WHY FINTECH ADOPTION IS LOW IN CANADA —

WHY FINTECH ADOPTION IS LOW IN CANADA — AND WHY THAT WILL CHANGE

  Traditional banks as well as fintech companies are feeling the pressure to develop simpler, more transparent, customer-centric products. Why? One driver is fintech adoption in Canada has increased from 8% to 18% since 2015, according...
The Facebook-owned company has partnered with three banks

WhatsApp in-chat payments feature is bad news for digital wallets, payment companies in India

By Jayadevan PK   Instant messenger WhatsApp is readying an intuitive in-chat payments feature, ahead of a likely December launch in India, that promises to make customer onboarding a cinch. It could be the biggest threat that...
Lithunia: A Window to The EU For Asian Fintech Companies?

Lithunia: A Window to The EU For Asian Fintech Companies?

  Lithuania is set to boost innovation for financial technology (“FinTech”) companies as Britain’s upcoming exit from the European Union (“EU”) intensifies the race for alternative trading hubs in the region. The Bank of Lithuania has...
Mercado de criptomonedas alcanza los US$ 117 mil millones

Regulaciones de fintech y criptomonedas en Mexico tendrán validez a partir del 15 de...

Por  Adriana Camacho La cámara del Parlamento Mexicano aprobó un proyecto de ley que busca regular todas las operaciones de empresas de fintech. La idea, en pocas palabras busca controlar todo lo que engloba medidas económicas alternativas. De...
Nace Pimes, la ‘fintech’ de crédito en línea para pequeñas empresas

Nace Pimes, la ‘fintech’ de crédito en línea para pequeñas empresas

Margarita Rivera, CEO de Pimes, y Barnaby Grist, socio cofundador de la firma.   Por HÉCTOR FABIO ZAMORA Después de analizar la cobertura crediticia del país, empresarios de Estados Unidos decidieron crear una entidad dedicada al otorgamiento de préstamos...
EverdreamSoft lets players ‘blockchainize’ their in-game assets, giving them true ownership

EverdreamSoft lets players ‘blockchainize’ their in-game assets, giving them true ownership

  Geneva - 6 December 2017 - Swiss gaming company EverdreamSoft, creator of Spells of Genesis - one of the first games to integrate the blockchain - and crypto currency BitCrystals, has added a “blockchainization”...
Ley Fintech podría contribuir al combate de la corrupción

Ley Fintech podría contribuir al combate de la corrupción

  El senador por Chiapas, Zoé Robledo se pronunció por la regulación de servicios financieros priorizando la inclusión y la innovación para dar acceso en zonas rurales y marginadas y no sólo en territorios urbanos. Hoy,...
Global Corporates Chasing Technology Innovation in Banking

Global Corporates Chasing Technology Innovation in Banking

  According to the exclusive report, titled Financial Technology and the Corporate, around 13 percent of corporates have either partially or fully switched banks in direct response to newly released financial technology solutions, with a...
Fintech Trends

The Fintech Landscape and Anticipated Trends

By Anthony Carranza Investopedia defines Fintech as a portmanteau or a bag of financial technology that describes an emerging financial services sector in the 21st century. With the expansion of technological innovation and smartphone adoption the...
Mobile Payments

Mobile Payments Rise in Popularity, Reaching Tipping Point in Some Countries, Global Report

By Mark Ranta  In the eve of the third anniversary of the launch of Apple Pay, mobile wallet adoption is on the rise globally and consumers in the U.S. and Europe are catching up with...