“We Need to See a Shift Towards Global Thinking”. An Insider Look at the NY Fintech Scene
Tomasz Grynkiewicz
Whereas most people think of Silicon Valley as the promised land for startups, when it comes down to fintech, the landscape changes. The numbers speak for themselves - New York has beaten San Francisco in terms of fintech funding to become one of the strongest fintech hubs in the world.
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AI and Machine Learning in Fintech. Five Areas Which Artificial Intelligence Is Changing Banking [Updated]
Timothy Clayton
AI and machine learning have moved from the fringes to the very centre of the technology debate. But which industry has the huge datasets, along with the capital and staffing resources, to make the most of AI? As recently reported by both PwC and Gartner, it is the financial sector.
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How to Build and Scale Your Fintech Product? Join Revolut, N26, Transferwise and Others in NYC
Tomasz Grynkiewicz
Looking for an impossible task? Try to find a corner of the global finance world yet unturned by fintech startups.
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The Best Proof That Fintech Is Disrupting The Banking Industry (In Case You Still Need One)
Tomasz Grynkiewicz
To say that a lot has happened in the last quarter of 2018 would be an understatement. Just a few weeks ago the Bank of Lithuania has granted a licence to Revolut - which basically means that the UK fintech champion can launch current accounts, loans (business and consumer), and overdrafts. First in Lithuania, later on across the EU.
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Uber, Dropbox, Slack, Airbnb and many other respectable companies bet on illustrations. The reason? They all believe that an illustration is not only an adornment to a product. It’s also a powerful tool that can help increase vital business metrics, eg. conversion rates.
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2018 has been a volatile year for public equity markets around the world. Many institutional investors add alternative assets to their portfolios in order to decrease the correlation with public market volatility and pursue double-digit returns. Private Equity funds, a common investment amongst alternative assets, have been historically available only to institutional investors due to high minimums (starting around €10m). Moonfare, a Berlin-based FinTech startup, believes individual investors should also be able to invest in Private Equity funds. The company is building a technology platform that allows individual investors to invest in top-tier funds with low minimums (starting at £100k) and low fees (up to 0.5%).
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Fintech API: 9 Key Strategies. Why Open Interconnectivity of Financial Services is the Future
Bartek Ciszewski
The financial sector is evolving towards a network of products and services. The trend sparked by business capabilities and customer needs is driven by the technology and catalyzed by regulations. Why have APIs become the symbol of the fintech revolution? What are the API strategies that help young companies disrupt the sector? Read this post to find the answers.
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Together with the rise of user-based insurance (UBI) policies, telematics is one of the digital innovations bound to have a massive impact on the insurance industry.
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A Break-Even in Just 11 Months. Mentality of Scarcity and Other Lessons from a Multi-Billion-Dollar Fintech
Tomasz Grynkiewicz
This fintech is probably less known than many companies such as those operating in B2C markets. But OakNorth Holdings proved that it is possible to scale to the unicorn status in a market niche as long as you’ve the right strategy.
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What is the secret to building a successful fintech company? We might not give you a clear answer (if there is any), but we will help you achieve your goals thanks to our expertise, experience and efficiency at work. Read on to find out how Netguru can help you build cutting-edge technology that will disrupt the industry.
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