Issue 14  July 15th 2015

10 Executives who are Transforming the FinTech Industry

We’ve identified 10 people who are shaping the way we send money. Whether they’re used to being in the public eye, or remain anonymous, we dug up some info on these impressive leaders in order to pay tribute to their hard work.

The Hottest Startups in FinTech

Startups have been riding the crest of a wave for a couple of years, but what is really being all the rage now are the startups that operate in the finance. It couldn’t be otherwise, since the banking system has revealed more than a fallacy during the financial crisis in 2008 that has roused the need of new methods of exchanging money for goods or services.

The Future Of Finance Is In Real Time

In a world of decreasing size and rapidly increasing technological development, the financial sector needs to keep up at the same pace. While physical supply chains have improved to keep track of the digital world, the financial supply chain has not kept pace.

The race toward real-time financial services involves a wide array of stakeholders and possibilities, ranging from common standardization to re-engineering underlying processes and protocols through blockchain technology.

Will Blockchain Enable Better Banking?

For the global banking industry, blockchain adds an additional layer of security with relative simplicity and low cost, so it has potential value for any transaction that involves a confirmation layer within capital markets as a whole—across different asset classes. “No wonder the banks are interested in it,” concludes Zubairi. 

Goldman Sachs Alumni in FinTech

Goldman Sachs is often seen as top of the tree when it comes to finance, but even their employees are jumping ship to join startups that are trying to kill traditional banking.

What Bankers Can Learn From The Retail Industry

The digital challenges and opportunities facing banks and credit unions are not unlike those faced by retailers more than a decade ago. Will the banking industry learn from those before them or face a similar fate similar to Blockbuster, Borders, Circuit City and others.

FT Explainer: The Blockchain and Financial Markets

Banks and exchanges are all taking a keen interest in applying the blockchain, the record of asset ownership that underpins bitcoin, to financial markets. It mixes Silicon Valley and Wall Street and could represent a radical departure from longstanding financial networks.