THIS PAST WEEK, we saw a perfect illustration of financial technology’s power. To spite “hedge fund bros,” retail investors led a surge in GameStop’s stock price largely through the trading app Robinhood. While progressives relished watching Wall Street’s old guard scramble amid the chaos, fintech firms like Robinhood — apps for lending, investing, and so on — certainly aren’t seeking an end to financial capitalism.

The payment industry is undergoing a huge transformation, with several new technologies promising better efficiency: blockchain, mobile wallets, contactless chip credit cards, and electronic payment platforms. But even as they pay out, not all of fintech is paying off. @Enterprisenxt

The rise in popularity of Python as a programming language can be verified with the increase in the number of FinTech startups and companies. Read our article to discover why Python is the best language for financial software.