Fintech Wars
eBook - ePub

Fintech Wars

Tech Titans, Complex Crypto and the Future of Money - THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER

  1. 272 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Fintech Wars

Tech Titans, Complex Crypto and the Future of Money - THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER

About this book

The Sunday Times Bestseller

SHORTLISTED: Business Book Awards 2025 - Specialist Business Book

Fintech touches every part of our lives, from cashless economies to crypto, and even our climate. This book draws back the curtain on this fascinating world full of friction, failure and fortune.

Fintech Wars delves into one of the world's most lucrative and fast-growing sectors. Witness the bold strategies, groundbreaking innovations, and relentless drive that propelled fintech unicorns like PayPal, Nubank and Monzo to transform the world. Featuring interviews with generational founders including Reid Hoffman (LinkedIn), Nigel Morris (Capital One), and Martha Lane Fox (Lastminute.com), the narrators of this book have built companies that represent over one trillion dollars in market capitalization.

As the founder of a digital bank, James da Costa is a fintech insider. He draws upon his network and first-hand experiences to offer a fascinating look into the intricacies and motivations behind building billion-dollar disruptors. Step into the fascinating, unpredictable and inspiring world of fintech.

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Information

Publisher
Kogan Page
Year
2024
Print ISBN
9781398617025
eBook ISBN
9781398617032
Edition
1

Table of contents

  1. Praise for Fintech Wars
  2. Fintech Wars
  3. Contents
  4. Acknowledgments
  5. Introduction
  6. 01 PayPal vs. No One
  7. 02 Venmo vs. Cash
  8. 03 Alibaba vs. Tencent
  9. 04 Nubank vs. Regulatory Extinction
  10. 05 SVB vs. the Newcomers
  11. 06 Monzo vs. Status Quo
  12. 07 The Everyman vs. Wall Street
  13. 08 Crypto vs. the Global Financial System
  14. 09 Black Swans vs. the Power Law
  15. 10 Unicorns
  16. Sources
  17. Index
  18. Copyright Page