Fintech
FinancialTechnology
Fintech
 Fintech = Finance + Technology
What’s going
on now?
Source: https://www.i-scoop.eu/fintech/
Why is Fintech
so popular?
 Because of:
 Open source
 E.g., library
 Cloud computing
 Application programming interface (API)
 E.g., google maps
 Mobility
 From want to mustmust
Concepts
 Fintech 1.0
 1990s-2000s
 Online banking
 Fintech 2.0
 2015-
 Mobile devices & applications
 E.g., Mint, Money Forward, Acorns
 Unbundle: infrastructure + information service
Personal
Financial
Management
 PFM
 One-stop management
 Additional benefits
Investment
 Robo-advisor
 E.g., THEO (Japan), Betterment, Wealthfront
Peer to Peer
Loan
 New type of loan in e-commerce
 E.g., Kiva
 1% to 3% service fee
Source: https://www.guideadvisor.com/stories/seizing-opportunities-alleviate-poverty-guidesgiveback/
Peer to Peer
Loan
Crowdfunding
 15%-20% service fee
 E.g., Kickstarter (product or service), Anglelist (stock),
Japangiving (status report)
Crowdfunding
Payment
 From cash to caseless
 Mobile payment (e-wallet)
 E.g., Apple pay, Samsung pay, LINE pay
 Square (3.25% service fee)
 Cash out (no need to find ATM)
 P2P money transfer
 E.g., Transferwise (service fee & difference of currency rate)
Source: http://thewealthguy.com.au/international-overseas-money-transfers-fees-transferwise/
Insurance
 Insurance in Fintech 2.0
 DNA & lifestyle
 AXA life insurance (Withing Pulse)
 Telecommunication & Informatics
 Pay as you drive (distance)
 Pay how you drive (behavior)
Blockchain
 Bitcoin is based on blockchain technology
Source: https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2016/06/blockchain-explained-simply/
Blockchain
Technology
Source: https://www.comptia.org/about-us/newsroom/blog/comptia-blog/2017/10/30/blockchain-and-
cybersecurity---a-primer
The Future of
Fintech
Source: https://globenewswire.com/news-release/2016/04/18/829516/0/en/Banks-Struggle-to-Keep-
Pace-with-FinTech-Disruption-Finds-World-Retail-Banking-Report-2016.html

Topic 6 fintech