CB Insights has published a new report on the fintech market, 2019 Fintech Trends To Watch, which provides fascinating insight into how fintech companies are evolving around the world. The report investigates the most important trends for banking and payments fintechs here in the US, just the kind of companies that use Open Platform’s APIs, so we thought we’d round up the top trends that are most relevant to our customers in 2019.
2018 will be a year of consolidations and emerging technologies. Retail stock exchange investment will be a widespread practice; purely online banking will be something that more and more citizens think about, and emerging companies will continue to use cryptocurrency, especially in the ethereum network, to raise funds, as well as other altcoins or alternative digital currencies.
Improve online payment methods, user registration experience, marketing strategies and customer knowledge. These are just only four ways to leverage the information that can be extracted with the BBVA Cards API.
Despite their vital role in the economy, small and medium-sized enterprises are too often underserved by financial industry. An expert panel at BBVA’s Fintech University showed how to address this challenge.
BBVA's Fintech University in San Francisco addressed regulation and compliance in one of its panels with important experts.
Over 200 attendees and more than 25 speakers enjoyed the one-day conference in San Francisco, a region with a thriving ecosystem of fintech startups.
The number of smartphones users keeps rising across the world, albeit the use of these devices for purchasing products or services is still low. However, most experts believe that there is an upward trend that cannot be stopped.
Over the last few years, the capital of the UK has forged a strong entrepreneurial ecosystem around the fintech sector. An appropriate regulation and the concentration of investors and talent are among its keys to global success.
The impact of APIs on the transformation of banking was one of the protagonists of the event Revolution Banking. The development of this technology and the use of data is opening new business opportunities in the digital age. And challenges. "We must know what developers, startups and API users need from us," says Jose Manuel de la Chica, BBVA New Digital Business.
