The Rise of Digital Payments in the Wake of India’s Demonetization

The Rise of Digital Payments in the Wake of India’s Demonetization

By Akhila Singaraju On November 8th, Narendra Modi, India’s prime minister, announced a new economic policy that took 500- and 1000- rupee bills out of circulation. These bills, representing 86% of the total cash in...
Raisin recauda 30 millones de euros en financiación

Raisin recauda 30 millones de euros en financiación de serie C para seguir con...

Raisin, la plataforma europea número 1 que permite a los ahorradores acceder a depósitos con los mejores tipos de interés de toda Europa, acaba de cerrar una financiación de Serie C de 30 millones...
The evolution of the regulatory landscape alongside the rise of FinTech.

The evolution of the regulatory landscape alongside the rise of FinTech.

Traditionally, compliance isn’t seen as the most innovative or exciting area, but hand in hand with FinTech, and other innovative businesses it becomes much more interesting. Basically once you have done one Stockbrokers, you have...
The digital corner. Digital transformation in banking – is it a mission impossible?

The digital corner. Digital transformation in banking – is it a mission impossible?

By Sabrina Del Prete Digital transformation is the new craze in banking. Chief Digital Officers, a role just fresh out of the mould, barely have their feet under the table yet they are already being...
Airbnb is in talks to acquire social payments startup Tilt

Airbnb is in talks to acquire social payments startup Tilt

By Matthew Lynley We’d been hearing murmurs for a while that Tilt was up for grabs and was talking to a few folks in recent weeks, and in early January we caught wind that the...
Insurtech, Interview with Sam Evans, Founder of Eos Venture Partners

Insurtech, Interview with Sam Evans, Founder of Eos Venture Partners

By FinSMEs According to CB Insights, vc activity related to insurance startups hit its highest annual total in 2016 with $1.69B invested in 173 deals. In this space, one of the first cases on thematic investors focused...
Tecnocom presenta MINDx, su unidad de negocio para la transformación digital

Tecnocom presenta MINDx, su unidad de negocio para la transformación digital

MINDx, incluye un completo porfolio de soluciones para impulsar la transformación digital de las empresas. Tecnocom estima que los proyectos asociados a la transformación Digital generaron más del 10% del total de ingresos...
Oxford Economics Study Shows Financial Industry Exposed To Major Threats

Oxford Economics Study Shows Financial Industry Exposed To Major Threats

By Susan Galer, SAP Financial services firms have long pioneered the use of advanced technologies, but a new study shows executives may be overstating their digital bona fides. While surveyed executives rated their proficiency in...
IBM Watson Health Announces Collaboration with the FDA to Study the Use of Blockchain Technology for Secure Exchange of Healthcare Data

IBM Watson Health Announces Collaboration with the FDA to Study the Use of Blockchain...

The joint initiative with the FDA is aimed at leveraging blockchain technology to improve public health. A new research initiative between IBM Watson Health and the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), announced the 11...
McKinsey: ING’s agile transformation

McKinsey: ING’s agile transformation

Two senior executives from the global bank describe their recent journey. Established businesses around the world and across a range of sectors are striving to emulate the speed, dynamism, and customer centricity of digital players....