Bo Harald Chairman/Founding member, board member at Trust Infra for Real Time Economy Prgrm & MyData,
We have long been arguing that there is a risk that massive effort to supply all willing Europeans with identity building wallets will be a failure – unless there is a critical mass of verifiable credentials available. Identification and drivers licenses are not enough. All sorts are needed and the getting the seldom needed ones harmonised are esp...
25 mins /ai /identity Innovation in Financial Services
Sam Boboev Founder at Fintech Wrap Up
Hey fintech friends, ever feel like the future is sneaking up on you? This morning, I imagined myself asking an AI assistant to “just buy my usual coffee beans,” and it actually tried to do it. No app, no website, just a chat and a confirmed order. This really could be the future, or I would say even the near future. Agentic commerce, where AI ag...
1 hour /ai /payments
Prasoon Mukherjee Director | Head of Securities Services | GSC-India at Societe Generale Bank
In a world captivated by numbers, few figures command as much reverence as the Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Governments parade it, media drum-beat it, citizens drink it in like a badge of national pride. A single percentage point change can sway markets, shake cabinets, or shape electoral narratives. Yet ask a fundamental question. What does GDP ...
3 hours /people /sustainable Financial Inclusion
Stanley Epstein Associate at Citadel Advantage Group
How the world’s financial backbone is reinventing itself for instant, interoperable, and digitally-driven payments. SWIFT (Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication) is not resting on its laurels as the traditional backbone of global finance. Its future role is defined by adapting to the market's demand for instant, transparent,...
12 hours /payments
How Real-Time Payments and Embedded Finance are quietly rewiring banking, customer experience, and the economics of financial services. Real-Time Payments and Embedded Finance: The Twin Engines Reshaping Modern Banking For decades, payments moved at the speed of the banking system—slowly. Settlement cycles spanned days, batch processing ruled the b...
23 hours /payments Innovation in Financial Services
John Reese Business Analyst | Platform Growth Expert at Hashcodex
I was surprised! Once upon a time, I saw a homeless person sitting by the road asking for help. I wanted to give him some money, but I did not have any cash with me. I told him that, and he smiled and showed me a small QR scanner on his phone. I was surprised. A homeless person asking for help with a scanner! That moment made me realize how much...
22 November 2025 /payments /startups Fintech
Parminder Saini CEO at Triple Minds
New federal rules are reshaping the way small businesses and startups operate behind the scenes. The Beneficial Ownership Information (BOI) Rule, introduced under the Corporate Transparency Act, requires many companies to report who owns and controls them. For large corporations with legal teams, compliance might be just another item on the chec
22 November 2025 /startups Fintech innovation and startups
Shushant Sudarshan Executive at Appinventiv
Choosing a reliable software development partner is one of the most important decisions for any business undergoing digital transformation. Chicago has emerged as a strong technology hub in the United States, offering a mix of enterprise-grade engineering capabilities, innovation-driven development companies, and access to diverse industry experti...
22 November 2025
Alastair Gill Principal Data Scientist at GFT
In this series of articles, we are looking at ways to try and ensure that AI projects result in business value. So far, we have focused on identifying the business problem and working closely with stakeholders across the business to ensure that our understanding is correct and that any proposed solution properly addresses the needs of the business....
21 November 2025 /ai /cloud Artificial Intelligence and Financial Services
Steve Morgan Banking Industry Market Lead at Pegasystems
British fintechs such as Revolut and Starling are redefining global expansion and are considering buying chartered US banks to secure immediate access to a US banking licence and an existing operational base. It’s a strategic shortcut that accelerates entry into a larger market and helps attract new customers, which are both increasingly difficult...
21 November 2025 /ai /markets Fintech
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