Finicity, a startup that offers a platform for financial data sharing, announced a major investment round led by credit reporting giant Experian. Finicity raised $42 million in Series B funding, which the firm will use […]
The Federal Reserve released a research paper that calls fintech’s long-term effects unclear and for more study. The paper indicates how the central bank plans to monitor blockchain and other financial innovations. The Trade (UK) […]
Financial-technology companies will be able to obtain a “special purpose charter” from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency that allows them to operate nationally instead of meeting state-by-state rules. The charter also would […]
Britain’s financial regulators are eager to partner with the US to share information on the oversight of financial-technology firms, said Christopher Woolard, director of strategy and competition for the Financial Conduct Authority. By reaching out […]
The Hong Kong Society of Financial Analysts is proud to present you a series of 7 episodes on what significant changes FinTech could bring about to the financial industry. Here we go for the episode […]
Hong Kong, scrambling to catch up with other Asian financial centers, has launched a regulatory sandbox to attract financial-technology startups. The Hong Kong Monetary Authority hopes the move will convince banks and entrepreneurs that the […]
Disruptive financial technologies should receive the same regulatory treatment as banks, says Dirk Schrade of Deutsche Bundesbank. “I personally think that, as central banks, we should not be the driver of innovation,” he said. Risk.net […]
The most interesting numbers from Coupa’s filing: It had $83.6 million in revenue in 2015 (up 66% year-over-year) It lost $46 million last year. But its net loss is shrinking, as it lost $24.3 million […]
Digital transformation is challenging in insurance, where change must happen without interrupting the flow of daily business. Here’s how savvy leaders are taking on the challenge. Read more on McKinsey (September 2016) Authors: Tanguy Catlin is a […]
Are we resigned to a future where disruption rather than stability is the new normality? We saw what Amazon did to record shops and booksellers. We are seeing Uber decimate the cab industry. This fate, […]
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