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Alexey Plekhanov

Alexey Plekhanov Advisor to fintechs

Are vertical fintech models the next step beyond generalist lending?

These days it’s pretty hard to find a fintech niche that hasn’t already been chewed through and fought over by a dozen well-funded players. Most mature segments now end up looking roughly the same: A couple of legacy giants who’ve accumulated so much capital, brand, and operational fat over the decades and even centuries that they somehow keep r...

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Quentin Colmant

Quentin Colmant CEO and Co-founder at Qover

The dark side of embedded insurance – and how to get it right

Embedded insurance – often bundled into a banking plan or payment card – has become one of the most discussed ideas in financial services. At its best, it protects people effortlessly by weaving insurance into products they already use and trust. There’s huge potential in that model. But like any powerful tool, it has blind spots. As embedded insur...

/startups /inclusion Digital Insurance Trends

Rohan Parikh

Rohan Parikh Rohan at Parikh

Private Equity Needs AI Advocates

PE firms have plenty of AI demos and pilots, all promising faster diligence and instant EBITDA lift. The problem is most of them fail when people try to use them in their actual daily work. In other words, when an investment team member applies AI and is up against messy data, tight deadlines, auditing requirements (i.e., the messy reality of how ...

/ai /startups Alternative Investments

John Reese

John Reese Business Analyst | Platform Growth Expert at Hashcodex

Why Most Grid Bots Fail - And How You Can Build a Better One

Last week, one entrepreneur told me something funny. He said, “I built a grid trading bot, but the bot is doing its own comedy show.” I laughed, but he was serious. His bot was buying at the wrong time, selling at the wrong time, and the market was just playing games with him. At that moment, I understood one thing. A bot is like a small machine wi...

/startups /crypto Fintech

Joris Lochy

Joris Lochy Product Manager at Intix | Co-founder at Capilever

External Pressure, Internal Inertia: The Innovation Challenge in Financial Services

We often describe the financial services industry as being in the midst of a technological revolution, i.e. Open and Embedded Banking, AI, blockchain, stablecoins, CBDCs, you name it. But stepping back, one might wonder: has the sector truly transformed? Despite the buzz, the fundamentals of financial services remain largely unchanged. Incumbent b

/startups /predictions Financial Transformation

John Reese

John Reese Business Analyst | Platform Growth Expert at Hashcodex

How AI-Powered Gateways in 2026 Predict What You’ll Pay Next

Payments today are super fast, right? You scan, tap, and it’s done. But let’s be honest, they still wait for you to act first. You pay only after something happens. What if your payment system could predict what comes next? That’s exactly what’s coming in 2026. Every industry is moving to the next level with artificial intelligence. And payment gat...

/payments /startups Fintech

Shikhar Verma

Shikhar Verma Associate at Sparx IT Solutions

Top Fintech App Development Companies in 2026

As the innovations are taking the industries by storm, the finance industry is among the many that are witnessing the wave and are modernizing their business solutions. To be precise, while other industries may have easy compliance policies, it is not the case with the BFSI sector. You may ask why? Well, to bring an explanation, users' data about ...

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Dr Ritesh Jain

Dr Ritesh Jain Advisor at WorldBank

The Valuation Illusion: When Early Success Becomes the Seed of Future Strain

In the startup world, few things light up headlines faster than a fundraising milestone. “Startup X raises $25 million at a $400 million valuation!” — it’s the modern-day ticker tape parade. But what rarely gets mentioned is the hangover that follows. Valuation, in theory, measures promise. In practice, it often becomes pressure. Somewhere along th...

/startups Fintech innovation and startups

Viacheslav Kostin

Viacheslav Kostin CEO at WislaCode Solutions

Finding your fintech development partner: A practical guide

The wrong technical partner can derail your fintech project before it launches. Here's how to choose one that actually delivers. Precision matters in fintech. So does security. And speed. Miss any of these, and you're looking at delays, blown budgets, or worse - regulatory headaches that could shut you down. I've watched too many fintech founders ...

/payments /startups Mobile Financial Services (MFS)

Parminder Saini

Parminder Saini CEO at Triple Minds

How Frictionless Gaming Technology Powers Instant Bank ID Verification

Modern gambling technology has changed how players use online casinos. Recent UK Gambling Commission pilots reveal that financial risk checks work smoothly for 97% of users. This marks a big step forward from the old days when players had to wait through long account setup and verification steps. Trustly's Pay N Play shows how new payment solutio...

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