Global investment in fintech ventures in the first quarter reached $5.3 billion, a 67% increase over the same period in 2015, and the percentage of investments going to fintech companies in Europe and Asia-Pacific nearly doubled to 62%. ARTICLE: Global investment in fintech ventures in the first quarter reached $5.3 billion, a 67% increase over…
There is a windfall of US$380 billion in annual revenues waiting for banks to tap by targeting micro-enterprises and bringing unbanked and underbanked adults into the formal financial system.
Despite all the buzz, with more than half of consumers aware that they can make payments through their mobile phones – only 18% of Americans use their mobile phones to make at least one payment a week.
Accenture has acquired Brazils’ AD.Dialeto, strengthening its digital marketing services provided through Accenture Interactive, part of Accenture Digital.
Toronto-based GreenCoinX has formed an Advisory Board to assist in the further development of GreenCoinX, the world’s first identifiable crypto currency. GreenCoinX identifies users and facilitates the collection of user defined optional taxes by worldwide governments.
CardWeb.com’s CardData database of Company Profiles today features F-Secure.
CardWeb.com’s CardData Reports today features the “U.S. Financial Services: U.S. Financial Services: Cybersecurity Systems & Services Market – 2016-2020” report from Homeland Security Research.
The U.S. financial institutions cybersecurity market is the largest and fastest growing private sector cybersecurity market. Its cumulative 2016-2020 size is forecasted to exceed $68 billion.
The second class of the FinTech Innovation Lab Asia-Pacific
Accenture is open through May 31. The 12-week program helps early- and growth-stage financial technology innovators accelerate product development and gain exposure to top-level financial industry executives.
A proof-of-concept connected car to test mobile and online purchases on the go is the works. Visa, Pizza Hut and Accenture have teamed to develop a connected car for commerce a reality.
The Accenture Mobile Wallet platform has been cited in the “Ovum Decision Matrix: Selecting a White-label Mobile Wallet Platform,” scoring the highest overall technology assessment ranking in the report.
MasterCard is set to kick-off the AngelHack next week in Sydney, Australia. MasterCard: Masters of Code will be the first of ten stops for MasterCard in the Series, taking place in ten of the most prominent tech cities around the globe.