Transferwise – The money transfer revolution
Technology, borderless operations and innovative thinking is bringing light to the obscure market of retail currency exchange market. Let the banking revolution begin!
FinTech
Online bank Simple – not so simple after all
“Online bank Simple was set for failure since the very beginning, and it belongs to the worst kind of startup failures: those that don’t achieve their ambitious goals by any means, but also manage to mediocrely survive; like nightmares that never end.”
Rise of the Machines: Is Betterment a Better Business for Wealth Management?
Betterment leads the fray in a group of financial technology (FinTech) companies known as Robo-Advisers who seek to use automated investment platforms to disrupt the wealth management industry as we know it.
Rocket Internet’s venture building platform makes entrepeneurship scalable
Rocket Internet developed an operating model in the form a venture-building platform that facilitates the effective launch, growth and exit of its portfolio companies.
Bloomberg: From Financial Markets to Acquisition Targets
Bloomberg: Get yours now!
Rocket Internet: it’s all about risk mitigation
Rocket Internet's business and operating models are perfectly aligned: both aim at mitigating the risks of starting a venture in a new market.
FinTech in Latin America: The New Age of Lending with Kueski
Fintech has arrived in Latin America! Kueski is well on its way to revitalizing how consumer loans are made in Meixco and the rest of Latin America. Best-in-class technology and smart credit practices help Kueski offer fast, quality loans online.
Wealthfront – Why Automated Advising and Millennials Were Made For Each Other.
FinTech at its finest.
CommonBond: Disrupting the $1.3 Trillion Student Loan Market
How three MBA students went from disgruntled borrowers to co-founders of a marketplace lending platform that is restoring the element of community in finance