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Exploring FinTech and Its Growth

Sep 13, 2016

The growth of the financial technology industry, or FinTech, is rapidly changing how people invest, take out loans, lend, fund early stage companies, and shop for insurance. Check out our infographic on FinTech, which helps answer four questions:

  1. What is FinTech?
  2. In which areas is FinTech most active?
  3. How big is FinTech and what is its potential growth?
  4. What types of companies stand to benefit from the growth of FinTech?

The Global X FinTech Thematic ETF (FINX) invests in companies with high exposure to the FinTech theme.

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Topics: Disruptive Technology

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