Category : News

Saudi Arabia and Japan’s SoftBank Launch World’s Largest Tech Fund

An investment group that includes Japan’s SoftBank and Saudi Arabia’s main sovereign wealth fund, has announced a major close with over US$93 billion of committed capital for the tech-focused SoftBank Vision Fund. SoftBank Vision Fund Ann...

Swiss Banks And Swiss Fintechs Are Undergoing A Serious Customer Trust Issue

Swiss banks and financial institutions are facing many challenges as new, tech-focused entrants are trying to disrupt their businesses. Customer behavior and expectations have changed dramatically and trust in the financial services market is on an a...

Customers Welcome Artificial Intelligence

A Consumer Intelligence report by PwC revealed that most consumers believe artificial intelligence (AI) will help humankind. In February 2017, PwC conducted an expert salon in New York City to capture ideas from thought leaders in AI and emerging tec...

Fintech News Issue #182

How safe are Monzo, Revolut or N26? Do you trust them with your salary? How to navigate the competing regulations GDPR and MiFIDII. And did you know almost no financial insitution can deliver on personalization? Enjoy another issue of your weekly fin...

Issue #335

Banks found a strong competitor: FinTech. FinTech is faster, can be personalized, is more accessible, and is easier to use. It doesn’t only offer financial management tools, but also cards, electronic payments, insurtech and online borrowings. If f...

Fintech News Issue #144

Oh, hi there. Had enough of discussing Uber's data breach? Here comes: a guide to regulating cryptocurrencies and ICOs. CX should be your top priority as a bank. Why we still need bank branches and the essentials of regtech. Among loads of different...

Fintech News Issue #164

Big news: our very own Fintech Magazine has moved from our own domain to Medium. Same content, different look and now open to even more authors. Add your piece to our contribution with just a click! We're excited and hope you check out the new magazi...

Issue #319

Can you find the next corona with new technologies? The smart healthcare team of Ping An Smart City utilizes big data, cloud computing, artificial intelligence (AI), and other cutting-edge technologies to transform and upgrade urban public health ma...

Issue #355 - What To Do When Inflation Rises

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Fintech News Issue #207

The future of fintech is new business models, Chris Skinner discusses techfin and customer centricity and then we have some great events and webinars coming up. Enjoy!

Issue #381 - Anonymous, But Together – And Driven By Data

Blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies became an important part of the fintech industry. Especially for what concerns Gen Z, the demand for cryptocurrencies is quite high, and the reasons behind this are mainly related to pseudonymity or anonymi...

Issue #356 - Game of Banks

Fintech News Issue #165

Closing the first third of 2018 with a cynic's guide to fintech, the bank's view of open banking and why becoming a digital bank is more than just lipstick on a legacy pig.

Issue #320

More and more companies are choosing direct stock exchange listings over traditional listings. By that companies save on fees for underwriting the IPO offering and avoid mispriced shares as it is estimated by investment banks and not the market. In d...

Fintech News Issue #166

Time flies. The first May issue is about Open Banking, an outlook to the banking industry 2018 and confidence in third-party services. Enjoy!