Fintech

Fintech is more friend than foe to banks

These are transformational times - and banks and fintech firms must cooperate to confront the challenge from big tech companies

Fintech is more friend than foe to banks
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There has already been more than $1bn invested in the UK fintech sector in 2017 and the year is not over yet. But where is the money actually going?

There is a received wisdom that innovative financial technology companies are disrupting and then disintermediating large incumbent financial institutions. But are they? Is the story that simple?

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