December 20176 Emergence of digital age is making companies more tech savvy and the need for financial institutions to move ahead with times has become more imperative than ever. This obviously gives way to the deployment of new age financial technologies. Experts predict that financial institutions that do not only offer useful and customer-friendly digital solutions, but also face the risk of being overthrown by their competitors. These growing needs of the industry have therefore propelled massive investment in the sector of Fintech, especially in the APAC region. Investments in Fintech across Asia-Pacific are have quadrupled in 2017. Venture capitalists, financial services companies and start-up incubators are also at the forefront of this development. Deal sizes in the sector have also increased considerably.Financial institutions across the region are working towards engaging the services of innovative Fintech startups and other service providers to help streamlining their operations drive new business growth and comply with changing regulations. Cloud computing, cyber security and block chain technologies are the major areas of focus. Having identified this trend, APAC CIO Outlook has compiled a list of `Top 25 Fintech Companies of 2017'. The list is amix of traditional and new age Fintech service providers that have marked a meritorious presence in the industry and impacted their clients' businesses.Share your thoughts with us.Annie Johnson Mailing AddressAPACCIOOutlook44790 S. Grimmer Blvd Suite 202, Fremont, CA 94538To subscribe to APACCIOOutlookVisit www.apacciooutlook.comArt & GraphicsAmelia StewartFlynn SmythToby LangtonAnil Kumar VManaging EditorAnnie JohnsonAsst. Managing EditorSaheli Roy ChowdhuriCopyright © 2017 ValleyMedia Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part of any text, photography or illustrations without written permission from the publisher is prohibited. The publisher assumes no responsibility for unsolicited manuscripts, photographs or illustrations. Views and opinions expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of the magazine and accordingly, no liability is assumed by the publisher thereof.December - 27 - 2017, Volume 3 SE 60 Published by ValleyMedia Inc.Sales sales@apacciooutlook.com+1 510.996.5168EditorialThe Transforming State of the Financial IndustrySenior WritersLane Adams Clara MathewRoyce D'SouzaRohit Chowdhary EditorialAlfred MardinLouis BeckerRachael ClarkSelena JamesStephanie MazueraRoy ChowLalrindiki SailoShikha Patra *Some of the Insights are based on the interviews with respective CIOs and CXOs to our editorial staffAnnie JohnsonManaging Editoreditor@apacciooutlook.com
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