March 19, 2019

The Irish Invasion (of Fintech)

March 19, 2019/ The Financial Revolutionist

Last century saw not one, but two British invasions when it comes to music, but a different sort of invasion has sprung up lately from Britain’s near neighbor, Ireland. This one isn’t sonic-based (though we’d be remiss if we didn’t note our love of The Pogues), but rather focused on fintech. The Emerald Isle has been exporting an impressive array of financial technology over the past decade or so, and indeed has become one of the global hotspots.

July 15, 2016

Guest Opinion: Marvin Chang

July 15, 2016/ Guest Contributor

Unless you’ve been on a strict media fast of late, there’s no way you could avoid seeing the blizzard of commentary about the Pokémon Go craze taking over much of the world. Augmented reality and its promise to change customer engagement through gamification can be seen in this offering from Niantic Labs, which has millions of people running around their communities seeking to...

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The 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.