Since the introduction of the first credit card with a magnetic stripe in 1966, financial technology has come a long way. Silicon Valley may not have birthed the term “fintech”, but it has certainly helped catapult its applications into the mainstream.
Leveraging everything from basic apps to the blockchain, the changing dynamics of fintech are creating new investment opportunities every day, growing its appetite with every new megadeal.
Check out the graphic which highlights the global growth of the fintech industry, the services with the most staying power, and major M&A developments of the past year as traditional institutions scramble to deal with this digital disruption.
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