Ten years of fintech megatrends for the next decade

Tis the season for predictions as we close out the last ten years and head into 2020 and a new decade of bold technological innovation.

I am not a huge fan of predictions, here are three of my favorite past predictions:

  1. “I think there is a world market for maybe five computers.” – Thomas Watson, chairman of IBM, 1943.
  2. “There is no reason anyone would want a computer in their home.” – Ken Olson, president, chairman and founder of Digital Equipment Corp., 1977.
  3. “Everyone’s always asking me when Apple will come out with a cell phone. My answer is, ‘Probably never.’” – David Pogue, New York Times, 2006.

 
More than ten years following the financial crisis fintech has produced a breathtaking number of megatrends with products and services that make our lives better.

 

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