4/30/2016 12:49:34 AM Life insurers are getting organized around big data and predictive analytics By Gareth Jones A recent report by Willis Towers Watson looks at Life insurers’ overarching strategic goals for using big data and predictive analytics:...
4/30/2016 12:32:42 AM How to build paranoid infrastructure on top of AWS By Gareth Jones In this fantastic post Coinbase outlines how it builds secure infrastructure in The Cloud. They share some of what they have learned,...
4/29/2016 4:20:30 PM What to look for when investing in cybersecurity By FinTech Collective Cybersecurity spend in 2015 was $75b, and the market is estimated to be worth $170b by 2020. This makes cybersecurity startups hot...
4/29/2016 3:35:36 PM Lendix Raises $13.5m Series C By FinTech Collective The Paris based P2P SMB lender will use the amount to expand into additional European markets, including Spain and Italy in the coming...
4/29/2016 3:31:52 PM TranServ Raises $15m Series C By FinTech Collective The Mumbai-based digital payments company raised the amount from investors including IDFC Spice Fund and Micromax Informatics, with...
4/29/2016 3:28:19 PM Kasisto receives investment from DBS Bank By FinTech Collective The New York-based startup uses AI to provide an automated and enhanced banking experience for retail customers. Kasisto's platform...
4/29/2016 9:26:23 AM Remitly raises $38.5M more to take on Western Union, passes $1b transferred annually By Gareth Jones While the market for remittances is big, so is the field of companies that are working in it. This funding brings the total raised to...
4/29/2016 8:29:36 AM Crowdfunding for civic projects raises questions about democracy By Gareth Jones While individuals and entrepreneurs have found that GoFundMe, Kickstarter and Indiegogo campaigns have helped launch small businesses,...
4/29/2016 7:25:48 AM Two Bytes to $951M - The Great Bangladesh Heist By Gareth Jones The heist this February is looking more and more like a modern day version of the Michael Caine bank robbery "The Italian Job" . BAE...
4/29/2016 6:52:55 AM Affirm acquires budgeting app Sweep to expand into personal finance By Gareth Jones Max Levchin, co-founder and CEO of Affirm, recognizes that his users today will not be daily visitors to Affirm’s website. To help fix...
4/28/2016 8:57:38 PM Encryption Wars: The Empire (Doesn't) Strike Back By FinTech Collective The latest turn of events in the public battle between the FBI and Apple took another turn over the weekend, with the FBI dropping its...
4/28/2016 7:41:49 PM EU Global Data Privacy Regulation: Uncertainty remains By FinTech Collective The European Commission's GDPR, which was adopted earlier in April and will start being enforced in 2018, is aimed at improving data...
4/28/2016 7:00:48 PM Embroker: Fast, Cheap or Good? I'll take all three. By FinTech Collective Matt Miller, CEO of Embroker (a FinTech Collective portfolio company), explains in this thoughtful piece how the axiom of having to...
4/28/2016 4:25:04 PM Cyber thieves target bank systems after Bangladesh heist By Gareth Jones The cyber thieves who pulled off one of the biggest robberies in history, when they raided the Bangladesh central bank in February, are...
4/28/2016 4:18:52 PM McKinsey report on the impact of falling investment returns for Millennials and the rest of us. By Gareth Jones As a recent report from McKinsey points out, turning 30 just got a lot scarier! A looming collapse in investment returns means that 30yr...
4/28/2016 4:09:43 PM Why “Dirty Term Sheets” Don’t Really Matter (and the 10X Rule) By Gareth Jones In response to Bill Gurley's essay on "dirty termsheets" J. Lemkin argues that if you believe the company you work for can be worth >=10x...