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...
27 mins /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 ...
19 hours /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 ...
21 hours /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...
22 hours /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
Nirmal Raj Marketing Specialist at Cheqly
A small business credit survey in 2024 found that 51% of small firms have uneven cash flow, and 56% are not able to cover their operating expenses. Clearly, cash flow challenges exist at all stages of maturity. Larger firms making millions of dollars can face unforeseen circumstances that impact cash flow from time to time, such as market downturn...
12 September 2025
John Bertrand MD at Tec 8 Limited
A ready reckoner is a printed book containing pre-calculated values, often multiples of given amounts, available in the UK before decimalisation in 1971 – when 12 pennies became 10. Stablecoin is a new digital form of money and represents the paper money at par, for example, one Wyoming’s new Stablecoin, Frontier is equal to one US Dollar. The end...
11 September 2025 /regulation /crypto Banking Strategy, Digital and Transformation
Keith Smith CEO and President at Payouts Network
A traveler is given a paper voucher to compensate them for a flight delay—but when they go to use it, the merchant’s QR reader is down, so they can't actually use it for a meal. A shopper qualifies for a surprise-and-delight gift card—but has to wait weeks for it to arrive in the mail. Sound familiar? These aren’t edge cases; they’re common CX fa
11 September 2025 /payments
Andrew Bonsall COO at AperiData
After several years of consultation, industry warnings, and media attention, formal regulation is on the way for Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) products. From July 2026, providers will be required to carry out affordability checks before offering credit. This closes a long period of uncertainty for a market that has grown at a pace with minimal regulato...
11 September 2025
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