Hoy en día vivimos en una sociedad donde solo una parte de la población tiene oportunidades para crecer económicamente.En América Latina esto se acentúa y se evidencia con el...
In an interview with Tearsheet Bradley Leimer, managing director and head of fintech strategy at Explorer Advisor & Capital says companies are underestimating content; most VC’s focus on who can be the next Robinhood or TransferWise when there is plenty of opportunities in the market; companies can use customer data to better educate and better target consumers for a specific financial product; there are a lot of interesting companies in the market who can find their niche to perform and offer consumers more choose. Source.
Emmalyn Shaw is one of the managing partners at Flourish, a rebrand of the venture arm of Omidyar Network. Flourish...
Ant Financial’s Yu’E Bao fund has shrunk to its lowest size in over two years as the government looks to downsize...
The proposed relationship would allow Chinese consumers traveling to the US to use their Alipay Mobile Wallet; Pablo Simone, head of product and strategy for Chase Merchant Services stated, “We are always looking for ways to deliver more value to our merchants and bring them closer to their customers. A relationship with Alipay would create opportunities that enable Chinese tourists to transact in a way they are familiar with.”; it is estimated that four million Chinese consumers will visit North America this year. Source
With regulation taking center stage, there's an opportunity for banks to take the place of some large BNPL providers and lead the space.
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A London tech start-up just got VC funding in aim to disrupt the archaic commodity trading world Global regulators are...
China's central bank provided its insight on fintech development initiatives for the country in a recent press conference; the press conference included four of the central bank's government officials including Zhou Xiaochuan, governor of the People's Bank of China; the central bank reported that it encourages and supports fintech development in the country; it spoke about some of its initiatives including a digital currency and other new blockchain solutions; it also noted its work to strengthen regulation specifically in the areas of unlicensed businesses and third-party payment platforms. Source
French fintech has been nipping at the heels of the UK and Germany for some time. With significant support from the political agenda and increased VC funding, could they soon be the EU's fintech hub?