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In recent years, open-source software has been making waves in the tech industry and beyond, offering a compelling alternative to proprietary software. But what exactly is open-source software, and ho...
In the financial world, securities are financial instruments that represent ownership of a specific asset or claim on an underlying asset. In the past, most securities were issued as "bearer ins
The evolution of ledger systems can be traced back to the early days of human civilisation, where simple record-keeping forms were used to track transactions and assets. Over time, the development of ...
Alternative investments, such as PE funds, differ from traditional investments, such as stocks, bonds or mutual funds. This article will focus on another alternative investment structure - hedge funds...
What do Wise, Curve, Qover, Monese and Capilever have in common? Besides being Fintechs active in the financial services sector you will probably say not that much, but when you look at their recent p...
When is the best time to launch a new start-up? For an app-based solution looking to offer people more control over how they spend their money, Autumn 2022 - with its soaring energy, food and leisure ...
The issue of whether to outsource a transformation project or lean on in-house expertise is a question many Executives wrestle with. It may seem safer to keep control and offer personal development to...
In Uzbekistan 22 million people use remote banking services. That equates to more than half of the country's population. However, the Uzbek market has relatively few startups, and those that do exist ...
Once upon a time in the financial services industry, when dinosaurs roamed the Earth, there was significant value for technology providers just in being a large, established brand. Big brands used to ...
The Fintech industry is booming. The complexity of payment processes has increased dramatically within the last decade. ApplePay, GooglePay, 3DS 2.0, tokenization, crypto-payments, QR-code payments, a...
An area in payments that has been heating up over the past year and a half is the handling of credit card payment disputes, AKA chargebacks. Four chargeback mitigation solutions have been acquired in ...
Over last few years, we have heard of Super Apps (Applications), and how they will be key and dominant players in the whole digital ecosystem. This is backed by efforts by leading players with mixed o...