Fintech's Hottest Start-Ups Are Blockchain Related Firms

To see where the world of FinTech is headed, one might avoid the over-hyped phrases and rather follow the money to the top startups in the world of finance. The Fintech 250 from CB Insights, a consulting firm that uses algorithmic logic and probability paths to address corporate challenges, lists the top Fintech Startups looking to innovate of “Wall Street.”

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CB Insights makes the process of determining “hot” quantifiable

How does one determine the hottest Fintech Startups? If you’re CB Insights, you build a database of funded startups, then create an algorithm that measures important but at times difficult to quantify business factors such as “momentum” and “investor quality.”

While...