Author: Jean-Armand Figeac

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Jean Armand Figeac Fintechnews

Young millennial entrepreneur, Jean-Armand has been based in Switzerland for the past two years. His spark of interest in FinTech emerged from his professional experience and academia path spread in four of the five continents acquired during the last ten years. With a diverse background in consulting and socio-economic research, his areas of focus evolved around disruptive economics models & financial disintermediation.

After several hacks for the past few months and an audit from the Korean Blockchain Association (KBA) conducted at the beginning of July, the Korean Financial Services Commission urges local legislators to intervene as soon as possible. “Exchanges are not enough prepared” Cryptocurrency in Korea is by far one of the hottest topics in regards to Blockchain in this part of the globe. As previously covered, the Mayor of Seoul, Park Won-Soon, pledged his support for Blockchain development while being committed to helping the city in order to make it the center for Blockchain incubation. Additionally Ethereum creator, Vitalik Buterin…

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It all started with a bit of curiosity, a taste for adventure and a well known perpetual need for challenges … After several e-mails exchanged with local start-ups, a “Due-Diligence” at the height of my capacities but also a certain appetite for new trends, my decision was quickly taken: I had to deepen my knowledge of the Asian FinTech ecosystem. (Read Part 1 here) And to the east, Quid Novi? In the East as well start-ups in this sector have already started to grow, developing and getting more attention. Having previously learned about different companies that have set up a…

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Currently based in Switzerland at the Institute of Financial Services of Zug, I write this article in two sections in order to present the personal vision that I was able to develop from local and foreign FinTech companies. Strongly motivated, I recently decided to blend personal interests and professional commitment outside the regular comfort zone and moved to the Asian continent. The objective of this first part is to give a brief overview of the context in which these financial disrupters, both Swiss and French, have evolved in recent years. This process will make it easier for readers to realize,…

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