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Chris Ryalls

Chris Ryalls Sales Director at Authentiq8.Me AND Trusek

Launching a FinTech Start-up? Here's how to prioritize your limited resources for a smooth take-off.

As a new FinTech preparing to launch, your limited resources will face competing demands. At a high level, you’ll need to: Build a secure platform to support your services. Obtain your Regulatory Permission (FCA license). Hire skilled staff to meet regulatory requirements and serve your customers. Market your services effectively to your target au...

/payments /startups Fintech innovation and startups

Anton Tekhtelev

Anton Tekhtelev Head of Product and Business Development at Guavapay

Why Fintech UX Is About Processes, Not Just Pixels

When we talk about user experience, the first things that come to mind are colors, layouts, and interactions. But during my work, I discovered something bigger — good UX in fintech is not just about pixels. It’s about processes. The Problem With “Late Feedback” When I started working in fintech, my product design reviews revealed a clear pattern:

/retail /startups User Experience

Ivan Aleksandrov

Ivan Aleksandrov CSO | Fintech Licensing, Core banking & BaaS at Advapay

How to build a successful fintech MVP (and where to go from there)

The MVP, or minimum viable product, is a critical milestone for any ambitious fintech startup. But if you ask 10 founders to define what an MVP is and what it should include, we just about guarantee you'll get 10, wildly different answers — some more accurate than others. At Advapay, we often find that these misconceptions are a key reason MVPs un...

/payments /startups Fintech

Katherine Chan

Katherine Chan CEO at Juice

Beyond the Optics: Why Inclusion in Fintech Needs More Than a Policy

I’ve always believed that strong businesses are built by strong teams. Yet even in 2025, the tech and fintech sectors are losing talent faster than they can replace it; a reality that’s costing the UK billions and holding back long-term growth. According to the UK Government’s latest tech diversity report, women make up just 21 percent of tech ro...

/startups /inclusion Financial Inclusion

Parminder Saini

Parminder Saini CEO at Triple Minds

Advice For Aspiring Entrepreneurs

Looking to start your own business in 2025? If you are a working professional who has goals of becoming an entrepreneur, the idea of starting your own business and being your own boss can be thrilling. There are also many risks and challenges involved in entrepreneurship, particularly in the current economic climate. This is why it is so important...

/startups Fintech innovation and startups

Ivica Djordjevic

Ivica Djordjevic Head of Product at Relio

How I Overcame Pitch Anxiety — And How You Can Too

If you’re building a startup, at some point you’re going to have to pitch — whether to investors, accelerators, or even your first team member. For many of us, especially introverts, this is terrifying. I know, because I’ve been there. In 2024, my startup Colsia was selected for the finals of the BAS Startup Demo Day in Sarajevo. It was a big momen...

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Ankita Bhattacharya

Ankita Bhattacharya Product Manager - Commercial Finance at LoanTube

Embedded Lending Needs More Than Embedded Forms

Embedded finance was meant to transform how small businesses access credit, bringing lending to the point of need, whether that’s within an accounting platform, a business management tool, or a digital marketplace. In theory, it should create seamless, contextual experiences where funding is just a click away. In practice, it often falls flat. For...

/startups /inclusion Innovation in Financial Services

Sebastien Marchon

Sebastien Marchon CEO at Rydoo

The unlucky 90%: why do startups fail?

After more than 10 years in the European tech scene, first as a founder and now as a scale-up leader, I’ve seen both sides of the startup journey. At Rydoo, we started with a clear vision and a commitment to solving real challenges for businesses. We learned that success is shaped far more by hard-won lessons than by luck. Luck is only a small par...

/payments /startups Fintech innovation and startups

Joris Lochy

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

The Future of Banking: From Transactions to Trusted Guidance

For decades, banks have fulfilled two core functions: Financial Intermediation: collecting deposits and channeling them into loans and investments. Payment Facilitation: enabling the smooth transfer of money between individuals and institutions. However, these traditional roles are becoming increasingly commoditized. The digitalization of money

/retail /startups Fintech innovation and startups

Slava Mehovich

Slava Mehovich Founder at AKDev Group

𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗴𝗴𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗦𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗲?

Scaling in fintech isn’t just about adding more devs or shipping faster. It’s about doing that without breaking things—security, compliance, or team morale. Over the past few months, I’ve spoken with founders and CTOs who are facing the same bottlenecks: 💠Internal teams stretched thin. 💠New features stuck in backlog. 💠Hiring good engineers tak...

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