Digital Finance Institute - think tank for thought leadership in digital finance, technology, financial inclusion and artificial intelligence.

Toronto
Joined November 2013
Over the past 10 years, FinTech investments have increased 20-fold from US$2.5b to US$54.4 billion. #FinTech #Investments
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In Africa, more people die in road side accidents than malaria. With the app Traveler utilizing GPS technology, the safety standards for vehicles are improving, benefitting both driver and passenger. #FinTech aa.com.tr/en/africa/cameroon…
The Netherlands’ “polder model”, offers many opportunities for Fintechs by encouraging new and traditional companies to work together. #FinTech
“Reliable digital ID can make it easier, cheaper and more secure to identify individuals in the financial sector.” Says @FATFNews #FinTech #digitalID hubbis.com/news/fatf-publish…
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The rise of fintech has merely opened doors by helping financial institutions grow and expand, making it cheaper and more convenient for the average person to complete financial tasks. #FinTech #startups e27.co/big-banks-and-fintech…
There are 3.1 million Apple Card users world-wide, over 70% of them are Millennials and just 2.2% are Baby Bloomers. #FinTech #AppleCard #ApplePay forbes.com/sites/ronshevlin/…
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Roll Up the Rim goes digital. @TimHortons announces that the popular contest will become “online only” in an effort to protect the health and safety of all Tim Horton’s employees. #Tech #COVID19 #CoronaVirusCanada ottawa.ctvnews.ca/tim-horton…
Did you know the largest segment in FinTech is digital payments with Canadians spending US$66.945 million in 2020. #FinTech #Payments
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Cashless “just walk out” technology is coming to airports. @amazon’s cashier less grocery stores have sparked the interest of other sellers, especially airport vendors. #FinTech #Cashless #Payments vox.com/recode/2020/3/9/2117…
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Did you know women make up only 37% of the FinTech industry and only 19% of C-Suite positions? Looking back to early 2000s, only 15.8% of the finance industry was made up of women leaders. That’s a 21.2% increase of women in finance. #FinTech #IWD bit.ly/2WcIvl1
Why are startups being acquired by incumbents? “As a large company, it’s always hard to innovate, especially in heavily regulated industries like financial services. Acquiring companies allows us to give customers what they want.” #FinTech #Startups vator.tv/news/2020-03-05-con…
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