Financial Technology, or FinTech, has already completely changed the world of financial services, for both businesses and individual customers. And this year, one in every five dollars invested by venture capitalists has been in the FinTech sector. 

This edition of The Agenda with Stephen Cole examines just how that's happened, what it really means for our finances, and what the future of FinTech really is.

Janine Hirt, CEO of Innovate Finance explains why a desire to make financial services more effective, and especially more democratic, is driving the growth of FinTech.

Also on the show is Richard Turrin, FinTech expert and author of Cashless – China's Digital Currency Revolution, explaining how China's inclusive approach to digital financial technology – and especially its digital currency – is setting the world standard for FinTech advances.

Peter Oakes, Founder of FinTech UK, joins to discuss the regulation of the FinTech industry, and Samuel Manning, CEO of Hope Macy, explains how becoming a carer gave him the idea for his FinTech app, which has allowed some of the most vulnerable in society to remain in control of their finances.

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