This comprehensive, hands-on guide is the go-to source for everything you need to confidently navigate the ever-changing scene of this booming industry. FinTech For Dummies will shed light on this rapidly changing landscape making it an invaluable source of information for anybody working in or interested in this space. This book provides insights, knowledge and guidance from industry experts Steve O'Hanlon and Susanne Chishti on the following:

Gaining insight fastest growing market segment of the financial markets
Learning the core decision making to effect a growth plan
Securing knowledge of the fastest growing fintech companies in the world
Navigating the fintech world
The ingredients into building a FinTech company

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Steven O'Hanlon, president and CEO of Numerix, LLC and was 2016's FinTech Person of the Year.

Susanne Chishti is the CEO of FINTECH Circle, the leading global FinTech community focused on FinTech investments and corporate innovation strategies and courses.

Klappentext

Examine the depth and breadth of financial technology This comprehensive, hands-on guide is the go-to source for everything you need to confidently navigate the ever-changing scene of this booming industry. FinTech For Dummies will shed light on this rapidly changing landscape making it an invaluable source of information for anybody working in or interested in this space. This book provides insights, knowledge and guidance from industry experts Steve O'Hanlon and Susanne Chishti on the following: Gaining insight fastest growing market segment of the financial markets Learning the core decision making to effect a growth plan Securing knowledge of the fastest growing fintech companies in the world Navigating the fintech world * The ingredients into building a FinTech company

Inhalt

Introduction 1 Part 1: Getting to Know FinTech 5 Chapter 1: Navigating the FinTech Landscape 7 Chapter 2: Understanding What's Disrupting the Financial Industry (and Why) 21 Chapter 3: The Role of Regulation in FinTech 39 Part 2: Learning the Technology 57 Chapter 4: Defining the Tech Underpinning FinTech 59 Chapter 5: Confronting the Compute Conundrum 93 Chapter 6: Calling Up the Cloud 109 Chapter 7: Understanding Blockchain beyond Bitcoin 135 Chapter 8: Acclimating to the App Mentality 151 Chapter 9: Breaking Down BI Tools 163 Chapter 10: Reviewing the Role of Open Source 175 Chapter 11: Grasping Data Management Fundamentals 197 Chapter 12: Adapting for Future Technologies 211 Part 3: Working with FinTech Companies 223 Chapter 13: Deciding Whether to Build, Buy, or Partner 225 Chapter 14: Managing Integration with Legacy Systems 247 Chapter 15: Preparing Your Team for a Successful Project 261 Chapter 16: Investing in FinTech Companies 279 Chapter 17: Figuring Out the FinTech Endgame 295 Part 4: The Part of Tens 313 Chapter 18: Ten Symptoms of Ailing Legacy Technology 315 Chapter 19: Ten Questions for Determining Whether to Build or Buy 327 Chapter 20: Ten Considerations When Using Open Source Technology 337 Appendix: Building a FinTech Company from the Ground Up 351 Index 361