John Bertrand MD at Tec 8 Limited
A key aspect in the debate over Stablecoins is the need for good regulations built on a trustworthy Digital Infrastructure required to ensure legitimate behaviour between: Key stakeholders: Commission of a Stablecoin, for example Wyoming and monitor of the ‘Reserve’ Licensed Service Providers (LSP), buyers of the ‘Reserve offsetting fiat currency’ ...
1 hour /regulation /crypto Digital Bank Transformation
Chris Brown CTO at Trusek AND Authentiq8 Me
For years, the financial services industry has wrestled with the weaknesses of traditional authentication. Passwords remain a prime attack vector, while one-time codes (SMS, email, and even TOTPs) continue to frustrate users and drive up fraud and support costs. In response, big tech companies have promoted passkeys as the new passwordless standar...
2 hours /security /identity Biometrics
Aron Alexander Founder and CEO at Runa
Receiving a rebate, reward, or a disbursement should be an exciting moment. So why does it often feel like it was delivered as an afterthought? Too many fintechs still view payouts as necessary, mundane conclusions to a transaction. But AI is redefining these recipient touchpoints. When you zoom in on today’s financial flows (global, on-demand, i...
3 hours /ai /payments Fintech
Shanice Octavia Marketing Associate at Fly Fairly
Crypto payments are no longer a novelty in travel. Stablecoins in particular are being adopted by both travelers and merchants for their speed and low cost. The trend shaping 2025 is not just the rise of stablecoins but the fact that they are now issued on multiple blockchains. That means travel platforms must decide whether to support multi-chain...
5 hours /crypto /markets
Breno Oliveira Head of Product at payabl.
People love a bargain. Originating in the US, Black Friday and Cyber Monday have snowballed into a global phenomenon where merchants offer significant discounts on their products to kick off the Christmas shopping season. In 2024, global online sales reached a record-breaking high of $314.9 billion during Cyber Week, up 6% year-on-year. This yea...
6 hours /payments Frictionless Payments
Konstantin Rabin Head of Marketing at Kontomatik
Artificial intelligence is no longer just a buzzword in financial services—it’s a transformative force shaping everything from customer experience to risk management. As fintechs and banks accelerate their digital journeys, AI’s capabilities are being woven into the fabric of financial ecosystems, opening new opportunities while introducing fresh ...
8 hours
Sanju Biswas Marketing Head at Abhiloans
Creating a business in India is a critical step for businesses wishing to establish a legally binding entity to operate inside of the country. The Companies Act of 2013 specifies how it is done, which is governed by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA), clearly stated in the Act, creating a legal foundation for firms to guarantee accountability...
10 hours
Sharon Tan Head of Marketing - APJ at Oracle Financial Services
Recently I hosted a roundtable discussion that brought together the leading trade finance and transaction banking practitioners to discuss the most pertinent trade and supply chain finance topics across digitalization, the impact of AI, standards and regulation. What emerged from the conversations was a clear picture of both the challenges and oppo...
12 hours /wholesale /predictions Banking Strategy, Digital and Transformation
Bo Harald Chairman/Founding member, board member at Trust Infra for Real Time Economy Prgrm & MyData,
Banks are - for their part - moving closer to the Trust Infrastructure ny taking own EUBWs in use and seeing to it that customers do the same - becoming capable sending and receiving veriifiable data to and from all directions. Much to learn still. For example the "Phoning home" challenge and solution is not familiar to all of us. It mea...
13 hours /regulation /identity Digital Identity Management
In the EUDI Zero Trust is not a formal eIDAS 2 term but a security philosophy that EU wallet and infrastructure designers are actively adopting. 1. Zero Trust Basics Default stance: Never trust, always verify. Every actor—wallets, issuers, verifiers, and even networks—is treated as potentially compromised. Continuous authentication, authorization...
14 September 2025 /ai /identity Artificial Intelligence and Financial Services
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