ImaginBank and its war against fintech
The article describes some of the initiatives that the largest Spanish bank is putting in place to stay relevant in the digital era.
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East vs. West: Can JPMorgan Chase protect its lunch from the FinTech startups of the world?
Four words say it all about JPMorgan Chase’s assessment of the digital landscape of the banking industry – “Silicon Valley is coming.”
The Ethereum Project: the World 3.0
The Blockchain is a technology that is expected to be as disruptive as the Internet or the electricity. It is widely known as the technology supporting the digital currency Bitcoin, but its usage goes far beyond crypto-currencies; in fact, based […]
How blockchain technology is transforming the traditional financial services operating model
The distributed ledger technology behind bitcoin is now disrupting traditional asset transfer.
Banking on Digital Technology at BBVA
BBVA Compass enhances its digital capabilities to engage with customers in innovative ways
Crowdsourcing Alpha: Can Quantopian Re-invent the Hedge Fund?
FinTech startup bets big on the “wisdom of the crowds” in systematic investing
Why Venmo would not succeed in Poland, i.e. “My banks are better than yours”
August 14th 2016 was my first day ever in the US. Together with my wife, we decided to fly in two weeks before classes at HBS were supposed to start to get to know Boston, settle in and, most annoyingly, sort out necessities, such as mobile phone numbers and… bank accounts. The latter resulted in particularly many problems, which prompted me to write this piece.
Quantopian: the innovation funnel meets hedge funds
Boston-based fintech company Quantopian lets users test and create equity trading strategies, and deploys capital against crowd-sourced algorithms.
The Verdict is still out – Will Square Survive?
It’s Wednesday 12:10pm and you decide to venture to the food trucks by the parking lot, when a question creeps into your head: Will they accept credit cards? When’s the last time you even had cash? Then you see the […]
Goldman Going for Gold… through Digital.
Goldman Sachs: technology company or bank? Can it be both?