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One of the most aggressive and swollen financial industry segments is investment banking.

A 2015 research report on the smartphone industry in the US states that 64% or two-thirds of Americans have a smartphone. This is indeed a 35% rise in the past four years.

InsurTech is becoming a hot topic and sector for bright entrepreneurs to develop disruptive solutions.

BBA, Payments UK, the Council of Mortgage Lenders, the UK Cards Association, and the Asset Based Finance Association are set to merge their efforts to create a more substantial lobbying power, backed by nine British banks, including HSBC, Lloyds and Barclays, and building society Nationwide.

The PSD2 (Revised Payment Service Directive) – going to be implemented across SEPA (Single Euro Payments Zone) in 2018 – will bring about many changes to how financial services are delivered to customers.

Neobanks and challenger banks raised more than $300M of investments in the last year.

While it is hard for a first-world millennial to imagine not paying bills or rent online or not having money in a savings account, there is a massive portion of the world’s population that doesn’t even have that opportunity.

FinTech is free from the regulatory burden the banks have to carry, which is why bright entrepreneurs could consolidate so much financial power internationally.

A look at the biggest social media giant of all-time – Facebook. The company has had big plans for its Messenger App, and professionals across industries started paying closer attention to the ever-expanding commercial capabilities of a former chat app.

Spectacular growth has made Tinkoff the third-largest bank in terms of the number of customers.

‍Most tech companies look for the broadest audience possible, yet mobile payments seem to aim for a sliver of the market and then aim even smaller by the time the app goes into production.

Under the Payment Services Directive (PSD2), the digital revolution of making payments online is now regulated at a community level.