Trends & innovations shaping the global tech sectorTECHNOLOGY PREDICTIONS2 0 1 9Important disclosures appear at the back of this report GP Bullhound LLP is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority GP Bullhound Inc is a member of FINRADealmakers in TechnologyDealmakers in Technology 01 THE VIEW FROM GP BULLHOUND03 RECAP OF GP BULLHOUND’S 2018 PREDICTIONS05 TECHNOLOGY PREDICTIONS 201907 DIGITAL BANKING CONTINUES TO RISE 09 EXPERT VIEW Norris Koppel, CEO, Monese11 APP DISTRIBUTION MOVING AWAY FROM APPLE AND GOOGLE13 EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT GOES HIGH TECH15 RETAIL TECHNOLOGY GETS SMARTER17 ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IS THE END OF REPETITION, NOT THE END OF LIFE19 CONSUMER SUBSCRIPTION SET TO ECLIPSE ADVERTISING 21 EXPERT VIEW Jade Van Doren, CEO, AllTrails23 A BREAK-UP OF AN ADVERTISING DUOPOLY 25 EXPERT VIEW John Ghiorso, CEO, Orca Pacific27 LAST MILE DELIVERY: GOING THE DISTANCE29 END OF THE BOYS CLUB33 PROFESSIONAL CAPITAL SOURCES: SCOUTING FOR ENTRY POINTS INTO BLOCKCHAIN 36 EXPERT VIEW Olga Feldmeier, CEO, Smart Valor37 METHODOLOGYCONTENTSEXECUTIVE SUMMARYTHE VIEWFrom GP BullhoundPer Roman Managing Partner1It has been a year of trials and tribulations for technology as regulators have sought to match its evolution with existing frameworks; yet this report shows that technology does not just move the goalposts, it reshapes the world as we know it.How we bank, shop and the type of money we carry are all covered. Our predictions on the rise of digital banks, the influence of crypto currencies, and retailers’ attempts to upgrade delivery systems exemplify how technology impacts everyday decisions, as well as shedding light on what businesses are doing to speed up transactional processes and introduce safeguards.We also make our predictions on employee engagement, subscription models and the Technology’s transformative effect has touched every corner of today’s world. Its commercial, social and political impact has been unprecedented. At GP Bullhound we are proud to work with the entrepreneurs and the world-leading companies that appreciate technology’s potential – and work hard to turn its promise into reality. Now entering its twelfth year, our Technology Predictions report reflects our optimistic mindset and demonstrates what technology and its leading minds could achieve over the next 12 months.GP BULLHOUND TECHNOLOGY PREDICTIONS 20195Alec Dafferner Partnerfuture of app stores, considering how we can expect them to change and grow in 2019. Each one shows how technology’s impact can be laser-focused, laying strong, specific foundations for future industries.Meanwhile, we investigate what the next 12 months may hold for developments in AI, advertising and retail. In each, we unearth an unrelenting pace of change, which could bring countless benefits – if pragmatic decisions are made.To do that, technology must be viewed as friend not foe, which is one of the macro themes of the report. Treating tech as a negative force will limit the good it can do. How to balance fears of technology with optimism of the better world it can build looks set to carry on being a question that defines our time.Consumers are expecting technology to give them a lot in return for very little: giving rise to a second macro theme that emerges. Pressing questions over what we get for what we give will continue to be the focus of boardroom and consumer debates.The scope and scale of technology means challenges will inevitably exist, so it is important that we remain faithful to our belief that technology is a positive force. This report is intended to act as a roadmap to readers, shedding light and expert opinion on the trends that matter. We hope you find it useful.2GP BULLHOUND TECHNOLOGY PREDICTIONS 2019THE PREDICTIONSRECAP OF GP BULLHOUND’S2018 PredictionsBefore we dig into 2019, here is a brief recap of last year’s predictions and how we saw their development throughout the year.While the Pixel Buds have not been the success we, or Google, imagined they might be, translation technology as a whole has still taken off this year. Neural machine translation has given translation technology a more accurate and faster way to provide context to different words or phrases, which has revolutionized the efficacy and adoption of tools like Google Translate6. As a global bank, we are constantly in need of translation services for our own personal use. Voice translation and text translation have reached a point where, with connectivity, anyone can seamlessly travel in foreign cities and communicate with the people that call them home.Remarkably, we weren’t strong enough with last year’s prediction. Mobile usage continues to skyrocket in China, and overtook TV usage in April of this year, with adults spending two hours and 39 minutes a day on mobile devices, accounting for 41.6% of their daily media time – compared with two hours and 32 minutes a day watching TV, which represents 39.8% of daily media time4. Some 98% of China’s intern...
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