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FinTech For Dummies
Published:
September 1, 2020
Overview
Examine the depth and breadth of financial technology This comprehensive, hands-on guide is the go-to source for everything you need to confidently navigate the ever-changing scene of this booming industry. FinTech For Dummies will shed light on this rapidly changing landscape making it an invaluable source of information for anybody working in or interested in this space. This book provides insights, knowledge and guidance from industry experts Steve O’Hanlon and Susanne Chishti on the following:
- Gaining insight fastest growing market segment of the financial markets
- Learning the core decision making to effect a growth plan
- Securing knowledge of the fastest growing fintech companies in the world
- Navigating the fintech world
- The ingredients into building a FinTech company
What is Fintech? A FinTech company is any company that provides financial services, software, or technology to individuals, companies, governments, or financial institutions. If you’re interested in finding out more about FinTech, it helps to know a few basic definitions, understand the benefits of working with a FinTech provider, and get a handle on core technologies.
About The Author
Steven O'Hanlon, president and CEO of Numerix, LLC and was 2016's FinTech Person of the Year.
Susanne Chishti is the CEO of FINTECH Circle, the leading global FinTech community focused on FinTech investments and corporate innovation strategies and courses.
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Blockchain is one of the tools that FinTech uses in transforming and redesigning banking business processes. Blockchain offers a decentralized data structure with an immutable source of truth that is traceable, tractable, and auditable across the complete history of a transaction or an event. Through automation, it minimizes the potential of human error or malicious activities while reducing costs.
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To buy or to build new FinTech technology is a thorny issue not without its adamant stakeholders and points of view. However, the mystery behind the problem can be resolved by asking some key questions about your situation, which we address in this article. © Rawpixel.com/Shutterstock.com
Whichever choice you make, success is driven by thorough planning and clear communication.
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What is Fintech? A FinTech company is any company that provides financial services, software, or technology to individuals, companies, governments, or financial institutions. If you’re interested in finding out more about FinTech, it helps to know a few basic definitions, understand the benefits of working with a FinTech provider, and get a handle on core technologies.
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The move toward FinTech has been gradually happening for many years, driven by the high costs of systems maintenance, slow delivery of new functionality, the high salaries and high turnover of developers and specialists, and increased demand for real-time solutions. Take a look at one of the key strategies behind FinTech solutions and innovations—API.
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The process of selecting and implementing the best cloud services for a financial institution can be quite complex and may require specialized education or experience. FinTech companies can be of great assistance to businesses trying to develop long-term cloud and technology strategies.FinTech companies are generally well versed in the complexities of infrastructure analysis, banking and financial industry regulations, and legacy systems.
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In this article, we look at some business types in more detail to see how traditional financial firms are being shaken up — and improved — by FinTech disruptions. © wutzkohphoto/Shutterstock.comWhat is FinTech? FinTech is an overarching term for the combination of finance and technology. However, within FinTech, many subcategories apply to specific sectors of the financial world.
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Where you sit in the investment hierarchy generally dictates what access you have to types investments and what your risk appetite may be. This is also true for the different investment vehicles in the FinTech investor landscape.
FinTech CEOs need to know their potential investors very well and select the best ones in terms of capital, business growth opportunities, and long-term exit opportunities.
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Technology in general is constantly developing, and a number of new technologies are being applied to the financial services arena. This article highlights some of those new technologies and how FinTech firms are putting them to work. © Prostock Studio/Shutterstock.com
Authentication methods
Biological authentication (biometrics) is the future of authentication, with authentication methods such as facial recognition, voice recognition, retina scans, and fingerprint scans becoming ever more accurate and widely deployed:
In particular, voice biometrics represents a major step forward in eliminating passwords and making authentication more reliable and expedient for the client.
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FinTech companies are businesses that leverage new technology to create better financial services for both consumers and businesses. Of course, that begs another question: What is financial technology? We define it as all parts of technology that help provide financial services and products to customers. Those customers can be individuals, companies, or governments.
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The financial services industry is in a state of massive disruption lately, in this post-financial-crisis era. Venerable, traditional financial institutions are on the defensive as new upstarts change the playing field in fundamental ways. This disruption is a growing concern for financial services firms at risk from potential displacement by nimbler, data-driven competitors, including those in banking, capital markets, insurance, and wealth management, and is forcing them to evolve to remain competitive.