Finance under pressure: How big tech and tighter regulations are challenging the market 2023 | The Economist Newspaper Limited | 26 September 2023 | Waldorf Astoria Beverly Hills, 9850 Wilshire Blvd, Beverly Hills, CA 90210, USA

Tech powerhouses are expected to make increasing inroads into the finance sector. Big techs can use their data on consumer preferences from areas, such as spending habits, to offer financial services to lure customers from traditional lenders. With access to huge swathes of data, could big tech be the next big disruptor of the financial market?

Yet tighter regulations are a threat to fintech firms. They are not used to operating in strict regulatory environments, yet government agencies are under pressure to act more assertively against fraud, cyber-security losses and decentralised finance (DeFi). This requires fintech firms to put more emphasis on compliance.

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