UNIR, premiada por desarrollar una seguridad pionera para su campus online
Los correos electrónicos, la cuenta bancaria, los trámites fiscales, el acceso a los datos sanitarios… Cada vez son más las gestiones que realizamos vía Internet y que requieren de infinidad de claves, contraseñas y...
There’s finally a commercial use for blockchain tech in finance
By Joon Ian Wong
The idea of using blockchain—the technology underpinning the bitcoin cryptocurrency—has gripped the imagination of financial institutions all over the world. One report from Spanish megabank Santander says banks could save up...
InsurTech: Like FinTech, but even bigger?
By Steven Watson, Accenture
My previous blog pointed out how, when it comes to investing in technology startups, the insurance industry’s definitely following the strong example set by banking and capital markets. This time, we’ll...
TransferWise launches international money transfers via Facebook
By Anna Irrera, New York
The London-based startup said on Tuesday that it had developed a Facebook Messenger "chatbot", or an automated program that can help users communicate with businesses and carry out tasks such...
Atomico capta 723 millones para invertir en ‘startups’ europeas
Atomico, uno de los fondos de inversión más importantes de Europa, ha cerrado una nueva ronda de financiación de 765 millones de dólares, una de las más grandes de Europa y la cuarta lograda...
Fintech Radar Spain: Spain quadruples its Fintech sector in three years
By Finnovista.
When we founded Finnovista in early 2013, there were only 50 Fintech startups in Spain and Fintech was mostly unknown and undiscovered to many people. In this first edition of Finnovista’s 2016 Fintech...
Mc Kinsey: the case for digital reinvention
By Jacques Bughin, Laura LaBerge, and Anette Mellbye
As new markets emerge, profit pools shift, and digital technologies pervade more of everyday life, it’s easy to assume that the economy’s digitization is already far advanced....
Fintech in Africa: Driving Much More Than Financial Inclusion
By Noa Wolfson
The rapid transition towards financial inclusion that Sub-Saharan Africa has been seeing in the last decade could not have happened without the successful adoption of mobile money. However, mobile money and financial...
Apple Pay Surpasses PayPal to Become Most Popular Mobile Payment Solution in the U.S....
Apple Pay has surpassed PayPal to become the most popular mobile payment solution in the United States, according to research from Boston Retail Partners.
36% of more than 500 top North American retailers surveyed now...
Singapore is Beating the World at Fintech
Commitment is evident in accessibility, education, and funding
As a tiny country with limited natural resources, Singapore built its outsized influence on the world as a hub of global finance. With the advent of progressive...
