Managers of Wealth Fintech

High taxes for the rich may distort innovation

An ‘optimal top tax rate’ is one that balances the welfare benefits from wealth redistribution with the costs of lower economic activity that a tax induces

More FinTech M&A Ahead

Consolidation will increase as more buy-side firms remove overlapping technology platforms and simplify IT infrastructure for more efficient straight-through processing.

How Banks Can Stay Relevant In The Digital Age

This segment of the U.S. population is more technologically savvy than older generations and have driven the growth of the digital economy.

AFTAs 2018: Best Risk Management Initiative—Barclays Investment Bank

The growth of Delphi within Barclays has been impressive, with a demand list of over 100 further types of exceptions for on boarding.

South African fintech in 2019 – what can we expect?

There has been a lot of attention on cryptocurrency given the meteoric rise last year and then the collapse in the Bitcoin price.

Beyond 100: Whitepaper

We could be closer to this reality than many people realise.

Peter Thiel Wants To Give Wall Street a Fright

European mobile banking unicorns, like the Thiel-backed N26, are heading stateside. Regulation and competition from U.S. banks may well hobble them.

Temasek's Singapore Technologies Telemedia selling perpetual issue

There is a 100 basis point step-up and reset from year 10.

Goodbye bank. Hello fintech returns

The number of “millionaires next door” is growing exponentially in Asia-Pacific and they are turning to technology as they seek better returns from their investable assets.

Nowhere but Up: The Continued Growth of Asian Payment Apps

Forecasts issued by Frost & Sullivan suggested that the market of mobile payments services in China will grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 21.8 percent from 2017 to 2023, growing three-fold from US$29.93 trillion to US$96.73 trillion.

Fintech Revolution Still Not Here a Year Into ‘Open Banking’

Banks and credit card firms defend payment business with deals

Artificial Intelligence in Financial Services: Myth and Reality

Natural language generation and understanding are also being added to the mix to absorb raw information in large datasets, understand and detect trends and correlations as well as identify inferences, risks or investment opportunities.

What’s New in FinTech

Related to that is a willingness and recognition that shared next-generation technology platforms can make a big difference within and across institutions to create network value.

Banks and fintech companies: The twin pillars of financial inclusion

Banks appear credible and trustworthy to their consumers.

Apple bombshell rocks financial markets

‘Flash crash’ jolts currencies after Apple cuts sales forecast

How Generation Z Is Changing Financial Services

Although millennials are delaying life milestones like marriage, homeownership and parenthood, they still want to start a family and settle down.

Internet of Things and blockchain can grow when all the world’s connected

So what are these billions of connected devices?

This is why you’ve never stuck with your new year’s resolutions

Did you not keep up with last year’s resolutions? You might be making one of the most common mistakes below.

Who Will Lead In The Age Of Artificial Intelligence?

Forecasts suggest that AI will add a massive $15.7 trillion to the global economy by 2030.

9 big ideas for 2019

There are several new banking trends on the horizon in 2019

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