While the narrative that millennials and Gen Z will bring about the end of personal car ownership is a bit overwrought (and perhaps not entirely accurate), these are still heady days for companies that want to provide rides for people. Uber’s upcoming IPO is perhaps the most anticipated in years, even if its valuation may seem a bit high to some.
Read MoreVirtually anything today can be purchased with the tap of a digital button on a smartphone. Groceries, pet food, toilet paper, stocks, cars and even therapy sessions are among the myriad items you can buy at the click of an app. Yet, how many financial institutions allow a consumer to apply for and receive, say, a small business loan entirely through digital means? The answer is very few.
Read MoreBoth the financial services industry and Silicon Valley have, separately, been accused of a lack of diversity in their respective workforces. But fintech, as a conglomeration of both industries, has a unique opportunity to make great strides in this area.
Read MoreLooking ahead ten, perhaps even twenty, years into the future, what will be the hot sectors to invest in? Well, if we knew exactly what those would be, we’d be soothsayers, but the manager of one of the world’s largest pension funds has some interesting ideas in that regard.
Read MoreFor any technology vendor, selling to large corporations can be an exhaustive and time-consuming process. The sales cycle is incredibly long, and even getting the ear of the right executive can be nearly impossible. But a CNBC report this week shows the lengths to which some vendors will go to get the attention of top security executives in an ever-increasing and competitive marketplace.
Read MoreThe Financial Revolutionist is weekly newsletter and blog focused on the torrid pace of financial innovation. Today, thanks to the exponential rate of technological change, explosion in global trade and new regulations ushered in by the Great Financial Crisis, a new financial revolution is under way. In this battle, virtually every aspect of the greater financial services sector is subject to rigorous challenge. With the Financial Revolutionist, we are aspiring to create a boots-on-the-ground and highly opinionated assessment of important financial innovation developments in the past week.
