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Shaun Thomas Product Manager at Namescan
In 2016, Taipei-based Mega International Commercial Bank Co was fined a record $180 Million USD by authorities in New York, for having a “Hollow Shell” in their compliance program. As a result of this record-breaking fine, shockwaves were sent throughout Taiwan to official circles, at the same time legislators were considering new regulations t
19 November 2018 /regulation
Anna Kuzmina Expert at Fintech
Previously, I wrote a couple of articles on Alipay and WeChat Pay, their history and strategy, their progress on the Russian ground. Not only them, Alibaba and Tencent, overall. Since then, things were constantly moving forward. FT Confidential Research, 2018 First of all, WeChat Pay continued skyrocketing, obviously getting to Alipay popularit
16 November 2018 /payments
Retired Member
Fintech is expanding rapidly, and many companies around the world have wised up to the fact that they need to be more accepting of modern payment methods and technologies. We’re seeing some great developments in this regard, and it’s clear that this trend is going to continue with full force in the next years. Those who take full advantage of it a...
13 November 2018
from Warsaw Warsaw is grey this time of the year, calm and a bit nostalgic. I always liked Polish banks, their stylish design and hands-on approach. Among EU banks — Polish are my personal favourite. At the first glance Poland is just an ordinary EU country. Everything is so well with the bank card acceptance everywhere, contactless support everyw...
08 November 2018 /payments
As a Money 20/20 series regular, arriving at this year’s show in the ever-buzzing Las Vegas, I prepared myself for four days packed with futuristic visions and startling concepts for how we might be paying in fifty years’ time. Bizarrely refreshingly, however, was the return to the near future. Or, rather, the realization that those topics once co...
06 November 2018 /payments
Fintech has taken over the financial industry, and it looks like we’re only seeing the tip of the iceberg here, as more changes are coming in the near future. The real estate sector is one that’s been particularly noticeably affected by the recent advances of fintech, and it’s important to pay attention to current trends if one wants to secure a s...
06 November 2018
Sarah Jackson Director at Equiniti Credit Services
It is said that in time everything changes. Certainly, how most of us feel about borrowing money is likely to change, possibly many times, over the course of our lives. Lenders keen to secure repeat business, therefore, must also change. This means innovating in product design. It also means keeping close track of how their customers’ attitudes a...
05 November 2018 /retail
Historically, cloud-migration is a concept that has sat uncomfortably with financial service providers. Even today, 15-years or so years after cloud-computing became available, lingering concerns remain. Yet much of the technology underpinning today’s banking systems is founded on outdated architecture and monolithic applications that are proving t...
05 November 2018 /payments
It’s hard to ignore the presence of fintech all around us these days, and it looks like the situation is only going to move further in that direction if current trends are to be of any indication. There is also a lot of speculation regarding the exact place that fintech has in our world at the moment, but one thing is clear – sectors like foreign ...
31 October 2018
When I was going to Iceland I thought there would be nothing much to say about payment habits in this country. Bank cards all around — contactless, easy, convenient, universal, boring. No cash needed. I was right. Payment for parking But hey, here are a few things that I can say. Americans might not feel themselves at ease with their magnetic stri...
29 October 2018 /payments
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