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May 25, 2023 • Yulia Barabash
The market of fintech startups is not moving.

The market of fintech startups is not moving. Currently with collegues we were analyzing our results 2023 and found out that fintech startups are less active nowadays. In comparison with 20...

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May 23, 2023 • Konstantin Rabin
The Role of the Financial Sector

As the world grapples with the urgent need to address the issues of climate change and greenhouse gas emissions, the speedy transition to renewable energy sources has become a matter of paramou...

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May 17, 2023 • Elliott Hoffman
Leading the way on regulation is the European Union (EU), whose AI Act was this month approved by the European Parliament.

Artificial intelligence (AI) is used almost everywhere in today’s technologically advanced world. It’s in everything from smartphones to autonomous vehicles. Essentially, AI tools help to au...

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May 16, 2023 • Chirag Shah
Rather than fully automating the lending process, businesses first need to get comfortable with the technology, which requires incorporating human intelligence into its use and development

The banking industry has been transformed over the last 20 years. The traditional brick-and-mortar approach has been completely overhauled, replaced largely by digitalisation and automation. Th...

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May 10, 2023 • Chris Ellis
Five Simple Steps to help make sure that your data does not fall into the wrong hands

There is no doubt that data breaches are becoming ever more pervasive in an interconnected business environment, and it is an unfortunate fact that companies and organisations now have to engag...

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May 4, 2023 • Abay Serkebayev
What makes a product successful? A good concept? A big investment? Or maybe luck?

Hundreds of startups around the world keep asking: What makes a product successful? A good concept? A big investment? Or maybe luck? The combination of these factors certainly affects success, ...

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May 2, 2023 • Kris Simpson
As fintech has become more widely available, so this has also enabled companies to look even further afield for the best talent

Fintech has transformed today’s workforce for the better, most notably in the contractor space. As a result, there has been a surge in the number of people quitting their permanent roles to go ...

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April 28, 2023 • Abay Serkebayev
Mathematics is essential in all areas of life, to pursue a career in finance, you need mathematics too.

Mathematical ideas and methods are integrated into the management of very complex and large systems: spaceflights, manufacturing, and, of course, the financial technology industry. Practice sho...

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April 24, 2023 • Abay Serkebayev
Roadmaps help you bring bold ideas to life and not to stray away from your business plan.

Roadmaps help you bring bold ideas to life and not to stray away from your business plan. The key to success is to decompose the goals, the ways to achieve them, and the outcome. However, the n...

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April 21, 2023 • Erika Eliasson-Norris
Learning from the Collapse of Silicon Valley Bank

The recent collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) has highlighted the crucial role of good governance for fintech companies. Unfortunately, governance failures are a common risk in this sector, ...

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April 20, 2023 • Adam Burgess
Top data analysts possess the skills and expertise needed to extract insights from large and complex data sets

For decades, businesses have been using data for growth. Today, the importance of utilising data to gain insights into customer behaviour, market trends and business performance continues to de...

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April 12, 2023 • Jayakumar Venkataraman
While experts suggest that a repeat of the 2008 financial crisis is unlikely, the banking sector remains under increased scrutiny to prove and maintain stability

Economic headwinds became particularly turbulent for the banking sector recently, with the “rescue” of Credit Suisse and Silicon Valley Bank adding fuel to the fear that another financial cri...

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FINTECH

May 2, 2023 • Kris Simpson
As fintech has become more widely available, so this has also enabled companies to look even further afield for the best talent
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Jan. 31, 2023 • Abay Serkebayev
Driven by trends, many fintech companies introduce a lot of newfangled features that don't meet user needs.
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Jan. 26, 2023 • Aicha Zerrouky
Is diversity, ethnicity, and inclusion (DE&I) really present in the industry?
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BANKING

Jan. 23, 2023 • Johnny Steele
As interest rates increase to tackle high inflation and further tax rises are announced, the outlook is set to be challenging for some time to come.
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June 6, 2022 • Anthony Walton
A significant 39% of demand deposit accounts (DDAs) in the US are still not connected to the Real-Time Payment RTP Network
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April 15, 2022 • Yahya Mohamed Mao
The ability to understand and control risk allows organizations to be more confident in their business decisions.
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BLOCKCHAIN

March 1, 2023 • Andrew Beal
In five short years, the impact of the ERC20 and ERC721 token standards have helped propel Ethereum to the front of the blockchain race. But the story doesn’t end here.
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May 21, 2022 • Piroune Balachandran
The public nature of the blockchain introduces privacy concerns about data-privacy for retail and institutional users
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March 23, 2022 • Bethan Watson
The potential of blockchain when applied within the Regulatory Technology space
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CRYPTOCURRENCIES

March 6, 2023 • Yulia Barabash
Despite the recent downturn in the crypto market, the range of goods and services that can be purchased with cryptocurrency is growing worldwide.
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Feb. 8, 2023 • Yulia Barabash
The annual volume of NFT decreased by 97% compared to 2022 highs
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Feb. 1, 2023 • Mykyta Grechyna
Latin America is the second largest region of the world after the Middle East & North Africa for year-over-year cryptocurrency transactions volume growth rate
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INSURTECH

Dec. 2, 2022 • Matteo Carbone
Last week Lemonade had its Investor Day, a few days before they released their Q3 results.
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Nov. 2, 2022 • Matteo Carbone
Some incumbents are getting more and more serious about innovation
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Sept. 14, 2022 • Matteo Carbone
Waiting for a clear sign that one of listed insurtech carrier can survive in the middle term
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PAYMENTS

Feb. 7, 2023 • Payment Components
Why and How to Revamp Your Financial Services for Maximum Success
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Nov. 9, 2022 • Esther Groen
Innovation is enabling new types of payments and creating a truly dynamic ecosystem. Yet in order to create a market where new schemes like account-to-account payments can compete, regulation must play a central role argues
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OPEN BANKING

Nov. 10, 2022 • Charles Damen
Variable Recurring Payments (VRP) are a major step forward for payments and the wider Open Banking movement
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May 12, 2022 • Andy Taylor
Before any action can be taken to support customers who might be struggling, they need to be identified
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April 11, 2022 • Alexi Karalis
With high level adoption of Open Banking by financial institutions introducing ground breaking capabilities at pace, what’s next?
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