3 Signs Fintech Is Entering the Mainstream

Over the past several years, financial technology -- or fintech, for short -- started a revolution of sorts in what some consider a stodgy industry. Online-only banks with no branches, digital payment systems, and person-to-person (P2P) payment apps are just a few of the ways that technology is changing the way consumers handled their money.

That hasn't gone unnoticed by some of the biggest names in the financial services industry, and rather than reinvent the wheel, some are spending hefty sums to acquire the talent and technology that sought to disrupt them in the first place.

While there are many to choose from, let's look at three recent events that provide proof positive that fintech is entering the mainstream.

Source Fool.com