Fintech Explained: How Technology Is Transforming Financial Services

Michael King

University of Toronto Press, Oct 20, 2023 - Business & Economics - 396 pages

Fintech Explained provides a rigorous, accessible introduction to the landscape of fintech. Michael R. King explains the customer focus, innovation strategy, business model, and valuation of leading fintechs in cryptocurrencies and decentralized finance (DeFi), crowdfunding and online lending, robo-advice and digital wealth management, payments and insurtech, digital banking, and bigtech. The book profiles the successes and failures of over thirty high-profile fintechs, combining insights from founders, early-stage investors, financial incumbents, and other stakeholders in this dynamic ecosystem. Combining clear descriptions and case studies with the latest findings from academic research, Fintech Explained provides a complete course for educating undergraduate and graduate students, executives, and interested professionals.

About the author

Michael R. King is an associate professor and Lansdowne Chair in Finance at the University of Victoria. He is the co-founder of Canada’s first fintech research centre, the Scotiabank Digital Banking Lab.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Fintech Explained: How Technology Is Transforming Financial Services
• Author: Michael King
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press, 2023
• ISBN: 1487544081, 9781487544089
• Length: 396 pages
• Subjects: Business & Economics / Economics / General; Business & Economics / Finance / General; Business & Economics / Strategic Planning