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Reaction of banks to Fintech companies 2015

Reaction of banks to development of Fintech companies worldwide as of February 2015

The data describes the reactions of global banks to the development of Fintech companies as of February 2015. It was found that 7% of banks launched their own Fintech subsidiaries as a result of the development of the Fintech sector worldwide.

Fintech – additional information Fintech, short for Financial Technology, has been growing over the past few years. Fintech companies tend to find holes in traditional banking and fill them in with a new service. They challenge traditional banks by offering new services such as mobile payment, peer-to-peer lending, personal finance management and virtual currencies.

Startup programs to incubate Fintech companies 43
Set up venture funds to fund Fintech companies 20
Partnering with Fintech companies 20
Acquired Fintech companies 10
Launched own Fintech subsidiaries 7