Category: Fintech

Business, Fintech, Tech

Samsung Pay: The Third Time’s a Charm

Elena Mesropyan, LTP

After many NFC pilots and Apple Pay, Samsung seems to have cracked the code! For many in the contactless payments industry, they have had a genuine conviction each of the past 15 years: “THIS is the year of NFC!” Well, we are not sure if this year has been the year of NFC yet, and we are not willing to bet too much on whether 2018 will be one either. However, we are definitely seeing encouraging signs of maturity and collaboration in the contactless payments ecosystem. Continue reading “Samsung Pay: The Third Time’s a Charm” →

Business, Fintech, Marketing, Tech

Let’s Chat: Catering to Remittance Customers With Chatbots

Joshua Gordon-Blake, Pangea Money Transfer

 Robots are coming. But don’t worry – they’re here to help. Over the next few years, chatbots will take on a bigger role within the remittance industry. Reports on the overall chatbot market show an expected compound annual growth rate of 35.2% from 2016 to 2021 – eventually topping $3 billion. However, if done right, the opportunity within remittances could be much more. Continue reading “Let’s Chat: Catering to Remittance Customers With Chatbots” →

Business, Fintech, Tech

Daily Review: Technology Companies Are Invading the Financial World

Elena Mesropyan, LTP

 “Amazon knows something about me that a bank never will. It knows everything about my revenue, and they know my audience – that’s something that I might not even know. It lets Amazon take this risk that a bank cannot,” said Lex Sokolin, Global Director of FinTech Strategy at Autonomous Next. “Information makes risk-taking cheaper because you know who’s going to default and who’s not. It shows you how much more insidious it is to compete with a platform that truly knows you and your data.” Continue reading “Daily Review: Technology Companies Are Invading the Financial World” →

Business, Fintech, Tech

FinTech Is the Ultimate Tool for Financial Inclusion and Upward Mobility

LTP team

The LTP Team had the pleasure of speaking with Juan E. Tavares, Co-founder & Chief Strategy Officer at LendingPoint. Juan works to distill stories from data, leverage investor relations, and nurture new opportunities in the lending market. Seizing the opportunity to bring LendingPoint to the American market, Juan points to the economy’s reshaping of the financial services industry, resulting in new regulatory environments for lenders and new challenges for consumers. We hope you enjoy our conversation with Juan as much as we did. Continue reading “FinTech Is the Ultimate Tool for Financial Inclusion and Upward Mobility” →

Business, Fintech

Frankfurt – An Emerging FinTech Gem in Changing Europe

Elena Mesropyan, LTP

According to MEDICI data, Germany’s FinTech landscape counts ~475 companies. While FinTech companies in Germany collected €400 million for the whole of 2016, the inflow of capital had already reached €307 million in H1 2017. The number of deals also went up, as did the average size of the deals, rising from €7 million to €7.3 million,Frankfurt Main Finance, the financial center initiative for Frankfurt am Main, reports. Continue reading “Frankfurt – An Emerging FinTech Gem in Changing Europe” →

Business, Fintech, Tech

Protocol Tokens — Good for Investors, Bad for Business

Mason, TokenSoft

If you’ve been making the rounds pitching your upcoming ICO, chances are you’ve been rejected and labeled as not a protocol token. The protocol token thesis, outlined in USV’s blog title Fat Protocols, states that 90% of the value of the network is captured in the protocol layer which is accessible by a token native to that network. Investors love protocol tokens as they can buy in early and experience gains similar to what was seen with Bitcoin and Ethereum. Continue reading “Protocol Tokens — Good for Investors, Bad for Business” →

Fintech, Internet Marketing, Marketing, Tech

5 Strategies to Successfully Communicate an ICO (Part 2)

Kevin Dinino, KCD Public Relations Inc.

My earlier post detailed key steps to identify your audiences, create differentiated messaging and focus on building and maintaining trust to successfully communicate an ICO. Let’s now focus our attention to timing, planning, and execution in the second part of this series.

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Fintech, Internet Marketing, Marketing

5 Strategies to Successfully Communicate an ICO (Part 1)

Kevin Dinino, KCD Public Relations Inc.

According to Coindesk, since the start of 2017 Initial Coin Offerings or “ICO”s have raised over $2.5 billion. So it stands to reason that comprehending what an ICO actually is might be a good idea. The name takes after the capital markets anachronism for Initial Public Offering (IPO) However, the two fundraising processes are very different. During an Initial Coin Offering (ICO), a company offers digital assets called “tokens” which interested parties ‘contribute’ to. These tokens allow the startup to raise funds from a huge range of investor types.

Continue reading “5 Strategies to Successfully Communicate an ICO (Part 1)” →