The famous dot-com bubble, also known as the technology boom or Internet bubble, was a period from to during which Internet-related technology companies attracted a huge number of companies. The economic news website went public, with trading starting at , action, before climbing to 97, at the close of the day. However, the company's stock price collapsed until The failure of information technology IT projects continues to trouble managers and organizations Sumner et al, 2006. Additionally, failures IT projects are constantly on the agenda. This article attempts to determine the most frequent causes of failure and the most important success factors for ICT projects carried out in Spain within the framework of a much broader research, by means of a global empirical survey carried out among project managers aiming to collect their personal perceptions. .The popularity and potential of FinTech to generate business value has been highlighted in a growing number of studies. However, ambiguity remains regarding the success of these disruptive technologies. To fill this gap, this article draws on a case study of an IT provider in Japan. We interview key stakeholders involved in the case. On January 1, the NASDAQ Composite stock index peaked at 048. After this all-time high, the bubble burst, causing many dot-com companies to collapse. By