What is Fintech? The potential and role of Fintech in the 4.0 era

In the financial sector, especially in the 4.0 era, Fintech is a term that has received the attention of many people. So what is Fintech, what role and potential in the future is so popular? Please find out through the article below.

1. What is Fintech?

Fintech is an English term for the word  Financial Technology  with a combination of  Finance  (finance) and  Technology  (technology), simply called  financial technology .

Fintech is widely used in banking and finance activities thanks to the explosion of the Internet revolution, the Internet revolution on mobile platforms, and cloud computing technology to simplify processes and improve business efficiency. of companies and organizations using the Internet in operations and management.

2. Fintech's main product group

Depending on users, Fintech is divided into 2 groups:

-  The first group : For  personal consumption customers  with the purpose of supporting loan activities and money management. Therefore, the main products of this group are digital tools and other technologies.

-  The second group : For  Fintech companies and financial institutions . Therefore, the main product of the group is the back-office with the aim of improving the performance of the two objects above.

In addition to providing regular services (payment, lending and money transfer), Fintech also has other services such as:

- Personal finance consulting ( Personal Finance ).

- Insurance technology ( Insurtech ).

- Digital currency  ( Crypto Blockchain ).

-  Call the community capital  ( crowdfunding ).

- Peer To Peer Lending .

3. The potential of Fintech

The potential for Fintech in the future is enormous.

With the rapid development of 4.0 technologies such as  artificial intelligence ( AI) , IoT, Big Data, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Data Science, . will assist experts in analyzing and predicting behavior. solution to the problem more effectively.

More broadly, Fintech not only helps to learn customers' habits, but also provides customers with suggestions for unconscious spending decisions through applications such as:

- Electronic wallet.

- Online commerce B2C.

Distributed ledger technology on Blockchain platform.

- mPOS.

4. The role of Fintech

Especially in the era of revolution 4.0, Fintech has the role of:

-  Change of financial service distribution channels

Through the strong development of Internet service channels such as: E-wallet, Mobile Banking, Internet Banking, Digital Banking, .

-  Changing the labor market

Focusing on the quality of human resources with financial expertise and information technology rather than the number of employees, reducing input costs for organizations thanks to the application of information technology infrastructure.

-  Digitalization system

Using advanced technologies such as Big Data, CRM (Customer Relationship Management), . to improve business efficiency.

5. Some fields related to Fintech

- Blockchain technology.

- Electronic money ( Cryptocurrency ).

-  Open banking : Build networks to connect financial institutions with third-party providers.

-  Contract Smart  ( Smart Contract ): Automation of obligations between the buyer and seller thanks Blockchain technology.

Ethereum : The foundation of the virtual currency Ether.

- Insurance technology : Simplify the process of providing insurance services and improve efficiency.

Regtech  ( Regulator Technology ): Ensures that the company providing financial services is in compliance with industry rules, especially on anti-money laundering and fraud prevention.

- Cyber ​​security : Increasing security on the network due to the increasing number of threats to cybercrime.

Hope this article can bring you interesting knowledge about Fintech and its potential in the future. Thank you for watching and see you in the following articles.

Marvin Fry

Update 16 February 2021