119 Results from 2021, /inclusion
Mark Aldred Head of Sales at Auriga
Three months into 2021 and we are seeing more bank branch closures on the cards with HSBC unveiling their plan to close branches. Of course, this isn’t unusual news. Legacy banks are suffering a perfect storm; massive reductions in customers utilising traditional banking channels and new entrants seizing market share with innovative digital only ...
18 March 2021 /retail /inclusion Banking Strategy, Digital and Transformation
Thomas Pintelon Head of Strategy at Capilever
Despite significant efforts by schools and media to give more attention to financial skills, the level of financial literacy in the general population remains low. Basic financial budget management appears very difficult for many people, let alone understanding more complex concepts like the correlation between risk and return, the need for divers...
17 March 2021 /wealth /inclusion Financial Risk Management
Maria Schuld Head of Regional and Community Banking at FIS
In today’s times of economic stress – driven and accentuated by the effects of the Covid-19 Pandemic – financial inclusion has become ever more important. Financial inclusion addresses society’s need to help all global citizens obtain financial services and products at affordable prices. From deposits and loans, to fund transfers, it’s imperative...
16 March 2021 /retail /inclusion Banking Strategy, Digital and Transformation
Konstantin Rabin Head of Marketing at Kontomatik
The foreign exchange or forex market is the biggest financial market in the world. It is even bigger than the stock market. Moreover, the forex market continues to grow, and one major reason for this is the use of the latest technologies, including artificial intelligence. In fact, it wouldn’t be wrong to say that AI is revolutionizing forex tradi...
16 March 2021 /inclusion /markets
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After the correction, the flagship digital coin continues to recover in price and at 13:30 traded at $55.1K. On February 28, the price of Bitcoin fell to a local low of $43.5K. This happened after the cryptocurrency reached a historic high at $58.3K on February 21. Volatility in quotations are accompanied by various statements of media personaliti...
12 March 2021 /inclusion /crypto Cryptocurrency Insights
Josh Rix Director at Woodhurst Consulting
The consumer credit industry is arguably more open to change and innovation than most across financial services, and therefore a beacon of opportunity for Open Finance. 15 million people in the UK do not have access to affordable credit, creating huge disparities in financial inclusion. Credit risk assessments can unintentionally disadvantage pe...
08 March 2021 /retail /inclusion Open Banking
The real estate market is constantly changing, with new trends coming and going all the time. Even right now, there are multiple trends that are dominating, and which might prove interesting to people who may be on the lookout for such opportunities. Today, I will present four such trends to you, in hope that it might help those who navigate such w...
08 March 2021 /inclusion /crypto Fintech
The value of the main digital coin again stormed the mark of $52K, although on Sunday it dropped to $43K. What news was the reason that the value of the cryptocurrency fell and recovered, and how much it can grow in the near future. On Wednesday, March 3, Bitcoin quotes on the Binance crypto exchange again approached the mark of $52K. At the peak,...
05 March 2021 /inclusion /crypto Cryptocurrency Insights
Max Zorian Founder at QArea and TestFort software development at Qarea and Tesfort
FinTech is a high risk high reward industry. Most think about the “reward” side of the equation, but the real experts understand the value of risk mitigation. A common risk of software development is making compromises that will back the team into a corner with things like bugs or technical debt. These issues can be covered with basic development ...
17 February 2021 /startups /inclusion Fintech
As businesses across the nation continue to swim against COVID-19’s economic tsunami, we’re beginning to see a new trend emerge from companies who have fared well (or thrived): social impact financing. This new wave of corporate social responsibility (CSR) is a simple way to drive tangible support outcomes for struggling businesses, rather than re...
12 February 2021 /regulation /inclusion Inclusive FinTech
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