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The protagonist of FinTech, which subdivides the functions provided by current financial institutions and uses technology to automate, realizes low-cost and high efficiency, is a new venture. On the other hand, financial services that were limited to serving the affluent class in the past have also moved towards democratization. The relevant desc
26 July 2021 /inclusion Banking Strategy, Digital and Transformation
John Bertrand MD at Tec 8 Limited
The quote "Nietzsche said order comes out of chaos" is from the movie Blazing Saddles, not Nietzsche” sums up the history of crypto currencies. Nothing, as Erica shows us in Crypto Wars, is as it seems, and the fleecing of investors has been par excellence. Involving all parties in the supply chain. From the creators of the many different...
16 July 2021 /inclusion /crypto Digital Bank Transformation
Dean Wallace Director of Consumer Payments Modernisation at ACI
The world is changing, and so are the ways we pay. From food and clothes, to fuel and everything else needed for daily life, consumers are making more and more digital payments than ever before. And it seems we are well on our way towards becoming a truly cashless society. Last year saw 3.2 billion mobile wallet transactions made in the UK, a Year...
15 July 2021 /payments /inclusion The future of Payments in Europe
Farah Miller CEO at Helixtap Technologies
Change Opaque Markets – focus on agri-commodities The lack of transparency is an infamous issue in the commodities market because it creates an inherent inability to accurately price risk. This issue is particularly pervasive in the agricultural commodities sector, such as natural rubber where supply chains start with remote smallholders numberin...
15 July 2021 /sustainable /inclusion Financial Supply Chain
Financial inclusion is rising up the social and political agenda. In the first of a series of blogs, we look at how fintech can help democratise financial services and increase economic prosperity, particularly post-COVID. Financial inclusion means that individuals and businesses have access to useful and affordable financial products and services,...
14 July 2021 /payments /inclusion Financial Inclusion
Carl Wegner CEO at Contour
Whether environmental, social or economic, the sustainability challenges at the heart of trade often seem insurmountable in this global, sprawling industry. Recent research suggests 92% of CEOs believe the integration of sustainability will be important to the future success of businesses – but only 48% say they are actually implementing sustaina...
13 July 2021 /sustainable /inclusion
Ethereum developer Tim Beiko announced in his blog that Ethereum ’s London hard fork will launch on August 4 between 13:00 UTC and 17:00 UTC with block 12,965,000. Previously, the launch date was set for the end of July. Following a successful release on three testnets (Ropsten, Goerli, and Rinkeby), the update will become yet another step towards ...
07 July 2021 /inclusion /crypto Cryptocurrency Insights
King Leung Global Head of Financial Services and FinTech at InvestHK
Traditional banks, insurers, and financial service providers in Hong Kong are jumping on board with fintech adoption, with a Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) study showing 86 per cent of incumbents are currently adopting fintech technologies. These financial institutions have succeeded to varying degrees in digitalising their businesses. Yet, m...
07 July 2021 /regulation /inclusion Banking Regulations
Amita Choudhary Marketing Manager at Princeton Growth Accelerator
As any good investment fraud lawyer will tell you, no one is too smart or too careful to become a victim of investment fraud. After all, a certain amount of good faith is needed for the financial sector to be able to exist, which is why the legal system offers pathways for investors to recover their losses when that good faith is exploited. Howev...
05 July 2021 /inclusion Personal Finance
David Fagleman Director at Enryo
Last Wednesday the new polymer £50 banknote, featuring Alan Turing, entered circulation, representing the final phase of UK currency modernisation, a project that started in 2015 with the polymer £5, followed by the 12-sided £1 coin (2016), the polymer £10 (2017) and polymer £20 (2020). With Scottish and Northern Irish note issuers also modernisi...
28 June 2021 /payments /inclusion Financial Inclusion
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