Stage not age – FinTECH4Life kick starts the conversation
Wednesday 22 May 2019
Over the past 100 years the human population has done a very good job at staying alive. Not only are people living longer, but they are healthier and wealthier than ever before. How is the financial services industry responding to this? Especially when we live in a society that seems obsessed with developing and marketing
- Published in Ageing, Diversity, Fintech, Future trends, Innovation, Start-ups
The tidal wave in demographics that you need to watch
Thursday 02 May 2019
We are experiencing an unprecedented global shift in demographics. Our society is aging; we are living longer, healthier, and more productive lives. Life expectancy has improved significantly, and we have added decades of healthy living since the early 1900s. Along with longer lifespans, we are also staying employed longer than before. Soon, we will have
- Published in Ageing, Diversity, Fintech, Future, Future trends, Innovation
The Future is Aging: Fintech Solutions for a Forgotten Generation
Wednesday 10 April 2019
In the coming years, $30 trillion of wealth will be transferred from the baby boomers to Gen Xers in the United States; the greatest transfer of wealth in our history. However, baby boomers are also spending more than their predecessors during retirement and control about 70 percent of all disposable income in the US. As retirees
- Published in Ageing, Blog, Featured, Fintech, Future trends, Innovation, Uncategorized
Financial Burden Of Caregiving: What Is The Value We Place On Care?
Thursday 07 March 2019
As we live longer and the cost of healthcare increases, where would we turn to for support? For many, that responsibility falls largely on their family members. More often than not, these caregivers are those that belong to the sandwiched generation, ones with their own family and children that they are taking care of. In
- Published in Ageing, Diversity, Featured, Fintech, Innovation
Bring on the robots: Halting Elder Financial Abuse
Wednesday 20 February 2019
According to AARP, one in five older Americans are victims of financial exploitation each year, losing up to US $120,000 per episode, which is the amount a typical 50-plus household has in retirement savings. To make matters worse, many don’t believe they will become vulnerable, and perpetrators could be strangers, family members, or close friends.
- Published in Ageing, AI, Customer Experience, data protection, Diversity, Featured, Fintech, Future, Future trends, Innovation, Robotics, security
The future of aging should not be a story of survival – but one of living
Thursday 13 December 2018
We start getting older the day we were born. In the U.S., ten thousand people turn 65 on a daily basis. More than twenty-eight percent of Japan’s population will be 65-plus by 2030. Globally, the number of people age 60 and over is projected to double to more than two billion by 2050 according to