Shikko Nijland CEO at INNOPAY Oliver Wyman
The Agent Advantage Gap: Why Digital Representation Will Reshape Financial Inclusion A profound shift is taking place in the digital economy. AI is evolving from a tool that assists humans to an infrastructure that represents them. As digital agents become intermediaries in payments, credit, insurance, commerce and government services, the quality...
31 mins /ai /inclusion Banking Strategy, Digital and Transformation
Bo Harald Chairman/Founding member, board member at Trust Infra for Real Time Economy Prgrm & MyData,
Should not the chambers of commerce have EUBWs ChatGPT said: Yes — absolutely. And frankly, they should have been first in line. If anyone in Europe needs Enterprise Wallets (EUBWs) early, it’s the Chambers of Commerce. Here’s why, straight and sharp: 🔥 1. Chambers are major credential issuers They issue: Certificates of Ori
1 hour
Eddie Harrison Co-Founder and Chief Growth Officer at Navro
It’s no secret that the UK economy is going through a tough time. Growth has averaged just 1.3% over the past decade, and figures for 2025 are equally poor, with the Office For Budget Responsibility (OBR) forecasting a rate of just 1%. This anaemic performance shows up in reduced consumer and business confidence, less investment, greater unemploy...
1 hour /payments
Parv Bagga Inside Sales Specialist at Legitquest
In today’s business environment, organizations face increasing pressure to manage risk effectively and ensure compliance in every transaction, partnership, or hiring decision. Traditional due diligence processes built on manual reviews and scattered data are no longer sufficient to meet the demands of speed, accuracy, and transparency that modern ...
2 hours
Shushant Sudarshan Executive at Appinventiv
For years, payment gateways quietly powered the global economy behind the scenes. But 2025 looks nothing like even five years ago. The industry is dealing with a new reality — skyrocketing transaction volumes, instant-payment expectations, fragmented regulations, AI-driven fraud, and the rising need for multi-rail interoperability. And yet, many b...
3 hours /payments The Payments Business
Interesting read ://lnkd.in/d2XJFWt4 from the Tony Blair Institute. In the Nordics state issued documents that you use for opening a bank account and thus getting e-banking log-in codes led to e-Identification services by banks from 1992 onwards in Finland. All services - public and private - that need strong identification - can be accessed with ...
4 hours /identity Innovation in Financial Services
Dr Ritesh Jain Advisor at WorldBank
When a global payments network with decades of legacy and scale declares that payouts can arrive in minutes rather than days, it’s not fluff — it’s a signal of systemic change. Visa’s new pilot allowing businesses to fund payouts in fiat while recipients receive USDC-backed stablecoins marks a pivotal moment in the evolution of cross-border payment...
13 hours /payments /regulation Fintech
James Gozney CEO at Aslan
Before 1960, the overwhelming majority of the UK was paid weekly, in cash. Since 1960, the digitisation of pay and an increasingly complex tax system has meant that the cost of running payroll has ballooned for companies. So today, three-quarters of us are paid once a month. But in a 21st-century world of instant banking, digital wallets and on-de...
19 hours /people /inclusion
Anton Tekhtelev Head of Product and Business Development at Fintech Expert
I’ve worked in several fintech companies. Many of my friends and acquaintances work in fintech. I’ve also talked at length with people who hire — or used to hire — others in fintech. And one thing stands out: toxic work culture is too often normalised in fintech. It is treated as inseparable from rapid growth. Some heads and C-level folks are even ...
19 hours /people /sustainable
Stanley Epstein Associate at Citadel Advantage Group
Once the backbone of global payments, the humble cheque is now a relic of a bygone era—kept alive only in niche markets and legacy systems as digital transactions reshape the financial world. The Enduring Symbol of an Era When I began my banking career almost 60 years ago, the payments world was simple. A transaction could be settled in cash, by w...
20 hours /payments
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