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FinTech Weekly Magazine

  • IEO, STO, and Blockchain IPO: New Blockchain-based Methods for Fundraising

    While ICOs were touted as one of the killer applications of blockchain technology, they had a fair share of pitfalls. Throughout the years 2017 and 2018, Billions of Dollars in capital were both raised and destroyed in what can be called blockchain’s equivalent of the Dotcom bubble. While many people attribute that to fraudulent schemes that were commonplace during the ICO hype, this is only half the truth.

  • PayPal vs. Visa: Which Mobile Payment Stock Should You Buy?

    Interested in investing in the mobile payment and fintech industry? Then you’re not alone. Fintech has been one of the biggest investment trends in the past couple of years and for many investors, it has paid very well.

  • Top 5 Countries Leading in Fintech Innovation

    Today it’s easy to imagine yourself sending money to a friend, or buying a product within several seconds. It’s all thanks to the boom in fintech. The investment in fintech has been dramatically rising in the last years, as many countries want to become the hubs of cutting-edge fintech innovation.

  • How the IoT is Impacting Cryptocurrency

    Two of the most innovative and most recent explosions of technology into the modern world are, without a doubt, Internet of Things devices (IoT) and cryptocurrencies. Both have revolutionised the world in so many different ways, and when combined, amazing things are happening, all of which we’re going to explore today.

  • 2020 Fintech Trends to Watch Out For

    Fintech remains fearless in the face of traditional banking. Rapidly evolving to meet consumer needs that they never even knew they had. In ten short years, we have sped away from checkbooks and bank tellers and toward paperless, even wallet-less, payment methods. First, there were contactless card payments and now it is no longer necessary to carry a debit or visa card, just a mobile phone, and the necessary app.

  • Augmented Reality: How to Ride The New Phase of Fintech Evolution

    What started from Pokemon Go and Snapchat, the market of Augmented Reality (AR) has continued to flourish with every single day. It has not solely established its significance in the gaming and social media industry but has also entered into various other domains - with Fintech no exception.

  • Why The Usage Of Data Will Become Even More Impactful Within Fintech In 2020

    Fintech has become quite a mainstream topic with apps like Monzo and Revolut. The usage of technology-related strategies to ensure marketing results, sales targets and, overall, to manage risks within financial architecture is becoming more and more "mainstream".

  • A Quick Glance at the FinTech Industry and its Future

    FinTech is an acronym for Financial Technology and the definition of FinTech is the integration of technology in the financial services sector. These technologies are mostly used by the financial institutions themselves on the back end of their businesses.

  • 5 Most Common Mistakes to Why Start-up Fintech Companies Fail

    With the latest statistics detailing that around 90% of all business startups fail, there’s no denying that there needs to be some kind of awareness as to what is going on and why these businesses are unable to find their footing. While this is happening in all industries, one of the most prevalent is the fintech industry.

  • Why Fintech Startups will make a Revolution in the Banking Industry

    Given the developmental stagnation of traditional banking institutions in the past years due to their revenue generation and industry stability, both B2C and B2B sectors have started to look for new FinTech services to use. Whether you intend to build your own startup in the next several years or are looking for an industry to devote your time and resources into, FinTech startups and their presence in the banking industry might present you with the perfect opportunity.

  • 6 reasons why Finance is important in today’s business?

    As the term suggests, finance is the available cash that makes an organization can use. Whether you want to start a business, or expand an existing one, add more pieces of equipment or develop new products, finance is the core of every business organization today. Liquid money is important to run the day to day operations for the organization. Right from the smallest spending to huge business expenses, finance is a must. Agree?

  • The cyber security landscape in financial services

    The financial sector is fighting a constant battle, and not just for market supremacy. In fact, the most critical battle faced by today's financial institutions is the war to protect IT assets and safeguard customer data. In other words, the quest to ensure maximum cybersecurity.

  • Competitors, regulators, and scammers: what threatens mobile banks?

    With the rise in availability and intuitiveness of smartphone devices, more and more people opt for mobile bank applications as their go-to financial solutions. While they may be user-friendly, convenient and available on the fly, these applications are also more vulnerable and prone to scammers, malware, and other cyber intrusions.

  • Fintech is Adding Value to the Industry It Was Meant to Disrupt

    With some of the most impressive benefits packages and salaries in the world, it would seem ludicrous for financial industry executives to leave their jobs. Even so, it seems almost weekly the industry learns of another former bank or financial CEO that leaves their cushy post for the scrappy and hard life of the startup world. For non-executives, the trend is more pronounced.

  • The Brexit election and its impact on fintech and crypto in the UK

    “May you live in interesting times”. It’s a common expression, purported to be an old Chinese curse, that wishes trouble and strife in the recipient’s life. Cut to the UK and Brexit. There is trouble and strife on an unprecedented scale. “Do or die” said UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson about leaving the EU on 31 October. That date has passed. The Prime Minister is still alive, and so is Brexit.