This book, written jointly by an engineer and artificial intelligence expert along with a lawyer and banker, is a glimpse on what the future of the financial services will look like and the impact it will have on society.

Part I The Fundamentals of Fintech, Crypto, and AI.- 1. The Digital Triumvirate of Computation, Data, and Connectivity.- 2. New Interfaces for the Digital World.- Part II The Fundamentals of Fintech.- 3. The Rise of Fintech.- 4. Incumbent Financial Institutions and Their Response to Fintechs.- 5.¿ The Emergence of Techfin.- 6. The Changing Structure of the Financial Ecosystem.- 7. Financial Innovation and Inclusion.- Part III The Fundamentals of Crypto-assets.- 8. The Basics of Cryptography and Encryption.- 9. The Rise of Bitcoin.- 10. Blockchain As an Enabling Technology.- 11. The Proliferation of Crypto-assets.- 12. A High-Level Taxonomy of Crypto-assets.- 13. The Crypto-asset Ecosystem.- Part IV The Fundamentals of Artificial Intelligence.- 14. Understanding Artificial Intelligence and its Capabilities.- 15. Applications of Artificial Intelligence in Financial Services.- Part V Future Trends in Fintech, Crypto, and AI.- 16. Fintech and the Future of the Financial Ecosystem.- 17. The Continuing Evolution of Crypto-assets.- 18. Future Trends in Artificial Intelligence.- Part VI Artificial Intelligence Meets Crypto-assets.- 19. Selected Scenarios for a Crypto-AI World.