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Joseph Ibitola Head of Demand Generation at Flagright
AML compliance has become an increasingly heavy burden for financial institutions. Globally, fintechs and banks spend an estimated $206 billion per year on financial crime compliance. In 2023 alone, 98% of institutions reported their compliance costs increased over the prior year, with over one-third citing ever-escalating regulations as the prim...
05 August 2025 /payments /regulation
Kunal Patel Product Director at Worldpay
The merchant acquiring landscape is entering a pivotal period of transformation, and incumbent players are under mounting pressure. Once defined by scale and reliability, traditional acquirers now find themselves squeezed by nimble fintechs, economic headwinds, and the rapidly evolving needs of merchants in a digitised economy. Rising Competitive ...
02 August 2025 /payments
Ruchi Rathor Founder at Payomatix Technologies
In the rapidly shifting landscape of digital finance, 2025 is shaping up to be a defining year for digital wallets. The battle lines are drawn between two dominant forces: Super Apps that aim to be everything for everyone, and specialized fintechs laser-focused on doing one thing exceptionally well. Who will win the wallet war? And more importantl...
30 July 2025 /payments
Barnabás Birmacher CEO and Co-Founder at Bitrise
The past decade has seen wholesale adoption of cloud infrastructure across the finance industry. This trend has been underpinned by US technology providers, from Microsoft Azure to Oracle and Google Cloud, decreasing their prices as economies of scale in US-based data centres accelerate. And while going cloud native brings benefits to product deve...
29 July 2025 /retail /devops
Amr Adawi Co-Founder and Co-CEO at MetaWealth
For decades, conventional financial wisdom has shaped our thinking about wealth building and retirement planning, handed down through societal norms and parental guidance. However, in today's rapidly changing financial landscape, many of these long-held beliefs are becoming increasingly outdated with new markets and tools available to the public a...
28 July 2025 /wealth /inclusion
Slava Mehovich Founder at AKDev Group
Scaling in fintech isnโt just about adding more devs or shipping faster. Itโs about doing that without breaking thingsโsecurity, compliance, or team morale. Over the past few months, Iโve spoken with founders and CTOs who are facing the same bottlenecks: ๐ Internal teams stretched thin. ๐ New features stuck in backlog. ๐ Hiring good engineers tak...
28 July 2025 /startups
Shawn Conahan Chief Revenue Officer at Wildfire Systems, Inc.
The top reason why companies don't achieve significant user adoption of a loyalty rewards program is due to a simple lack of marketing. In general, large banks and corporations are really great at cross-selling "core" banking and finance products, but not so great at conveying the benefits of a rewards program. This is almost certainly ...
22 July 2025 /retail
Introduction: Innovation is no longer a nice-to-have; it's the heartbeat of every successful fintech organization. Yet, fostering innovation isnโt just about investing in cutting-edge technology or hiring โcreative types.โ Itโs about creating a culture where experimentation, collaboration, and learning thrive. In a highly competitive digital finan...
16 July 2025 /payments
Sakkun Tickoo Digital marketing consultant at Wonderful Payments Ltd
Payment links have rapidly evolved in the UK market from simple invoicing tools to full-featured, secure payment channels suited for retail, hospitality, and service sectors. Seamless payments and regulation Platforms like Stripe and GoCardless allow merchants to generate payment links via API or dashboard, supporting essential compliance featur...
Jurijs Bordulans Co-founder at Uspex
In online commerce, every successful transaction counts. When a payment fails โ due to fraud checks, technical issues, or user error โ it can result in lost revenue and a frustrated customer who may not return. For merchants, improving transaction success rates isnโt just about fixing errors behind the scenes; itโs about creating a smooth, reliabl...
10 July 2025 /payments /markets
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