Overview
- Addresses the economic and technological changes that are enabling consumers to divorce or leapfrog traditional financial services and examines the main drivers of change since the 2008 financial crisis
- Explores current developments which will form the springboard for future finance, with a focus on new technologies and emerging markets
- Draws on the authors' experience and research building future state financial technology to paint a holistic picture of the near and mid-term future opportunities presented by the financial technology and inclusion revolution
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Table of contents (26 chapters)
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Front Matter
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The Un-bank, Part I
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Front Matter
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Future Business, Part IV
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Front Matter
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Reviews
“When two true entrepreneurs, financial experts and tech-nerds such as Sofie Blakstad and Robert Allen write a book about fintech and the massive transformation of financial services, you should want to own that book. The industry is changing rapidly because of new technology and we are still in the beginning. This book lays out both how financial institutions and fintechs are evolving, the role technology plays and the broader trends impacting consumer behavior. It also – very importantly – gives a clear vision of the future. I highly recommend this book to anyone with an interest in the landscape of finance and technology, how it is changing and the impact it will have on all our lives. If you are a professional in the industry, this book should be mandatory reading.” (Thomas Krogh Jensen, CEO, Copenhagen Fintech)
Authors and Affiliations
About the authors
Sofie Blakstad is the CEO of transformational financial technology company hiveonline, which levels the competitive environment for small and micro businesses, expands sustainable investment and promotes community engagement, founded after a career building and transforming international banks. Her banking build expertise spans technology and business transformation programmes involving thousands of people in over 60 countries. Her blueprint for service aligned banks is the subject of her first book, Why Change? (2013). Sofie is an advisor to the G7 and G20 groups, the United Nations Environment Programme, and various governments and central banks on fintech, identity, trust and blockchain.
Robert Allen is an engineer and payments specialist, spending much of his career delivering major transformation programmes in international banks. More recently he has co-founded the Digital Asset Services practice for PwC and built the revolutionary Vulcan blockchain platform. Rob is passionate about financial inclusion and has been targeting use cases for his platform to support financially under-served populations with new models based on digital identity, cryptocurrency and blockchain. Rob advises UNEP on blockchain and cryptocurrencies, is a board member of the Australian Payments Council, and is a mentor and advisor to numerous fintech startups. A keen advocate of marine conservation issues, Rob is also a director of the Shark Conservation Society.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: FinTech Revolution
Book Subtitle: Universal Inclusion in the New Financial Ecosystem
Authors: Sofie Blakstad, Robert Allen
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-76014-8
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Economics and Finance, Economics and Finance (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-76013-1Published: 12 June 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-76014-8Published: 06 June 2018
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XV, 406
Number of Illustrations: 36 b/w illustrations, 1 illustrations in colour
Topics: Banking, Innovation/Technology Management