What is fintech? Fintechs are companies that rely primarily on technology and cloud services—and less so on physical locations—to provide financial services to customers. Which technologies are shaping the future of fintech? ✅ Over the next few years, we predict that the following seven technologies will advance fintech development while shaping the competitive landscape of finance: 🔹 Artificial intelligence (AI) will propel massive value creation. Banks and other financial institutions are poised to adopt an AI-first mindset that will better prepare them to fend off expanding technology firms. McKinsey estimates that generative AI technologies alone may add up to $4.4 trillion annually to the global economy. 🔹 Blockchain. Blockchain will disrupt established financial protocols by allowing the storage of financial transactions in multiple places at once. Technologies such as smart contracts, zero-knowledge proof (a way of proving you have a piece of information without revealing what the information is), and distributed data storage and exchange—essential to existing fintech innovations such as digital wallets, digital assets, decentralized finance, and nonfungible tokens—will continue to play a prominent role. 🔹 Cloud computing. McKinsey research indicates that by 2030, cloud technology will account for EBITDA (earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, and amortization) in excess of $1 trillion across the world’s top 500 companies. For financial-services companies, cloud computing will increase efficiency and lower costs. 🔹 The Internet of Things (IoT). IoT applications for the finance industry include perception and smart sensor systems, wireless communication networks, and application and operations support. 🔹 Open-source software, serverless architecture, and software as a service (SaaS). These three technologies have become must-haves for technology companies and traditional financial institutions launching new fintech businesses. They enable increased speed and scalability, both critical for new businesses competing in the winner-takes-all digital economy. 🔹 No- and low-code development platforms. These allow programmers and general users to develop applications through graphical user interfaces and configurations (such as drag-and-drop) instead of traditional computer programming. 🔹 Hyper-automation. Hyper-automation is the use of AI, deep learning, event-based software, and other technologies and tools to improve decision-making efficiency and work automation. Subscribe for more insights https://lnkd.in/d94JgWBU Source McKinsey #fintech #blockchain #payments
What is fintech? Fintechs are companies that rely primarily on technology and cloud services—and less so on physical locations—to provide financial services to customers. Which technologies are shaping the future of fintech? ✅ Over the next few years, we predict that the following seven technologies will advance fintech development while shaping the competitive landscape of finance: 🔹 Artificial intelligence (AI) will propel massive value creation. Banks and other financial institutions are poised to adopt an AI-first mindset that will better prepare them to fend off expanding technology firms. McKinsey estimates that generative AI technologies alone may add up to $4.4 trillion annually to the global economy. 🔹 Blockchain. Blockchain will disrupt established financial protocols by allowing the storage of financial transactions in multiple places at once. Technologies such as smart contracts, zero-knowledge proof (a way of proving you have a piece of information without revealing what the information is), and distributed data storage and exchange—essential to existing fintech innovations such as digital wallets, digital assets, decentralized finance, and nonfungible tokens—will continue to play a prominent role. 🔹 Cloud computing. McKinsey research indicates that by 2030, cloud technology will account for EBITDA (earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, and amortization) in excess of $1 trillion across the world’s top 500 companies. For financial-services companies, cloud computing will increase efficiency and lower costs. 🔹 The Internet of Things (IoT). IoT applications for the finance industry include perception and smart sensor systems, wireless communication networks, and application and operations support. 🔹 Open-source software, serverless architecture, and software as a service (SaaS). These three technologies have become must-haves for technology companies and traditional financial institutions launching new fintech businesses. They enable increased speed and scalability, both critical for new businesses competing in the winner-takes-all digital economy. 🔹 No- and low-code development platforms. These allow programmers and general users to develop applications through graphical user interfaces and configurations (such as drag-and-drop) instead of traditional computer programming. 🔹 Hyper-automation. Hyper-automation is the use of AI, deep learning, event-based software, and other technologies and tools to improve decision-making efficiency and work automation. Subscribe for more insights https://lnkd.in/d94JgWBU Source McKinsey #fintech #blockchain #payments Enrico Marcel Richard Panagiotis David Efi Theodora Florian
