Fintech trends to pay attention to as we near 2019
Image source: wired.com With the unprecedented rise of blockchain and its offspring cryptocurrency, the fintech industry has undergone seismic upheavals in recent years. Indeed, blockchain is considered by experts as the most disruptive technology to arrive in the last decade. But 2018 is almost over and other trends are on the rise. Let’s look at the top three emerging technologies that are, while by themselves mostly offshoots of blockchain, may prove equally disruptive. The first trend to watch is the rise of Decentralized Apps or Dapps for short. Expect wider deployment of apps that work within the canopy technology of blockchain. With Dapps, an open-source software ecosystem will arise globally, pooling resources across a variety of machines, even from idle PCs. It is seen as both easy and secure to develop, leading to a more liberated, community-owned setup. Data mining is already all the rage but expect it to gain a more streamlined policing infrastructure, be