A war is raging on the financial technology (FinTech) front. With consumers and businesses alike clamoring for faster loan processing, greater returns on financial investments and better overall customer experiences, entrenched financial giants are facing soaring competition from smaller and nimbler startups. These banking goliaths are now starting to fight back with more customer-responsive offerings built on big data analytics, mobile apps and cloud-enabled CRM.

On the startup side, new players financial services scene are shaking up the landscape all across the industry quadrants of banking, investing, insurance and payments, says Cliff Condon, chief research and product officer at Forrester Research.

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There's an app for...what? Asthma? Epilepsy? Autism?

After first telling folks nearly six years ago that "there's an app for that," Apple is now working with big name university medical schools and development partners on apps for eight different maladies. Many thousands of iPhone users have already downloaded these apps from Apple's App Store. Meanwhile, Apple and its prestigious partners are learning valuable lessons about the types of features iPhone owners will happily use in the interests of getting healthier.

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