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Jakob Rost

Jakob Rost CEO & Founder at Ayoconnect

An open finance model for the world

Open finance has gained an unstoppable momentum. From its beginnings in Europe, open finance has spread rapidly to the Americas, Australia, India, and my own company’s home market of Indonesia - among others. There have been different models to get us to this point. Europe, which claims to be the 'cradle of Open Banking,’ is regulator-led thanks t...

/payments /inclusion Open Banking

Shabnam Wazed

Shabnam Wazed Founder & CEO at AGAM International

Scoring an open goal – how lenders can evolve their models and consumers can create credit histories

By Shabnam Wazed, Founder and CEO of AGAM International Banks and lenders have historically focused extensively on a borrower’s current financial information when evaluating their likelihood of repaying a loan on time. Lending decisions are made on factors like payment history and outstanding debt. But millions of conscientious people - potential ...

/startups /inclusion Artificial Intelligence and Financial Services

Brad Goodall

Brad Goodall CEO at BANKED

As ‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ starts to impact credit scores, financial literacy is a must-have

When securing large loans for a big purchase like a home or a car, a good credit score is essential for securing the best interest rates. Those with the highest credit scores can generally lock in the lowest available interest rates, translating into significant savings over time. Yet right now, UK consumers typically take out high-interest credit...

/payments /inclusion Personal Finance

David Ritter

David Ritter Director, Financial Services Strategy at CI&T

Why digitisation is a game-changer for financial inclusion

One customer segment that has been historically neglected by the financial services sector is the so-called “unbanked” and “underbanked”. The unbanked are people who don’t use any banking services, including debit cards, current accounts, and savings accounts. Meanwhile, underbanked consumers use some type of bank account, but don’t have regular a...

/people /inclusion Financial Inclusion

Ralph Rogge

Ralph Rogge CEO & Co-Founder at Crezco

Top tips to drive financial inclusion and better cash management for SMEs

Cash is king! Cash is more valuable than profit, revenue, stock or receivables, and remains critical for any businesses. It's an unavoidable necessity to pay for staff and suppliers and provides you with the necessary confidence to invest further in your businesses. Unfortunately, it is also one of the biggest challenges companies face. A recent s...

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Donica Venter

Donica Venter 

Challenging the Challengers: How can Incumbent Financial Institutions Defend Against Disruptors?

Historically, large banking institutions have always been somewhat on the back foot when it comes to innovation, holding off on innovation to see what is successful within smaller institutions or companies. Only once proven successful, deciding to roll out the new innovative feature or tech to their massive customer base. This strategy, however, i...

/payments /inclusion Fintech

Leslie Kanthan

Leslie Kanthan CEO at TurinTech

AI for hedge funds: How can machine learning and code optimisation generate greater alpha?

The applications of AI in the financial sector are multi-faceted. In this article, we explore some key use cases of AI for hedge funds. We also look at potential challenges in implementing AI-based solutions, and how hedge funds can circumvent these challenges. In an analysis done in 2020, consulting and research firm Cerulli claims that there is i...

/inclusion /markets Artificial Intelligence and Financial Services

Jatin Ondhia

Jatin Ondhia Co-founder and CEO at Shojin Property Partners

Proptech: The key to unrigging real estate investment

When I talk to people about democratising property investment, I’m sometimes met by a look of confusion. Owning your own home is a pipe dream for many young people. Long gone are the days where you could buy a house for £800 - that is now worth £550,000. If a person can’t afford their own property, how can we expect them to believe that having fu...

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Maria Schuld

Maria Schuld Head of Regional and Community Banking at FIS

Financial Wellness to further extend banking relationships

The growth of digital changing banking relationships Digitalization and rising consumer expectations serve to accelerate banks’ adoption of new financial wellness offerings. For most institutions, competing on products and services is no longer a sustainable strategy. The financial institutions that will win lasting consumer relationships will be ...

/retail /inclusion Banking Strategy, Digital and Transformation

Marijke Koninckx

Marijke Koninckx Chief Product Officer at BankiFi

Back to the future: Forward thinking banks putting SMEs back at the heart of business

For a long time, small businesses have been viewed as a tricky customer segment, one that is hard to serve. Sole traders and small businesses span such a broad spectrum of activities, that it often seems hard to pin down exactly what this customer segment needs. After all, a landscaper, a coffee shop and an IT consultancy business have very differ...

/payments /inclusion Banking Strategy, Digital and Transformation

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