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In the dynamic world of finance, Fintech companies are not just players but architects reshaping the industry. As technology races forward, customers crave not just transactions but seamless, human-fr...
Abstract The financial crisis of 2008 was an inflection point for the financial markets which have never been the same since then. Rated one of the worst financial crises the world faced since the gre...
Recent holiday shopping season data showed U.S. shoppers spent $16.6 billion dollars using BNPL plans, with BNPL volume increasing 14% year-over-year. A survey by the Federal Reserve Bank of New Yor...
From 2008 to 2022, private funds enjoyed turbocharged growth when their assets under management (AUM) soared five-fold to reach $13 trillion. The AUM metric came to rival returns as the golden benchma...
The surge in cybersecurity breaches and financial scams presents a significant challenge and it is an ever-present danger in a sector that is increasingly digitalized. The core issue lies in the anony...
In the last decade, China has witnessed an unprecedented transformation in its payment landscape. From a country heavily reliant on cash transactions to a global leader in digital payments, the growth...
Across the UK and Europe, property technology (PropTech) is rapidly gaining momentum, enhancing the way properties are bought, sold, rented, and managed. Yet, there's an untapped potential in these ma...
Have you ever wondered what drives every team from mundane tasks to groundbreaking achievements? The emergence of fintech has ushered in a new era, demanding the expertise of top-notch specialists to ...
We saw several interesting developments in the payments space in 2023, notably a sustained surge in instant payments, embedded finance gaining momentum and the rollout of ISO 20022 to SWIFT cross bord...
Abstract The current macro-economic situation and high inflation has made individuals concerned whether their savings and pensions will be adequate for a comfortable retirement income. This concern is...
The previous blogs in this series taught us how banking distribution and core banking technology have evolved over the decades. Banks are criticised for lacking innovation and not being progressive wi...
In 2023, global crypto ownership rose by 34% to 580 million, widely believed to have been driven by the expected approval of a Bitcoin spot exchange traded fund (ETF). Fast forward to day one of tradi...