians are not served by formal or organised-sector financial markets.
Immigration: can fintech help with the transition?
— via RaconteurImmigrants face an array of financial hurdles when arriving in a new country and some startups are now offering services unavailable from established institutions.
Every Industry Is Banking on Blockchain Technology
— via MediumIn a recent Deloitte report, 69% of executives reported that they plan on replacing their current systems of record keeping with blockchain technology.
5 hot Irish fintech startups to watch in 2020
— via Irish Tech NewsThe Republic of Ireland is a European fintech epicentre.
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