38 Results from 2018, /startups
Michael Pearson Founder at Clarus Investments
The valuation of fintech startups remains relatively high even though financial performance for most is very weak. Investors are currently supporting the higher valuations because of expectations of future performance, but the lack of profitability and in some cases very low revenues (given the investments made) cannot continue indefinitely. There...
10 December 2018 /startups Fintech
Katharine McNamara Director at Konductor
Marketing a new business is difficult whatever the service or product you're trying to supply. Making your voice heard in noisy marketplaces and prying customers away from established brands is a first hurdle many well-meaning enterprises never overcome. Imagine then how hard it is when your new business provides a service which involves the handl...
16 November 2018 /startups Marketing in Financial Services
Retired Member
E-wallet developer will distribute about 484 million Stellar tokens between its customers. Cryptocurrency wallet developer Blockchain and startup Stellar are going to carry out the largest distribution of cryptocurrency in history. About 484 million tokens with a total value of $ 125 million will be distributed among the company's customers. Acco...
09 November 2018 /startups Blockchain Observations
5 of the Hottest Fintech start-ups to Watch in 2019 Who are the fintech start-ups worth banking on in the year ahead? We are in the grip of a fintech revolution and 2019 is set to be a pivotal year, with seismic developments ranging from Brexit ructions to the onset of GDPR, the implementation of open banking data aka PSD2 and the ongoing evolutio...
06 November 2018 /startups Fintech innovation and startups
Tony Craddock Director General at Emerging Payments Association
I have heard that HM Treasury is considering removing tax benefits to those investing in start-up companies, EIS and SEIS. This must be avoided at all costs. The financial technology industry (Fintech) has grown rapidly in the UK in the last decade, stimulated by five factors: 1. Entrepreneurial talent 2. Favourable regulatory backdrop 3. Willingne...
25 October 2018 /payments /startups
Daniel Scott CEO at CoinCorner
Bitcoin and Blockchain - I’m sure most people have heard of both over the last few years, but many are still not quite sure what these are. A little reminiscent of the ‘Internet’, ‘The Cloud’ or even more recently the ‘Internet of Things’, people hear new terms like these and even use them in everyday conversations, but in the background are ofte...
24 October 2018 /startups Fintech
Ivy Schmerken Editorial Director at FlexTrade Systems
When the stock market plunged 1300 points in two days on Oct. 10th and 11th, many analysts scrambled to reconcile the market turmoil with U.S. companies reporting strong corporate earnings. While U.S. stocks roared back in subsequent sessions on healthy earnings from banks and tech stocks, the surge in volatility adds to uncertainty about the U.S
22 October 2018 /ai /startups Fintech innovation and startups
Konstantin Rabin Head of Marketing at Kontomatik
When you think about financial companies, a domain may be one of the least important features for you. You may want to know more about the “spreads” and the “leverage” if it is a broker. But, like it or not, the financial company is still a company and therefore requires really good branding in order to make marketing an enjoyable process for its ...
22 October 2018 /startups Marketing in Financial Services
Many startups fail not because they are working on their product wrong, but simply because they fail to identify the current needs of the market, and bring out a product that nobody has even asked for in the first place. Contrary to what some think, marketing isn’t just about promotion – it starts at the product design phase, and it’s important to...
20 October 2018 /startups Whatever...
Sameer Singh Jaini CEO at www.TheDigitalFifth.com
In last one year, massive amount of funding has been provided to Lending Fintechs in India across Retail and SME segments. I believe more than 100 new fintechs would have started in last 12 months in these segments. In addition, Leading Payment Fintechs have also moved their business model to lending as there is not enough revenue in Payment busin...
14 October 2018 /startups Fintech
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