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As in many other fields, this virtual space of the metaverse has sparked a desire among financial innovators to learn how fintech and new fintech solutions can provide financial services in this entir...
Since the early 2000s, several industry and government agencies have expanded their compliance rules that address companies’ risk management plans, policies, and procedures. Image: What to Know: Sup...
Because technology plays a crucial role in megacities focused on political and financial capital, street-level solutions are key to maximizing value. State-of-the-art technologies such as blockchain a...
Cyber security Awareness Month continues in its 18th year to raise awareness of the importance of cyber security and to ensure that everyone has the resources they need to be safer online. For consume...
Microsoft Cloud for Financial Services (MCFS), Microsoft's recently announced Industry Cloud, brings capabilities such as multi-level security and comprehensive compliance coverage to provide a differ...
While today's world is becoming increasingly cashless, it is hard to imagine living without a bank account. Banking is considered a safe and stable way to manage its finances. Alternative financial se...
The Arab Gulf States are in a historic transition as they seek to reduce their dependence on oil and natural gas and diversify their economies. Genuine economic diversification requires the Gulf state...
The constant and ubiquitous transfer of data from various sources to a single government entity has led to concerns that these sources could turn into electronic panoptics as governments use data-driv...
Europe is lagging behind not only the US and Japan, but also China in terms of technological innovation. According to a 2019 article on World Economic Forum (WEF), China overtook the EU with R&D ...
About half (53 percent) of financial service providers cited poor communication and project management as the biggest barriers to successful digital implementation. Lack of leadership and leadership v...
Only 5 percent of the baby boomer generation uses direct banks. As of 2021 the youngest boomers are 57, the oldest 75. In the midst of a global pandemic, the branch model for traditional banks is chan...
The median value and number of full-time employees at Swiss FinTech companies were stagnating at 12% of total financing, with the median amount falling from 21 million Swiss francs to 14 million Swiss...