Tag: Business Finance
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Top 5 books about Finance
If you want to learn more about finance in order to better understand fintech, there are a few books that are must-reads. Even though fintech is actually a lot ‘tech’, you cannot really forget that it is finance after all. Without it, there is no fintech. Therefore, understanding basic financial concepts is quite key, especially…
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Is peer-to-peer lending facing a reckoning?
Peer-to-peer lending has boomed in recent years, particularly in the US and the UK. And so has the funding funnelled to these companies. The VCs taking a particular interest in fintechs operating in the space. It had been also quite popular in China between 2011 and 2015, because lending there was really ripe for disruption.…
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Top European startups in Fintech: do you know them?
If you want to work in Fintech today, you will have to choose if you want to work for a bank, perhaps modernizing their tech stack, or at a Fintech company. However, the latter does not mean startup like most people think. Maybe you are not looking for a job and you just want to…
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Is Blockchain a revolution for financial services?
There is a lot of hype around blockchain technology. Some of it is driven by cryptocurrency, and most notably Bitcoin (if you have not heard about it yet, you are living in a bubble). Some of the hype comes from the potential applications of the technology in several industries. However, these two things are quite…
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Who are the top Venture Capitalists in Fintech?
If you want to assess how important the fintech industry is, follow the money. Huge investments by banks and a growing pile of cash being poured into fintech startups. And if you want to follow the money, follow the guys with the money. One notable group who is investing a lot into Fintech is Venture…
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What is Financial Technology?
Let’s start from the beginning. What do we really mean when we talk about Fintech? You will have obviously noticed that it is a very trendy topic these days. You will have read all about it in the press or elsewhere for sure. What is Financial Technology, better known Fintech then? To start with, Fintech…