As we wrap up the quarter, looking at what\u2019s ahead in the Fintech industry in 2017 by studying the past couple years of fintech sector growth is important. PwC and UK-based fintech accelerator Startupbootcamp FinTech London studied the growth of the past 2 years in areas such as cloud solutions, crowdfunding, smarter\/faster machines, and a cashless world. In their study, they were able to see that cloud solutions, smarter\/faster machines \u2013 including machine learning, AI, and blockchain technology \u2013 and shifting consumer preferences (e.g. customer segmentation and product personalization solutions) all showed increasing growth between 2015 to 2016, suggesting the potential continued growth through 2017. This comes as no surprise considering the increased role that these segments have had on our everyday lives. Investments into \u201ca cashless world\u201d which is comprised of areas such as digital retail payment solutions and emerging payment rails saw a decline over the past 2 years. Again, this should come as no surprise to consumers because we\u2019re not seeing any changes hitting the market. I was surprised however that crowdfunding seemed to have a steady investment growth. I would have expected that the growth would be increasing through 2017 but as the article states, this could be due to \u201csome firmly established players which dominate these areas, [and] newcomers think there are still problems that their larger peers have not effectively addressed\u201d. The maintained growth is because of this.<\/p>\n
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