About the Authors

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. About De/G PRESS VII
3. Quote IX
4. Acknowledgments XI
5. About the Authors XIII
6. Contents XVII
7. Preface XXIX
8. Part 1: An Overview of Fintech
9. Chapter 1. Fintech and the Disruption of Financial Services 3
10. Chapter 2. Fintech in the Context of the Digital Economy 9
11. Chapter 3. The Landscape of Fintech 21
12. Part 2: Enablers of a Digital Economy
13. Chapter 4. Digital Identity 37
14. Chapter 5. The Importance of Cloud Computing 49
15. Chapter 6. Data Science and Big Data 71
16. Chapter 7. Blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technology 2.0 105
17. Chapter 8. Use Cases of Blockchain Technology in Financial Services 119
18. Chapter 9. Cryptoassets 137
19. Chapter 10. Open Banking: Digital Payments Systems 155
20. Chapter 11. Theories of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning 179
21. Chapter 12. A Practical Approach to Machine Learning (ML) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) 205
22. Part 3: Fintech Innovations and Disruptions
23. Chapter 13. Disruption in Asset Servicing 227
24. Chapter 14. Disruption in the Capital Markets 241
25. Chapter 15. Disruption in Investment Management 259
26. Chapter 16. Alternative Data in Portfolio Management 275
27. Chapter 17. Online Marketplace Lending 297
28. Chapter 18. Lending and Crowdfunding 309
29. Chapter 19. Robo-Advisory and Multi-Asset Allocation 327
30. Chapter 20. WealthTech 347
31. Chapter 21. RegTech: We are coming out of Fintech! 373
32. Chapter 22. Digitalizing the Client Lifecycle and KYC/AML with RegTech 395
33. Chapter 23. InsurTech: Using China as an Example 421
34. Part 4: The Impact of Fintech
35. Chapter 24. Technology and the Dislocation of the Fast Moving Consumer Goods Industry 443
36. Chapter 25. Legal Implications of Fintech 453
37. Index 489