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Why Fintech Startups Are Wooing India's Small Businesses
For the past 50 years, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) have powered India’s economy, especially in rural and semi-urban areas. But they often fail to get adequate financial support from government agencies, banks and financial institutions, according to the SME Chamber of India.
India’s booming fintech market could be their savior.
The Innovators — A Conversation with Anna Friedrich of collectAI
Bringing innovation to traditional industries is connected to great ideas… but turning an idea into an MVP needs workarounds, endurance, adjustments, trial and error. Fall down seven times, get up eight.
EY Fintech Adoption Index - 2017
When EY launched the first global EY FinTech Adoption Index in 2015, FinTech was still in its relative infancy. We found that one in seven digitally active consumers were already FinTech users. In 2017, we find that adoption has risen dramatically to one in three.
Digital Banking is 1% done
Banks that take deposits and make loans have been around for over 600 years, which pretty much makes it as mature an industry as you can get. Surely banking is more like 99% complete than 1% done?
Mind the reality gap fintech
A new survey has highlighted the differences between customer expectation and experience in the fintech industry, with many companies failing to deliver the value that consumers crave. It has also flagged up the low standing that CEOs have as credible sources of information.
Fintech in China: What’s Behind the Boom?
China has struggled to shake off the perception that it’s lagging behind developed economies in technology and innovation. And while much of that perception is warranted, there is one industry where China can be considered a leader: fintech.
The new dynamics of financial globalization
Cross-border capital flows have fallen 65 percent since the financial crisis as global banks retrenched, but a more stable form of financial globalization is emerging.
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Luxembourg professor joins global experts to research FinTech law and regulation
A law professor from the University of Luxembourg has joined forces with professors at the University of Hong Kong and the University of New South Wales in Sydney to research the law and regulation of financial technology, commonly known as FinTech.
UCT to offer fintech-focused degree from 2018
The University of Cape Town (UCT) has become one of the first tertiary institutions in Africa to offer a degree specifically designed to equip students with the critical skills and knowledge to embrace the technological revolution in the financial services sector.
bizEDGE NZ - Fintech startup helps Kiwis invest $7m for retirement
A New Zealand startup has helped Kiwis make smarter decisions with more than $7 million in financial investments since launching in private beta testing mode earlier this year.
Of the $7 million, it’s charged no fees for advice on $1 million worth of customer KiwiSaver money.