India’s Fintech industry is on track to reach a valuation of $150-$160 billion by 2025, according to a new report. The report, titled “India Fintech: A $100 Billion Opportunity,” pointed out that over the last 5 years, India-based Fintechs have acquired around $10 billion in… Read More
Technological innovation is not a new development or concept. During the past decade, however, a “powerful wave” of innovation based on digital platforms and applications has emerged and has now become synonymous with the tech industry, according to a report from the Boston Consulting Group… Read More
Have you ever wondered which countries are working on Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) and where they stand in the process? Are they simply doing research or is there a pilot program in the works? Or maybe there is a digital currency live and in… Read More
Hong Kong-based cryptocurrency platform Crypto.com announced on Thursday it has teamed up with Boston Consulting Group (BCG) to release a new decentralized finance (DeFi) report. According to the duo, “The Sudden Rise of DeFi: Opportunities and Risks for Financial Services” explores the factors driving the… Read More
Bakkt has raised $300 million in a funding round led by very big names including Microsoft’s M12, PayU, Boston Consulting Group, Goldfinch Partners, CMT Digital, and Pantera Capital. Of course, Bakkt’s sibling the Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE:ICE) participated as well. The Form D (506b) filed with… Read More
The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) is out with a report on retail banking and the emerging Fintech sector that is looking to disrupt traditional banks. According to BCG, global retail banking needs become more “Bionic”, alluding to the fact that business as usual no longer… Read More
Crowdfund Insider reported last week on the push within the EU to further capital markets integration in light of the daunting challenges of a fragmented regulatory regime and cross border idiosyncrasies. The European Commission was envisioned as a seamless market facilitating continent wide economic amalgamation…. Read More
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