BBVA has a staff of over 150 data scientists, engineering and department heads near their Madrid HQ specifically focused on...
Peter Renton, Founder of Lend Academy reports on the potential of Google, Amazon, Facebook and Apple being the fintech leaders of tomorrow. Source
Revolut’s founder should take some M&A lessons from Warren Buffett Digital Lending Marketplace Offers $3M In Financing To Amazon Sellers...
Humaniq is developing new banking options for emerging markets in Africa, Latin America and parts of Asia in efforts to help eliminate poverty; the firm is a next generation bank based on Ethereum with open APIs for connecting to services from other companies; platform plans to launch with biometric authentication, simple account set up and money transfers; Humaniq Founder Alex Fork talks with CoinTelegraph about the firm's ambitions. Source
Argentina's Buenbit is expanding its crypto trading app to Peru-based customers.
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Cybercrime is a growing problem with ID theft hitting a record high in 2016 affecting 15.4 million people; Credit card fraud resulted in $21.84 billion in losses across the world; synthetic identities are a top risk for the banking industry and banks need next-generation KYC tools to protect themselves. Source
On episode 51, I talk with Henry Yoshida of Rocket Dollar, who make it easy to unlock retirement savings and helps all follow their dreams. ...
A research report on insurtech from Gartner says the majority of the world’s 25 largest insurance companies will invest in insurtech by 2018; 64% of these companies have already made significant investments in emerging insurtech companies and innovation; among the highest priorities for investment are digitization, digital customer management, mobile and analytics. Source
Ally Financial Teams Up With Better.com to Create End-to-End Digital Mortgage Experience Bankin’ Raises €20M in Series B Funding As...