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Fintech discussions and conversations around the development of fintech.
Imagine a financial ecosystem where individuals bypass traditional institutions and directly connect with each other to borrow and lend money. This is the core concept of peer-to-peer (P2P) lending pl...
The FX market is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily trading volume of $7.5 trillion. A significant proportion of this volume comes from fund managers, but despite their high expo...
The year 2023 brought us many surprises, but it is widely agreed that the dominant trend of the year was Artificial Intelligence (AI). Fact that AI has made a significant breakthrough and has become a...
After years defined by explosive growth and disruption, the business environment for fintechs is shifting. Fintechs and financial institutions alike will need to chart a strategic course to navigate t...
Francesco Fulcoli - Chief Compliance Officer The Council of the European Union and the European Parliament have reached a provisional agreement on reforms to strengthen the EU's anti-money laundering ...
The last 24 months were turbulent for the financial industry to say the least. After initially believing inflation was transitory, the Federal Reserve did a complete 180 and increased interest rates
We’ve all done it right? Downloaded a bit of software which will help do our jobs. Nothing wrong with that you might say. We all can get bored with the company provided software that doesn’t quite ma...
The new year brings interesting areas to understand and prepare for, especially if your business is positioned to take advantage of innovation in payments. By no means exhaustive, here are some develo...
“Hard times create strong men, strong men create good times, good times create weak men, and weak men create hard times.” This quote from author G. Michael Hopf (which in modern terms obviously relate...
Keeping up with banking trends is not easy, especially when the competition is so tough, and the trends are ever developing. In this article, we look at some of the top trends banks should be explorin...
One of the areas gaining considerable attention in the automotive industry is in-car payments. Many industry observers categorize potential applications into three main use cases, each offering a uniq...
Following a turbulent year for retail trading, Nick Hall, co-founder at Stocknet Institute, discusses why trust, transparency and education must become the essential ground rules for a positive and in...