Erica Andersen Marketing at smartR AI
Alright, buckle up, finance folks! Let's talk about how AI is about to totally revamp the way you do business, if it hasn’t already started to. Forget stuffy, complicated jargon – we're diving into the real deal: How AI is turning the financial world upside down, and why you need to get on board (or risk being left behind!) So, picture this: the
1 hour /ai /regulation Artificial Intelligence and Financial Services
Sam Boboev Founder at Fintech Wrap Up
Stripe – yes, that Stripe, the $90B fintech known for online payments – just decided to build its own Layer-1 blockchain network called Tempo. The announcement dropped in early September 2025, when Stripe’s CEO Patrick Collison took to X to say that “existing blockchains are not optimized” for the booming use of stablecoins on Stripe’s platform. ...
1 hour /payments /crypto
Alastair Gill Principal Data Scientist at GFT
In my previous blog, I observed that there seems to have been an inflection point where we have begun to stand back and take stock of the applications where AI has been applied. One issue that keeps returning is that despite the amazing and remarkable things that seem to be possible, these perceived or promised benefits often do not seem to mater
13 hours /ai /cloud
Amish Tiwari Founder at Veriqos Technologies
In today’s digital-first economy, customer onboarding and transaction security are no longer just regulatory requirements they are critical elements of trust. At Veriqos Technologies, we believe the financial services industry is at a turning point, where identity verification must evolve beyond basic compliance to become a strategic enabler of gr...
21 hours
Nkahiseng Ralepeli VP of Product: Digital Assets at Absa Bank, CIB.
If you want to see what the future of money looks like, start where the problems are hardest. Sub Saharan Africa pulled in more than $205B in on chain value between July 2024 and June 2025, up 52%, making it the third fastest growing crypto region. That headline number is not a bull market flex, it is a signal that digital assets are graduating fr...
13 September 2025 /crypto /markets
Dmytro Spilka Director and Founder at Solvid, Coinprompter
As the S&P 500 continues to deliver whirlwind profits to investors in the United States, more residents are using fintech to make tax-efficient charitable donations at scale. While stocks and shares in the US have continued to grow to fresh all-time highs, charitable giving has swelled. Total donations reached $592.50 billion in 2024, lifted ...
12 September 2025 /payments
Naina Rajgopalan Content Head at Freo
When people think about Alaska, they usually imagine northern lights, glaciers, or rugged adventures. Yet behind this picture, Alaska, especially Anchorage, is quietly becoming a major hub for global trade. Positioned as the “Air Crossroads of the World,” Anchorage is now gaining recognition for its role in Arctic commerce. This growing influence ...
12 September 2025 /inclusion /markets
Alex Kreger Founder and CEO at UXDA Financial UX Design
Traditional banks often find themselves in a challenging position. On one hand, they possess a deep and sophisticated portfolio of financial products and services—ranging from complex credit facilities to wealth management, business banking, and personalized advisory. On the other hand, fintech startups and neobanks have captured mindshare and mar...
12 September 2025 /retail /devops Banking Strategy, Digital and Transformation
Barley Laing UK Managing Director at Melissa
Increasingly sophisticated fraud is on the rise. One of the fastest growing is synthetic identity fraud (SIF), which sees criminals creating new, false identities using a combination of real, stolen and fake data - such as birthdates and addresses - which they then use to defraud those in financial services. AI-powered tools are accelerating this ...
12 September 2025 /identity /crime Digital Identity Management
The financial services sector has always been one of the most heavily regulated industries in the world. From anti-money laundering (AML) directives to Know Your Customer (KYC) requirements, compliance is not only a legal obligation but also a safeguard for maintaining trust in global financial systems. Yet, the pace and complexity of regulations ...
12 September 2025 /ai /predictions
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