As the year draws to a close, PaymentEye published an infographic that looks back on the state of Fintech in 2015. Elsewhere, we interviewed Central Bank of Ireland’s Ronnie O’Toole about the country’s recent decision to drop 1c and 2c coins, and attended the Festival of Marketing. Finally, across the Atlantic, a recent study revealed that consumers trust banks with newer technology more than those which that lag behind, but said when it matters most, they value people more.

This infographic looks back at FinTech’s biggest trends, players and deals for 2015.

PaymentEye caught up with Ronnie O’Toole, an economist at the Central Bank and programme manager of the National Payments Plan, to discuss Ireland’s recent move to get rid of low denomination coins.

Seven out of ten US consumers said banks with newest technological features are more trustworthy than banks that lag behind, according to research from The Balancing Act: U.S. Bank 2015 Outlook on People and Technology.

PaymentEye attended the Centaur Festival of Marketing 2015 to see how large tech companies and startups are innovating, discuss the future of payments and consider the question that has plagued philosophers dating back to Ancient Greece – to multichannel or not to multichannel?

Innovate Finance has partnered with law firm Hogan Lovells to promote the FinTech community in the UK and around the world.