[A Bitcoin ATM is seen inside a bookstore in Acharnai in northern Athens, Greece June 30, 2015. REUTERS/Dimitris Michalakis ] We’ve entered the most profound era of change for financial services companies since the 1970s brought us index mutual funds, discount brokers and ATMs. No firm is immune from the coming disruption and every company must have a strategy to harness the powerful advantages of the new financial technology (“fintech”) revolution.SEE THE REST OF THE STORY AT BUSINESS INSIDERSEE ALSO: * Sears is closing 40 stores in 24 states — here's the list * How fintechs are targeting small- and medium-sized businesses and pushing incumbents to fight back * Fintech could be bigger than ATMs, PayPal, and Bitcoin combined
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