Four FinTech trends to look out for in 2017

Could 2017 be any more turbulent than 2016? Some would argue that because of last year's unprecedented surprises, fluctuating markets and politics and real-world events, this year couldn't possibly offer any more shocks. In the midst of all of this, the technology world continues unabated, with the FinTech sector holding some exciting new developments for the year ahead. For too long, consumers have had to bear the "Your call is very important to us, please continue to hold" banality, but 2017 could be the year where this unintelligent automation disappears. The advances in artificial intelligence have caused a small explosion of sorts in the FinTech sector, but this small bang could expand with the mainstream introduction of chatbots and smartbots, with human help only required for the really tricky questions.