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Infographic | December 1, 2021

But what is Big Data? In a nutshell, it is the ability to retain, process, and understand data like never before (Zikopoulos, 2015). Big Data is when you have challenges that cannot be handled by traditional database systems. Challenges in the context of Volume, Variety, Velocity, Veracity. These can be found in Financial Services. In fact, technology is so integral to banking that financial institutions are now almost indistinguishable from IT companies. This article looks at the Financial Services industry to examine Big Data and the technologies employed. It further covers ROI, Big Data analytics, regulation, governance, security, and storage as well as obstacles and challenges that have made the industry what it is today.

Infographic | November 19, 2021

Open banking technology platforms exhibit double and triple-digit revenue growth (figure 1) These platforms showcase triple-digit revenue multiples: Truelayer, Railsbank and Tink have valuations of more than 100x revenue (figure 2) High M&A and funding activity drives growth and valuation, and the cards schemes are also in the game (figure 2) Data aggregation and payments are the most common use cases, followed by personal finance, credit scoring, and business management (figure 3) Open banking platform services largely address banks and select verticals such as iGaming, insurance, and property management today. Payments and credit scoring are the most applied services across many verticals (figure 4)

Infographic | January 28, 2020

Since the introduction of the first credit card with a magnetic stripe in 1966, financial technology has come a long way. Silicon Valley may not have birthed the term “fintech”, but it has certainly helped catapult its applications into the mainstream. Leveraging everything from basic apps to the blockchain, the changing dynamics of fintech are creating new investment opportunities every day, growing its appetite with every new megadeal.

Infographic | May 20, 2022

NFTs are bought and sold for millions of dollars. According to a survey by Deloitte, OpenSea’s trading volume surpassed $200 million in August 2021, compared to $100,000 in December 2020. OpenSea holds more than 60 million NFTs in total

Infographic | March 22, 2022

The most common reasons for outsourcing financial services are: Reduce Costs, Focus on Core Business, Enhance Service Quality, Access to Financial Skills and Infrastructure, Critical to Business Needs, Drive Transformational Change, and Manage Business Environment.

Infographic | December 24, 2019

Tech firms have enjoyed a deluge of funding in the last few years. As discussed in our State of Venture Capital report, 2018, in particular, was a bumper year, with a total of $254 billion invested globally into ~18,000 startups through venture capital funds—a sharp increase of 46% from 2017’s total. Figures for 2019 are not yet completely finalized, but initial reports point to a slowdown in funding levels in the first half of the year and a mild rebound in Q3.