Fintech News Issue #246 December 5th, 2019
Podcasts & Videos
Our expert hosts, Simon Taylor and David Brear are joined by some returning guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week.
Top Stories
The Biggest Technology Trends That Will Disrupt Banking in 2020
— via The Financial BrandThe rapidly changing technology landscape, led by the global rollout of 5G networks, will impact every component of the banking industry.
The 5 Debates That Will Shape Fintech In The 2020s
— via ForbesIt’s that time of the year when banking industry pundits turn their thoughts to the top trends of the upcoming year.
California's Fintech Startups Are Invading New York
— via BloombergBrex has moved its CFO to Manhattan, and Stripe is on a New York hiring spree. But the city’s fintech sector still lags California’s.
Fintech Company of the week
The burden of complex regulations often acts as an unmanageable obstacle. Almost everywhere, piles of paper-based regulations prevent companies from fully focussing on their core business objectives. This is why the RegTech startup Apiax aims to revolutionise the way companies handle compliance. Apiax’s powerful tools enable financial services professionals to master complex regulations in a lightweight fashion. If you want to learn more, let’s get in touch.
FinTech Articles
Crossing Borders - U.K. Fintechs Partner To Launch International Recurring Payments Service
— via ForbesWhen I spoke to Hiroki Takeuchi at the beginning of 2019, he was bullish about the international potential of his fintech business, GoCardless.
Banking beyond 2020: Fintechs to spearhead innovation
— via Money ControlInnovation sandbox allows technology-led companies to access user and banking-related data that used to be heavily restricted.
Chatham House Rules, whereby what’s spoken in a meeting or forum can be repeated, but sources of the information can’t be disclosed, can be a very irritating imposition for journalists trying to cover an event.
New Banking Technologies Demand Product Development Reboot
— via The Financial BrandBanks and credit unions that want to pioneer, or simply keep up, must stop clinging to old ways of deploying talent to drive innovation.
Fintech is raising the bar for financial inclusion
— via Fintech FinanceBesides the talks of how much easier and fastest financial technologies make the whole paying process, and how decentralized financial infrastructure is largely being favored by people something that often escapes the conversation is the inclusion factor.
Start-up Robinhood tops 10 million accounts even as industry follows in free-trading footsteps
— via CNBCRobinhood has grown rapidly from its one million subscribers in 2016 and six million users in October of 2018.
Who Accepts Bitcoin as a Mode of Payment? (Infographic)
— via CryptopolitanBitcoin is a status symbol for companies daring enough to test the status quo and accept Bitcoin.
November 2019 could mark when Nigeria (arguably) became Africa’s unofficial capital for fintech investment and digital finance startups.
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