As negative headlines and gloom-and-doom opinions swirl about the future of start-up investment, the well-known venture capital firm 500 Startups has gone to the source by surveying nearly 140 early-stage investors.
Read MoreA few fintechs will take center stage (literally) during the annual SXSW Pitch, a competition during which start-ups present their technology to a panel of judges in front of a live audience.
Read MoreThe Start Path program draws on Mastercard’s global network to assist later-stage financial technology start-ups in developing the skills and find the partners they need to scale up — and perhaps scale out to new geographies.
Read MoreA few years ago, financial services used the classic metaphor of David and Goliath to illustrate the industry’s growing disruption: fintech, painted as the agile underdog, versus the formidable and experienced incumbent. But over the past five years, the David and Goliath metaphor in reference to fintech innovation has become increasingly inaccurate.
Read MoreWe were delighted to attend the MassChallenge FinTech Finale last week, where we met up-and-coming firms looking to disrupt the space and change finance for the better.
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.
