Finextra Research
Sign in
Sign up
  • News
    • Latest news
    • Company updates
    • Long reads
  • TV
  • Research
  • Events
    • All
    • Conferences
    • Webinars
    • Popular
  • Community
    • Community latest
    • Latest expert opinions
    • Groups
    • Search members
  • Jobs
  • APIs
Sign in
Sign up
  • News
    • Back
    • News
    • Latest news
    • Company updates
    • Long reads
  • TV
  • Research
  • Events
    • Back
    • Events
    • All
    • Conferences
    • Webinars
    • Popular
  • Community
    • Back
    • Community
    • Community latest
    • Latest expert opinions
    • Groups
    • Search members
  • Jobs
  • APIs
  • payments
  • markets
  • retail
  • wholesale
  • wealth
  • regulation
  • crime
  • crypto
  • sustainable
  • startups
  • devops
  • identity
  • security
  • cloud
  • ai

Community

  • Your feed
  • Latest expert opinions
  • Groups

Join the Community

23,252
Expert opinions
43,794
Total members
374
New members (last 30 days)
178
New opinions (last 30 days)
29,060
Total comments
Join Sign in
Follow Unfollow

Karen Shidlo

CMO
Fiat24 (SR Saphirstein AG)
Member since
27 Apr 2023
Location
Zurich
Followers
0
Following
0
Opinions
4
Long reads
0
Followed by John Sims, Martha Boyle and 5 others you follow
View Karen Shidlo's full profile

Karen's opinions

clear
Karen Shidlo

Crypto Cards in 2023 - New and Longtime Players Compared

Crypto cards bridge the gap between the digital cryptocurrency world and the real-world economy, making it easier for individuals to use their crypto holdings for everyday transactions. Crypto cards, also known as cryptocurrency debit or prepaid cards, began to emerge around 2015-2016. These early versions of crypto cards allowed users to load thei...

23 August 2023 /payments Bitcoin payments

Karen Shidlo

Banking Reimagined on the Blockchain

Of all the Web2 applications, services and products being reimagined in a decentralized, Web3-ready way, perhaps banking (and e-banking) is one that makes the most sense. Given that a core tool of Web3 is cryptocurrencies, looking at how we can redefine the way we pay, get paid, invest, and handle our assets in general, just makes a whole lot of s...

04 July 2023 /payments /retail Banking Architecture

Karen Shidlo

In Smart Contracts We Trust: Code VS Legacy Banking Systems

Smart contracts are a fundamental building block of Web3 technology, as they enable the execution of decentralized applications (dApps) and the automation of transactions on blockchain networks. Designed to facilitate, verify, and enforce the negotiation or performance of a contract, without the need for intermediaries, such as lawyers, banks, or e...

23 May 2023 /payments /markets Banking

Karen Shidlo

The future of e-banking lies in DeFi solutions

Traditional financial legacy systems can be outdated in some ways, particularly in terms of their technology infrastructure and ability to adapt to changing customer needs and market trends. These systems were often developed decades ago and were not designed to handle the complexities of modern financial transactions. Moreover, traditional financ...

28 April 2023 /retail /predictions Blockchain Observations

Karen writes about

  • payments
  • retail banking
  • cryptocurrency
  • markets
  • predictions

Karen's opinion archive

  • 2023 (3)
ShowHide similar members

Similar members

Jennifer Locker

Jennifer Locker
CMO at Accuity

Follow Unfollow
Jamel Derdour

Jamel Derdour
CMO at Transact365 - www.transact365.io

Follow Unfollow
Kate Marsden

Kate Marsden
CMO at Yaspa

Follow Unfollow
Martin Kennington

Martin Kennington
CMO at 365 Business Finance

Follow Unfollow
Eugen Kuzin

Eugen Kuzin
CMO at CoinsPaid

Follow Unfollow

Welcome to Finextra. We use cookies to help us to deliver our services. You may change your preferences at our Cookie Centre.

Please read our Privacy Policy.

Accept
Finextra

Finextra

  • About

Community

  • Rules
  • Contact the community team

News

  • Guidance
  • Contact the news desk

Sales

  • Media pack
  • Contact the sales team

Get involved

  • Finextra Live@
  • Webinars
  • Finextra TV
  • Research
  • Finextra.jobs

Events

  • Sustainable Finance Live
  • NextGen Nordics
  • EBAday
  • NextGen:AI
Join the community Register for news alerts
Apple App Store Google App Store

© Finextra Research 2025

Terms of usePrivacy PolicyCookie Centre