FinTech Startups: The rocket fuel for a less-cash economy
By Sathish Vaidyanathan, Director of Engineering, New Initiatives Group, PayPal Chennai
The country’s transition to a digital and less-cash economy has brought along with it some predictable and inevitable transformations along the way. The fintech start-up eco-system has seized...
Big tech, not fintech, disrupting banking, insurance
By Staff Writer,
The competitive landscape in banking and insurance is being shaped increasingly by large technology firms supplying critical technology to the sector, opening the door to direct competition at a later stage.
This is according to a...
The digital bank – delivering on Africa’s potential
While cash is still dominant, the shift to digital banking increasingly is becoming the driving force across our continent.
It is no secret that Africa’s high mobile phone penetration, expected to rise to 85% by...
Report says India is about to overtake China’s fintech
By Frank Hersey
At more than twice the global average, China is currently the world leader in fintech service adoption, but current second-place India is expected to surpass its neighbor according to a report by...
Asia fintech investment coming of age: KPMG
By JAMIE LEE
STRONGER signs of maturity from fintech investment trends in Asia emerged in the third quarter, with Chinese corporates having expanded beyond their domestic market to reach into South-east Asia, a KPMG report...
Australia takes the lead on fintech
By Hope William-Smith
More than half (57 per cent) of global financial institution respondents to KPMG’s newly-released Global Report said fintech was the greatest source of disruption within the financial services industry, with 47 per cent...
From smart devices to AI and ML, technology is powering a hassle-free banking experience...
By Sundararajan S
Till a few years ago, banking felt more like a chore than anything else. It was something we all partook in for the sake of getting things done. But today is the age...
The United States is finally catching up to the future of banking
BY MARCO SANTORI
Payments innovation is coming to America, and it’s coming faster than anyone expected. A proposal recently released by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) signals the agency’s intent to...
Chatbots just the beginning for AI in banking
By James Eyers
Over the two years since professional Go player Lee Sedol was defeated by AlphaGo, a computer program created by Google's DeepMind, artificial intelligence (AI) has continued its rapid march.
Technology systems using machine learning are...
How can machine learning help in fraud detection for fintech and finserv companies?
By Kunal Varma, MoneyTap
Today’s fast-moving era demands everything quick and easy. Technology and financial services are no exception.
The need for real-time, instant and 24x7 access to mobile wallets, instant credit and other banking services and products are real....
