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Fintech discussions and conversations around the development of fintech.
The last 5 years dozens of so-called neo- or challenger banks (according to Exton Consulting 256 neobanks are in circulation today) have disrupted the banking landscape, by offering a fully digitized ...
Checks are one of the oldest methods of payment in the modern era, and although their use among consumers has declined significantly, businesses are another story. While they are less common in other ...
Fintech, along with the rest of the world, has had an extraordinary 2020. Major scandals have rocked the industry, but at the same we’ve marked significant advances that will help to point the way to ...
In a customer-oriented society, the technologies are competing with each other in convenience, quickness, security, and agility what has resulted in unprecedented acceleration of advanced technologies...
Updated: January 5, 2021 The year 2020 is closing, and we all witnessed how difficult this year was for new businesses, including Payment and Electronic Money companies. Covid-19 has had a huge impact...
When faced with disruptive competition – the now classic example is taxi companies and Uber – a firm at risk of disruption has effectively got three options: - Adapt; use the facilities avail...
Software testing is regularly subject to trade-offs - that is, attempting to cover as much of a codebase as is possible given time and resource constraints. Sometimes known bugs slip through to releas...
The key types of digital payments fraud, ecommerce risk management tactics, and the tools to fight back When it comes to digital payments, ensuring that all genuine transactions are processed smoot...
Not long ago, traditional banks made a mistake. Due to inertness and conservatism, the world's largest financial organizations have missed out on the rapid growth of FinTech. Banks had to implement n...
As the world changes, so too does innovations and technologies change and improve, in order to make life easier and convenient. This is clearly seen in the financial sector as many financial instituti...
Unfortunately genuine customers are not the only ones shopping with customers this peak season. Fraudsters are also busy this time of year. To help identify potentnail fraud, here are four common onli...
While every sector has been affected by COVID-19 in some way, the retail industry has experienced one of the most dramatic shifts of all. With the UK and much of Europe in a second lockdown many brick...