Are FinTechs really disrupting Financial Services?

James Codling, Volution's Managing Partner, shares his insight with Financial World

FinTechs have claimed to be disrupting the traditional world of Financial Services for over a decade. In her article for February’s edition of Financial World, Natasha de Teran delves deeper to discover if this really is the case.

The article explores whether fintechs can be disrupting an industry which is seeing the traditional incumbents such as HSBC and Lloyds not only surviving but enjoying healthy profits. Natasha invites expert comment from leading industry players including Volution’s Managing Partner, James Codling.

James discusses disrupters such as Square and Stripe and the impact they’ve had on the payments plumbing area of the market. He touches on some of the challenges the fintechs have faced as they strive for success.

Volution portfolio business Flagstone, the UK’s leading savings platform, is highlighted in the feature. Partnering with the likes of Revolut and Saga, Flagstone enables its high net worth investor clients to manage and diversify their cash holdings. Do strategic partnerships between incumbents and disrupters hold the key to true disruption in the market?

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