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As this has happened, we have seen a counter-trend occurring, as the maturing FinTech specialists branch out to create global monoline services in platforms. Digital Bank Fintech Future Grid Opinion MORE
Investing on the part of venture capitalists in financial technology startups — otherwise known as FinTechs — declined during the first quarter of 2019, with China feeling the most pain. In the first quarter of 2018 venture funding going toward FinTechs stood at $6.2 MORE
So, I blogged last week about women in FinTech and whether we care, and got lots of replies … from women … who said yes, we care. One interesting insight is that … The post Women in FinTech … yes, we care appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog. MORE
The first session had Amazon discussing … The post #Money2020 USA: reaching FinTech 3.0 Fintech Grid OpinionI enjoyed chairing a half day stream at #Money2020 in Las Vegas focused upon breaking news and views. MORE
Bank-FinTech collaborations have emerged as a viable, lucrative growth path for both sides of these partnerships. For FinTechs, the deals mean access to a broader range of customers through well-established industry names. investing money in B2B FinTechs disrupting their industries. MORE
I launched ValueWeb in Singapore yesterday and my friend Vladislav Solodkiy, Managing Partner at FinTech VC Fund Life.SREDA, hosted the evening. From BaaS and neobanks to FINTECH-BANK Fintech is currently undergoing a natural evolution stage. … Fintech Grid MORE
I write a lot about FinTech payments, lending, roboadvice and such like. SMALL BUSINESS FINANCE People talk a lot about finance for SMEs – small to medium enterprises … The post FinTech’s biggest new market is small business financing … but is it worth it? MORE
Another theme that I talk about regularly, and that came up last week, is the FinTech relationship being like a parent and child. Fintech Grid Opinion MORE
It’s interesting that the Global Financial Crisis (GFC) sparked by Lehman Brothers collapse in September 2008 sparked the FinTech revolution, according to some. Fintech Grid Opinion MORE
Not sure if anyone noticed that the Financial Stability Board – the world’s central banks tasked with maintaining financial stability – produced a white paper on FinTech last month. … The post Does FinTech worry policymakers? Fintech Grid Regulation MORE
Not sure if anyone noticed that the Financial Stability Board – the world’s central banks tasked with maintaining financial stability – produced a white paper on FinTech last month. … The post Does FinTech worry policymakers? Fintech Grid Regulation MORE
Even in fintech. Smart, early-stage investment in AI and fintech have helped Canada become a research leader in machine learning and deep learning setting the stage for industry 4.0,” said […]. Location matters. MORE
… The post Women in FinTech: do you care? Fintech GridI’ve written quite often about Sexism in the City and am intrigued by discussions of diversity, or the lack thereof, in both banking and technology. MORE
Ireland has been ramping up to boost FinTech efforts — a trend that has spanned several countries globally. Separately, Ireland-based FinTech Prepaid Financial Services has been granted an eMoney license by the Central Bank of Ireland. MORE
Fintech Grid InnovationWatching the BBC, I often see reports on the elderly being ripped off, scammed and targeted by fraudsters. MORE
I blogged about the FinTech themes that came out of the Celero conference the other day and forgot to mention that I recently joined a one-day retreat at Payments International in London, as a facilitator. Fintech Grid MORE
I’m often asked how I got into FinTech. Back in the day, it wasn’t called FinTech. Interestingly, for almost a quarter century, tech … The post Are banks serious about fintech? Digital Bank Fintech Grid Opinion MORE
There are four big things for 2018 from a FinTech viewpoint that are obvious to me however, which are: Getting down to business with Artificial … The post The FinTech outlook for 2018 appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog. Fintech Future Grid OpinionI usually start the new year by making some predictions, but so many others have been writing about 2018 trends that I’m not going to. MORE
I find it interesting when I read perspectives on FinTech, money and banking. It’s hard to go digital if the country has little infrastructure; … The post Time for a global FinTech platform? Digital Bank Fintech Future Grid Inclusion Innovation Numbers Opinion MORE
Following on from talking around the big ten tech themes last Friday, I thought I would follow up with five FinTech themes for right now. It was fun with the CEO, Bob … The post Five FinTech Themes from 2017 appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog. Fintech Grid Uncategorized MORE
Well, … The post Fintech foundations lie with both financial and technology people appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog. Fintech GridI was talking to a Securitisation conference the other day. Securitisation? What’s that? MORE
Equifax said Friday that it has entered into a joint collaboration with FinTech Sandbox in an effort to spur global FinTech innovation. FinTech Sandbox is a non-profit that serves the financial sector through data and infrastructure provided to startups. MORE
A fintech incubator called Silicon Fintech Bay is launching in Redwood City, California. Capital & Funding Exclusive Startups Bahrain FinTech Consurtion Flagstar Franklin Templeton Fujitsu Principal Silicon FinTech Bay Singapore MORE
That’s because they asked 500 FinTech companies how much they pay the CEO? And it … The post How much is a FinTech CEO worth? Fintech GridGood question, and it all depends on the revenue forecast. MORE
One of the things I say fairly often is that the FinTech start-up community is fairly naïve. Equally, some but not all behave in a way which is not aligned … The post Revolut: the growing pains of a FinTech unicorn appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog. Fintech Grid Opinio MORE
Some people talk about FinTech disruption and how payments and banking is being attacked and unbundled by start-ups, but we often look at banking too simplistically. Blockchain Fintech Grid Innovation MORE
The requests would get prioritisation and be delivered in sequence over time, sometimes a very long … The post The new FinTech bank appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog. Digital Bank Fintech Grid MORE
Originally, I was a technologist; then a financial technologist; and now a FinTech guy. However, I see the FinTech piece as being irrelevant. Whether it’s FinTech or TechFin, it’s all still just finance and technology. Fintech Future Grid MORE
So, I blogged last week about women in FinTech and whether we care, and got lots of replies … from women … who said yes, we care. One interesting insight is that … The post Women in FinTech … yes, we care appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog. Digital Bank Fintech Future Grid OpinionInteresting that there were not so many replies from the other gender, but hey what do you expect? MORE
I recently gave a speech where the title was FinTech or TechFin? Here it is: FinTech or TechFin? I’m a technologist … The post FinTech or TechFin (speech transcript) appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog. Digital Bank Fintech Future Grid Opinion Presentations MORE
I just chaired a nice session at the Innovate Finance Global Summit (IFGS) focused upon the future of UK FinTech. I didn’t really understand why we would … The post How will UK FinTech fare in the future? Brexit Fintech Future Grid MORE
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. MORE
Banks that get digital and banks that don’t; fintechs that want to change everything and fintechs that don’t; digital currencies to replace fiat currencies and fiat currencies that are going digital; destruction, disruption and disappointment; and more. It just shows the world of … The post The difference between FinTech and TechFin appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog. Digital Bank Fintech GridThere’s lots of friction around these days. MORE
There are many pundits predicting change in banking and FinTech this year. American Banker published seven FinTech predictions for 2019 by Bob Legters, Chief Product Officer of Banking and Payments at FIS. Fintech Future Grid MORE
A few years ago, I posted a guest article from Philippe Gelis, co-founder and CEO of FX firm Kantox, on Why FinTech Banks will rule the world. Digital Bank Fintech Grid MORE
When did FinTech become FinTech? I guess the first thing is to define FinTech, which I did badly four years ago. I say badly because my definition back then was: FinTech [is] a new market that integrates finance and technology. Fintech Grid MORE
South Africa’s Reserve Bank today unveiled a fintech unit. Based on a Finextra report, Groepe said of the fintech unit: Given […]. Exclusive Innovations Insurance Lending Mobile Open Fintech Payments Startups digital payments fintech Mobile banking MORE
… The post The UN’s SDG’s, FinTech and Banking appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog. Fintech Future GridDue to various connections, I was asked to deliver the opening keynote speech at the United Nations High Level Political Forum last week (some coverage here). MORE
39 FinTech Unicorns Valued at $147.37 billion 2018 was a phenomenal year for FinTech. Over a course of 12 months, Venture Capital-backed FinTech deals and funding set an annual … The post 39 FinTech Unicorns Valued at $147.37 Fintech Grid MORE
Such is the case in financial services, where “ FinTech ” is often used to describe financial technology vendors. “A FinTech is a term that’s become synonymous with innovative, agile and digital-first financial services companies,” said Thomas. The Promise of FinTech. MORE
I write a lot about FinTech payments, lending, roboadvice and such like. SMALL BUSINESS FINANCE People talk a lot about finance for SMEs – small to medium enterprises … The post SMEs are the FinTech’s bees knees appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog. Fintech Grid MORE
INV Fintech, the sister accelerator to Bank Innovation, today announced the addition of nbkc bank as a member of its ecosystem. Startups banking INV Fintech nkbc bank startups MORE
Fintech Related Topics Chris Skinner
JULY 1, 2019
Originally, I was a technologist; then a financial technologist; and now a FinTech guy. However, I see the FinTech piece as being irrelevant. Whether it’s FinTech or TechFin, it’s all still just finance and technology. Fintech Future Grid
Chris Skinner
JUNE 3, 2019
When did FinTech become FinTech? I guess the first thing is to define FinTech, which I did badly four years ago. I say badly because my definition back then was: FinTech [is] a new market that integrates finance and technology. Fintech Grid
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. Fintech Future Grid
Chris Skinner
MAY 8, 2019
I recently gave a speech where the title was FinTech or TechFin? Here it is: FinTech or TechFin? I’m a technologist … The post FinTech or TechFin (speech transcript) appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog. Digital Bank Fintech Future Grid Opinion Presentations
Chris Skinner
JANUARY 8, 2019
There are many pundits predicting change in banking and FinTech this year. American Banker published seven FinTech predictions for 2019 by Bob Legters, Chief Product Officer of Banking and Payments at FIS. Fintech Future Grid
Chris Skinner
MAY 24, 2019
Reading about FinTech unicorns and pizzas worth $80 million, you would think that the world was bubbling over with wealth. Everything … The post When will the FinTech bubble burst? Fintech Future Grid Opinion
Chris Skinner
JULY 10, 2019
A few years ago, I posted a guest article from Philippe Gelis, co-founder and CEO of FX firm Kantox, on Why FinTech Banks will rule the world. Digital Bank Fintech Grid
Chris Skinner
MARCH 26, 2019
Not sure if anyone noticed that the Financial Stability Board – the world’s central banks tasked with maintaining financial stability – produced a white paper on FinTech last month. … The post Does FinTech worry policymakers? Fintech Grid Regulation
Chris Skinner
FEBRUARY 15, 2019
39 FinTech Unicorns Valued at $147.37 billion 2018 was a phenomenal year for FinTech. Over a course of 12 months, Venture Capital-backed FinTech deals and funding set an annual … The post 39 FinTech Unicorns Valued at $147.37 Fintech Grid
Chris Skinner
MAY 12, 2019
Fintech Grid InnovationWatching the BBC, I often see reports on the elderly being ripped off, scammed and targeted by fraudsters.
Chris Skinner
MARCH 26, 2019
Not sure if anyone noticed that the Financial Stability Board – the world’s central banks tasked with maintaining financial stability – produced a white paper on FinTech last month. … The post Does FinTech worry policymakers? Fintech Grid Regulation
Chris Skinner
APRIL 2, 2019
I find it interesting when I read perspectives on FinTech, money and banking. It’s hard to go digital if the country has little infrastructure; … The post Time for a global FinTech platform? Digital Bank Fintech Future Grid Inclusion Innovation Numbers Opinion
Chris Skinner
JUNE 6, 2019
I write a lot about FinTech payments, lending, roboadvice and such like. SMALL BUSINESS FINANCE People talk a lot about finance for SMEs – small to medium enterprises … The post SMEs are the FinTech’s bees knees appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog. Fintech Grid
Chris Skinner
JULY 14, 2019
… The post The UN’s SDG’s, FinTech and Banking appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog. Fintech Future GridDue to various connections, I was asked to deliver the opening keynote speech at the United Nations High Level Political Forum last week (some coverage here).
Chris Skinner
MARCH 25, 2019
So, I blogged last week about women in FinTech and whether we care, and got lots of replies … from women … who said yes, we care. One interesting insight is that … The post Women in FinTech … yes, we care appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog.
Chris Skinner
FEBRUARY 28, 2019
One of the things I say fairly often is that the FinTech start-up community is fairly naïve. Equally, some but not all behave in a way which is not aligned … The post Revolut: the growing pains of a FinTech unicorn appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog. Fintech Grid Opinio
Chris Skinner
SEPTEMBER 24, 2018
I’m often asked how I got into FinTech. Back in the day, it wasn’t called FinTech. Interestingly, for almost a quarter century, tech … The post Are banks serious about fintech? Digital Bank Fintech Grid Opinion
Chris Skinner
JULY 1, 2019
Well, … The post Fintech foundations lie with both financial and technology people appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog. Fintech GridI was talking to a Securitisation conference the other day. Securitisation? What’s that?
PYMNTS
MARCH 8, 2019
Bank-FinTech collaborations have emerged as a viable, lucrative growth path for both sides of these partnerships. For FinTechs, the deals mean access to a broader range of customers through well-established industry names. investing money in B2B FinTechs disrupting their industries.
Chris Skinner
SEPTEMBER 18, 2018
It’s interesting that the Global Financial Crisis (GFC) sparked by Lehman Brothers collapse in September 2008 sparked the FinTech revolution, according to some. Fintech Grid Opinion
Chris Skinner
MARCH 18, 2019
… The post Women in FinTech: do you care? Fintech GridI’ve written quite often about Sexism in the City and am intrigued by discussions of diversity, or the lack thereof, in both banking and technology.
Chris Skinner
APRIL 30, 2019
I just chaired a nice session at the Innovate Finance Global Summit (IFGS) focused upon the future of UK FinTech. I didn’t really understand why we would … The post How will UK FinTech fare in the future? Brexit Fintech Future Grid
Chris Skinner
OCTOBER 24, 2018
The first session had Amazon discussing … The post #Money2020 USA: reaching FinTech 3.0 Fintech Grid OpinionI enjoyed chairing a half day stream at #Money2020 in Las Vegas focused upon breaking news and views.
Chris Skinner
MARCH 25, 2019
So, I blogged last week about women in FinTech and whether we care, and got lots of replies … from women … who said yes, we care. One interesting insight is that … The post Women in FinTech … yes, we care appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog. Digital Bank Fintech Future Grid OpinionInteresting that there were not so many replies from the other gender, but hey what do you expect?
Bank Innovation
JUNE 5, 2019
A fintech incubator called Silicon Fintech Bay is launching in Redwood City, California. Capital & Funding Exclusive Startups Bahrain FinTech Consurtion Flagstar Franklin Templeton Fujitsu Principal Silicon FinTech Bay Singapore
Chris Skinner
SEPTEMBER 26, 2018
That’s because they asked 500 FinTech companies how much they pay the CEO? And it … The post How much is a FinTech CEO worth? Fintech GridGood question, and it all depends on the revenue forecast.
PYMNTS
JUNE 20, 2019
Equifax said Friday that it has entered into a joint collaboration with FinTech Sandbox in an effort to spur global FinTech innovation. FinTech Sandbox is a non-profit that serves the financial sector through data and infrastructure provided to startups.
Chris Skinner
NOVEMBER 26, 2018
Another theme that I talk about regularly, and that came up last week, is the FinTech relationship being like a parent and child. Fintech Grid Opinion
Chris Skinner
OCTOBER 9, 2017
Following on from talking around the big ten tech themes last Friday, I thought I would follow up with five FinTech themes for right now. It was fun with the CEO, Bob … The post Five FinTech Themes from 2017 appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog. Fintech Grid Uncategorized
Chris Skinner
MAY 27, 2019
I write a lot about FinTech payments, lending, roboadvice and such like. SMALL BUSINESS FINANCE People talk a lot about finance for SMEs – small to medium enterprises … The post FinTech’s biggest new market is small business financing … but is it worth it?
Bank Innovation
MAY 22, 2019
INV Fintech, the sister accelerator to Bank Innovation, today announced the addition of nbkc bank as a member of its ecosystem. Startups banking INV Fintech nkbc bank startups
Chris Skinner
JANUARY 1, 2018
There are four big things for 2018 from a FinTech viewpoint that are obvious to me however, which are: Getting down to business with Artificial … The post The FinTech outlook for 2018 appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog. Fintech Future Grid OpinionI usually start the new year by making some predictions, but so many others have been writing about 2018 trends that I’m not going to.
Chris Skinner
AUGUST 4, 2017
Some people talk about FinTech disruption and how payments and banking is being attacked and unbundled by start-ups, but we often look at banking too simplistically. Blockchain Fintech Grid Innovation
Chris Skinner
JULY 11, 2017
As this has happened, we have seen a counter-trend occurring, as the maturing FinTech specialists branch out to create global monoline services in platforms. Digital Bank Fintech Future Grid Opinion
PYMNTS
FEBRUARY 21, 2019
Such is the case in financial services, where “ FinTech ” is often used to describe financial technology vendors. “A FinTech is a term that’s become synonymous with innovative, agile and digital-first financial services companies,” said Thomas. The Promise of FinTech.
Chris Skinner
OCTOBER 11, 2017
I blogged about the FinTech themes that came out of the Celero conference the other day and forgot to mention that I recently joined a one-day retreat at Payments International in London, as a facilitator. Fintech Grid
PYMNTS
APRIL 30, 2019
Ireland has been ramping up to boost FinTech efforts — a trend that has spanned several countries globally. Separately, Ireland-based FinTech Prepaid Financial Services has been granted an eMoney license by the Central Bank of Ireland.
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.
PYMNTS
APRIL 30, 2019
Investing on the part of venture capitalists in financial technology startups — otherwise known as FinTechs — declined during the first quarter of 2019, with China feeling the most pain. In the first quarter of 2018 venture funding going toward FinTechs stood at $6.2
Bank Innovation
JANUARY 30, 2018
South Africa’s Reserve Bank today unveiled a fintech unit. Based on a Finextra report, Groepe said of the fintech unit: Given […]. Exclusive Innovations Insurance Lending Mobile Open Fintech Payments Startups digital payments fintech Mobile banking
Chris Skinner
APRIL 25, 2016
I launched ValueWeb in Singapore yesterday and my friend Vladislav Solodkiy, Managing Partner at FinTech VC Fund Life.SREDA, hosted the evening. From BaaS and neobanks to FINTECH-BANK Fintech is currently undergoing a natural evolution stage. … Fintech Grid
Chris Skinner
JUNE 21, 2018
Banks that get digital and banks that don’t; fintechs that want to change everything and fintechs that don’t; digital currencies to replace fiat currencies and fiat currencies that are going digital; destruction, disruption and disappointment; and more. It just shows the world of … The post The difference between FinTech and TechFin appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog. Digital Bank Fintech GridThere’s lots of friction around these days.
Bank Innovation
MAY 30, 2018
Even in fintech. Smart, early-stage investment in AI and fintech have helped Canada become a research leader in machine learning and deep learning setting the stage for industry 4.0,” said […]. Location matters.
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