Articles
Robinhood: a fintech company with small attention to regtech details
Opinion on the digital broker from a regtech point of view
Feb. 1, 2021 • Massimo Buonomo
Robinhood, is a U.S.-based financial services company headquartered in Menlo Park, California. The company is a zero-fee trading platform in shares and ETF listed on U.S. stock exchanges throug...
Digital Lending in India Pre and Post COVID
A comprehensive overview
Jan. 31, 2021 • Sam Ghosh
The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) published a report in 2018 with the title “ Digital Lending: A $1 Trillion Opportunity Over the Next 5 Years ”. BCG touted that the total digital lending in In...
2020 – Fintech Investments Gaining Momentum
What happens to fintech investments under new circumstances
Jan. 29, 2021 • Yulia Barabash
It is no secret that the global financial technology market is one of the fastest-growing markets in the world. The previous year was marked by the thriving of the Fintech sector with record-br...
Bank Branches Are Not Dead, But They Do Have to Change
An outlook on bank branches
Jan. 28, 2021 • Fionn Travers-Smith
In her excellent new autobiography Anne Boden describes a visit to a bank branch in Australia, which is relayed as one of the experiences that inspired her to found the branchless digital bank ...
How Innovative Technologies Can Transform the Money Laundering Fight in 2021 & Beyond
Find out what traditional approach is missing
Jan. 27, 2021 • Garima Chaudhary
Remote working situation, less cash & high digital customer activity presented new avenues of risk in financial crime & compliance. 4 billion in 2018, double $ 8 billion in 2019, the An...
What are the main financial regulations to look out for in 2021?
A comparison between Australia, Africa and UK
Jan. 24, 2021 • Konstantin Rabin
As 2020 is nearing its end, the global financial market is anxiously awaiting the end to the global pandemic that has disrupted virtually every national economy worldwide. While it is still unc...
Emerging Small Business Fintech Opportunity in the Developing Countries
SME landscape and changes after COVID19
Jan. 19, 2021 • Sam Ghosh
When it comes to FinTech consumer-facing business models often capture most of the attention. This article argues that small businesses in developing countries present a massively underserved o...
The Customer-Centric battle: challenger vs. traditional banks
The retail battle between challenger and traditional banks on customer centric approach
Jan. 5, 2021 • Clariter
Who are the “challenger banks”? In recent years we’ve seen the rising of the so-called “challenger banks”. These are, usually, native digital retail banks who exactly challenge the tradit...
In 2020, Russian customers began buying more products and food with delivery
A study by YooMoney
Dec. 23, 2020 • Yoomoney
Russians began to spend more money on physical products with delivery as well as digital content such as movies and music. In 2020, the turnover for online stores selling physical products has ...
Ask me About FinTech: Maria Popova
Interview with expert in FI & Fintech corporate finance practice
Dec. 18, 2020 • Şebnem Elif Kocaoglu Ulbrich
Despite the apparent challenges posed by COVID19, financial technology, particularly the payment space, remains attractive for investors. According to Fintech Futures , M&A activity in t...