Chris Skinner

MAY 16, 2019

Three years ago, I blogged about three phases of FinTech. Three years later, I can expand on that theme and talk about five phases of FinTech.

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Bank Innovation

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

Fintechs are partnering with banks, banks are using blockchain technology, artificial intelligence, and cryptocurrency and financial regulation is still undergoing massive changes. 2017 has been a […]. 2017 has been a […].

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Bank Innovation

JANUARY 2, 2017

The fintech world has been going through a sort of an IPO freeze recently. The headwinds created by certain fintechs this year (looking at you, LendingClub) didn’t help much either. Venture capital funding continued to fall in the third quarter, according to data from KPMG Enterprise and CB Insights. Global financing Read More.

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BankInovation

JULY 25, 2023

The total funding and number of deals in the fintech sector fell in the second quarter in the face of high-profile U.S. In Q2, global fintech funding slumped to $7.8 billion, down by 48% quarter over quarter, while number of deals dropped by 22% sequentially to 845, lowest since 2017, […] bank collapses in the spring.

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Accenture

JANUARY 19, 2017

And for FinTech, there’s no question that 2017 will be a fascinating journey. The start of a new year is rich in possibilities. The pace of innovation remains frenetic, with new initiatives in RegTech and InsurTech, to solutions addressing payments, Read more.

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Chris Skinner

DECEMBER 19, 2017

Back in January, I made 10 predictions for 2017. Let’s see how near or off the mark they were: The FinTech buzz continues, but not in the USA (look East) WRONG. According to KPMG’s Pulse of FinTech report, Q3 2017, I’m wrong. Asia was doing ok but nowhere near as … The post Did my 2017 predictions come true?

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Bobsguide

JULY 24, 2017

According to KPMG’s Pulse of Fintech report, fintech VC activity in Europe has hit a historically high level for successive quarters. In Q1 2017, global investment in fintech companies hit $3.2bn across 260 deals. Q1 2017’s total capital invested soared to $610m, which was noted as the.

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Bank Innovation

MARCH 7, 2018

EXCLUSIVE (SAN FRANCISCO) -- Welcome back to the fintech boom. At this time last year, fintech was in a downturn. Fintech venture funding was down more than 9% year-over-year; valuations seemed stuck. But the fintech market has rebounded.

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Bank Innovation

DECEMBER 10, 2016

“The use of Artificial Intelligence to anticipate the customer’s needs will be an area of growth not only in 2017 but throughout the foreseeable future. AI Anticipates Customer Needs Andy Hernandez, Head of eBusiness, Regions Financial Corp. Simply put, we want to break down barriers for customers by consistently Read More.

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Bank Innovation

JULY 28, 2017

This year could be the year that VC- backed fintech investment deals and funding reach an all-time high. According to a report by CB Insights, released earlier this week, venture capital-backed fintech companies across the globe raised a total of $5.2 Billion across 251 deals in the second quarter of this year.

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Bank Innovation

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

India may overtake China as the world’s leader in fintech service adoption, according to a report released by Ernst & young, entitled EY FinTech Adoption Index 2017.

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Chris Skinner

DECEMBER 30, 2017

Here are the most read blog entries on The Finanser in 2017, starting with the most popular first: 5 Banking Tech Trends for 2017 How banks are getting around open banking and PSD2 The Top 1000 banks in the world 11 FinTech trends you need to follow bitcoin or ether: … The post The Top Ten Blog Entries Of 2017 appeared first on Chris Skinner's (..)

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Bank Innovation

DECEMBER 30, 2016

For the last episode of the year, Brett King hosts a group of Fintech all-stars — Chris Skinner, Jim Marous, Dave Birch, Ghela Boskovich, and Penny Crosman to review a bit of 2016 and talk about the trends and predictions for 2017. What’s Next?

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Chris Skinner

MAY 4, 2017

There are different views of what constitutes a FinTech Unicorn. appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog.

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Bank Innovation

DECEMBER 10, 2016

Consolidation, and Winners Emerging Brew Johnson and Brett Crosby, Cofounders, PeerStreet Brew: “I think the biggest trends will be consolidation in the marketplace lending and crowdfunding space, and increased partnerships/collaboration between banks and fintech companies.”

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Bank Innovation

MAY 17, 2017

In a mood for some fintech inspiration? At the TechCrunch Disrupt 2017 event, currently taking place in New York, Bank Innovation came across a gauntlet of bright, shiny new fintechs. Here are five of our favorites: Spendwallet While major banks are busy building NFC-enabled digital wallets, this fintech […].

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Bank Innovation

MAY 9, 2017

Startups that promise to change the face of regulation have been in the fintech spotlight lately (see our regtech watchlist here). At the current run rate, 2017 would be the first year “that both deals and dollars decline, and could drop to a […]. But the deal activity seems to have slowed down for the sector.

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Chris Skinner

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

As mentioned on Friday, they see … The post The regulator’s view of bitcoin, 2017 appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog. These central banks have run trials and are thinking about it, but none of them are particularly big on blockchain right now.

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Chris Skinner

OCTOBER 8, 2017

Don’t bank on it EU raids Polish and Dutch banking groups over fintech access Staley scrutinised as Barclays faces historic dilemma Chief of Credit … The post Things worth reading: 9th October 2017 appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog.

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Bank Innovation

JUNE 7, 2018

PREMIUM — This year Chinese investment in fintech is making a comeback. In the first quarter this year alone, Chinese fintechs collected $1.1 billion in investment, up from around $200 million in 2017, according to data from Fintech Global.

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Chris Skinner

OCTOBER 16, 2017

Things we’re reading today include … City warns transition deal ‘disappearing by the day’ as May heads to Brussels Fintech market moves beyond lending Wi-fi security flaw ‘puts devices at risk of hacks’ Financial regulator warns of growing debt among young people Uncertainty over Brexit transition ‘could put (..)

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 3, 2017

PYMNTS examines the data surrounding the latest developments of blockchain, already off to a speedy start in 2017. That figure is expected to increase in 2017 and beyond. In 2017, Wyre said, blockchain technology offers the opportunity to reduce both of those metrics. and China accumulated in 2015 alone. reports noted.

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Chris Skinner

SEPTEMBER 6, 2017

Things we’re reading today include … China’s Most Dangerous Bank Fintech pushes EU to explore changes to bank software rules Russia’s Central Bank Issues Warning on Cryptocurrencies and ICOs Goldman Sachs and Wells Fargo Are the Worst Bank Investments, Top Analyst Warns Challenger bank Redwood takes tech to the cloud … The post (..)

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Chris Skinner

OCTOBER 31, 2017

Things we’re reading today include … CME to offer bitcoin futures RBS should have accepted faults more easily, City watchdog tells MPs Fintech firm MarketInvoice joins rush into business lending Pound spikes as Michel Barnier says he’s ready to speed up Brexit talks Bitcoin blasts to new all-time high of … The post Things worth (..)

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Bank Innovation

JANUARY 12, 2018

Fintech lender Tandem has officially completed its acquisition of Harrods Bank, a move that grants the London-based lender a banking license, it announced yesterday.

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Bank Innovation

MARCH 11, 2019

Fintech funding is significantly on the rise. CB Insights' 2018 Q4 report showed a $21 billion, or 120% total increase in fintech funding from 2017 to 2018. And already this year, there have been several notable funding rounds.

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Bank Innovation

JANUARY 25, 2017

More fintech is coming to Austin. The massive South by Southwest conference and festival features startups in a number of categories — transportation, augmented/virtual reality, and of course fintech — plus several others. The event is the 9th annual pitch session for SXSW’s accelerator.

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Chris Skinner

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

I was sent a nice list of the Top 50 FinTech firms selected by Forbes. billion poured into fintech startups in 2017, Accenture reports, up 18% from 2016. With so much in play, it’s not surprising that 22 companies are new on this, the … The post Who are the hottest FinTech firms and Influencers around the world?

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Chris Skinner

JANUARY 6, 2018

The main blog headlines are … 20 of Europe’s hottest fintech start-ups to watch in 2018 I really liked this article by John Kennedy over at Silicon Republic, and decided to reproduce it here as it’s fitting for the kickoff of 2018.

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Chris Skinner

JULY 30, 2017

The article is talking about the wild ride he has had since taking over the helm of the bank which had formerly been run by two CEOs (Juergen … FinTech: $6.5 billion invested in first half of 2017 Innovate Finance has just published their report on the first half of 2017, and the investments made in FinTech.

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Chris Skinner

OCTOBER 3, 2017

Things we’re reading today include … Employee lenders are one of the fastest-growing areas of UK fintech EU banks are not taking Brexit risks seriously enough, warns BoE Wells Fargo boss should be fired, says senator The bank that wants to employ more disabled workers: ‘It’s a win-win situation’ Ex-Equifax … The (..)

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Chris Skinner

MAY 30, 2017

Things we’re reading today include … Aviva eyeing AI and big data in bid to become fintech firm How will the rollout of open banking affect me? The post Things worth reading: 31st May 2017 appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog.

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Bank Innovation

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

Those innovations may seem cool to the wider public, but we – the fintech-obsessed – dig deeper to uncover the underlying coolness within mainstream Read More. What Amazon did with “Just Walk Out” stores was cool. Snap’s Spectacles – also interesting. Some may argue that Pokemon Go had a good run too.

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Chris Skinner

OCTOBER 22, 2017

This week’s main blog headlines are … Why bankers only see horses and technologists are creating cars I was at a large bank’s wealth management conference recently, where the CEO was being quizzed about various areas including a lot about technology and FinTech.

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Chris Skinner

JUNE 14, 2017

Former Barclays anti-money laundering director named City minister Misys boss to lead fintech giant after merger with DH Brexit to prompt ‘very few changes’ at Rothschild as revenue soars Three US bank chiefs fall victim to email prankster.

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Chris Skinner

JANUARY 28, 2018

This week’s main blog headlines are … The wealth divide is growing and threatening A final reflection on the way of the world before getting back to FinTech and banking. It soon transpired that … The post The Finanser’s Week: 22nd January 2017 – 28th January 2018 appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog.

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Cisco

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

Cisco has moved up to #3 in the 2017 IDC FinTech Rankings Enterprise Top 25. Cisco has remained amongst the most committed to helping Financial Services institutions digitally transform resulting in upward movement in rankings this year.

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