We took note of some interesting insurtech funding developments this week. (And yes, since we’re not living under a rock, we had our own, “Well, well, well, would you look at that?” moment about the Charles Schwab/TD Ameritrade news.)
Read MoreTechnology over the last decade has automated many areas that used to require a human agent. Think robo-advisors or automated small loan platforms, just to name a couple of examples. Well, AI and algorithms are now casting their eye towards the real estate industry, and specifically the rental broker.
Read MoreAdvanced analytics and machine-learning applications present financial services firms with a challenge. On one hand, consumers want their financial institutions to utilize technology to provide new and more frictionless services. But they also want their sensitive personal data to be protected to the fullest extent possible.
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.
