Naina Rajgopalan Content Head at Freo
In a country where cash once reigned supreme, India’s digital payment revolution is quietly transforming the way people experience travel, especially in its most remote and untouched corners. From riverside camps in the Northeast to homestays nestled in the Himalayas, the rise of UPI and other digital payment systems has opened new doors for trave...
50 mins /payments
Alright, let's chat about something super important for your money, something many of us just see as a "have to have" but is actually a "must have" for smart financial living. We're talking about health insurance. Now, I know what you might be thinking: "Health insurance? That's just for when I get sick, right?" And ye...
5 hours Digital Insurance Trends
Alex Ford President, North America and Chief Revenue Officer at Encompass | RegTech Association | Women in RegTech
For years, banks have debated whether to build their own Know Your Customer (KYC) systems or invest in third-party solutions. But that binary choice is evolving with a new opportunity emerging in the form of blended KYC. A hybrid approach offers the best of both worlds: the control and flexibility of in-house systems combined with the speed and aut...
9 hours /regulation /identity
Alex Kreger Founder and CEO at UXDA Financial UX Design
Artificial intelligence is no longer a futuristic buzzword—it’s a present-day battleground for competitive advantage in banking. Across the globe, countries are embracing AI at vastly different speeds, with Asia and the Middle East taking the lead in enterprise adoption, while the U.S. and UK scale up their generative AI pilots. From virtual assis...
9 hours /ai /markets Innovation in Financial Services
Bo Harald Chairman/Founding member, board member at Trust Infra for Real Time Economy Prgrm & MyData,
I have been asked a good number of times if I am going to write a book about my rather long management and start-up experience when driving digitalisation. But then, the now rolling out migration to the EU Trust Infrastructure. - now with focus on Business wallets - is so extraordinarily important and an interesting must-have ladder also to the nex...
10 hours /ai /identity Innovation in Financial Services
Arjeh Van Oijen Head of Product Management at Icon Solutions
Amid geopolitical, technological and economic shifts, global momentum behind the development and adoption of digital currencies is ramping up. Central banks across 66 countries are now in the advanced phases of exploring Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs), with 44 pilots including the digital euro already underway. The popularity of stablecoin...
12 hours /payments
Carlo R.W. De Meijer Owner and Economist at MIFSA
Stablecoins are attracting considerable attention by traditional financial institutions. Regulatory shifts are paving the way for banks to engage with stablecoins. These are rapidly evolving from a niche vertical in the cryptocurrency ecosystem into a foundational element of the global financial system. Stablecoins are increasingly becoming a pref...
13 hours /crypto Blockchain Observations
Shital Gohil Co-Founder and COO at Styldod INC
The real estate industry has long been known for its reliance on face-to-face interactions, lengthy paperwork, and traditional marketing strategies. But over the past few years, a quiet revolution has been reshaping how properties are marketed, sold, financed, and even experienced. At the heart of this transformation lie two powerful forces: finan...
14 hours /ai
John Bertrand MD at Tec 8 Limited
A stablecoin for currency is a token that can be used alongside the parent currency reflecting the market price at that instant. The historic volatility is known, and the price can be verified publicly. Earlier attempts to use crypto currencies fell afoul of Herstatt Risk . The fait currency had not left the sender’s bank before the amount transf...
29 June 2025 /payments /crypto The future of Payments in Europe
Accelerating the EU-wide Trust Infrastructure The development of an EU-wide Trust Infrastructure (TI) is gaining momentum on several fronts. The most significant advancement is the Commission’s recognition that business wallets will become the cornerstone for both conducting business and interacting seamlessly with all levels of public administrat...
29 June 2025 /ai /identity Artificial Intelligence and Financial Services
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