The world is witnessing unprecedented innovation and global expansion of financial products and services from all regions. Global markets and consumers share interest in distributed ledger technology, mobile payment and marketplace lending platforms and digital wealth management technologies. Financial products and services are constructed and deployed with borderless technologies, including internet protocols, algorithms, cloud-based and open-source software, digital currency rails and decentralized blockchain ledgers, crowdsales and real-time settlement mechanisms. This panel will probe into the factors motivating leading global venture capitalists and other investors to invest in fintech technologies. Panelists will discuss investment priorities, current trends, philosophies toward innovation and disruption, lessons learned by investors and portfolio companies, and predictions for developments we can expect in 2018.