Emerging FinTech

CHAPTER 1

Introduction

This book discusses and explores 10 emerging technology trends and their impact on the Financial Services industry.

The structure of the book can be split into four main parts:

Part One—Background and Context Setting

The first part starts (in Chapter 2) with a short overview of the Financial Services industry covering the main players which are summarized in Figure 1.1 below. This chapter is not meant to provide an in-depth overview but to provide sufficient context for the rest of the book.

Figure 1.1 High-level summary of the industry

This is followed by (in Chapter 3) a history of the Financial Services industry and ...