Articles of Interest

Secret of Building a Successful FinTech Startup in 2016 [Part 1]
December 28, 2015 – Let’s Talk Payments
Early Warning Mention: A new way banks are responding to their temporarily threatened dominance—giants of the banking industry are collaborating with each other to regain their power and become a source of innovation themselves.

 

5 Fascinating FinTech Apps that might achieve a Venmo-like Viral Effect
December 28, 2015 – Let’s Talk Payments
he mobile money market is growing at an exponential rate. Solutions are appearing in this field from not only the FinTech industry but also retail, connected devices and technology industry with Apple, Samsung and Amazon joining the fray. It is no wonder that everyone—from big players to startups—are rushing to grab a share of this market

 

Blockchain Weak Links: Is It Really a Panacea for All Issues in FS?
December 28, 2015 – Let’s Talk Payments
A look back in 2015 shows that blockchain stands out as an unprecedented innovation in terms of momentum that was created. As covered by us previously on many occasions, blockchain use cases have gained huge traction not only in terms of funding but also in terms of banks and financial institutions partnerships. Especially, the non-financial use cases have started to attract a host of startups to build a multitude of solutions that can leverage blockchain. To prevent falling behind, every major bank now has a dedicated team looking at the potential and ways to explore blockchain.

 

New App Sees Spike In Apple Pay Usage
December 28, 2015 – Pymnts.com
PayFinders helps users locate merchants who accept Apple Pay through a crowdsourced interactive map of businesses.

 

The most innovative and damaging hacks of 2015
December 28, 2015 – IDG Connect
Not a week went by in 2015 without a major data breach, significant attack campaign, or serious vulnerability report. Many of the incidents were the result of disabled security controls, implementation errors, or other basic security mistakes, highlighting how far organizations have to go in nailing down IT security basics.