Join the Community

24,032
Expert opinions
40,657
Total members
330
New members (last 30 days)
204
New opinions (last 30 days)
29,280
Total comments

Latest expert opinions

clear
clear

949 Results from /markets

Esteban Lopez

Esteban Lopez Global Industry Director FinTech at Kantox

Scaling New Heights: How Latin American Fintechs are Pioneering Global Financial Innovation

It is no secret that Fintech is booming across Latin America. The three largest economies —Brazil, Mexico and Argentina—, boast of extremely innovative players in a wide range of activities, including neobanks, loan originators, prepaid card providers, ecommerce fulfilment services and others. The dynamic economies of Colombia, Peru, Chile and Urug...

/inclusion /markets Fintech

Lorena Duguid

Lorena Duguid Sharing insights at Intanify

The Myth around Software Patents

This week our Head of Knowledge, Marious Georgiou, unpacks one of the UK software industry's biggest myths: all software is excluded from patenting. It's commonly believed that your valuable software product can't be protected by patents, but in this series of articles, we'll explain exactly why that's not true. Read on to find out! While soft...

/startups /markets Innovation in Financial Services

Retired Member

Retired Member 

Can a subscription-based-model drive sustainable growth for auto finance?

Pay-per-use (PPU) business models are fast gaining ground in asset finance, especially for the leasing of commercial equipment and vehicles. But to date, automotive subscriptions have been slower to grow market share in the consumer space. Now, is the pace of change about to accelerate in auto finance? Understandably, auto finance providers have b...

/markets /predictions Banking and Lending Solutions

Steve Sabin

Steve Sabin SVP, Division Executive, Lending at FIS

European growth made easier with streamlined commercial loan servicing systems

Even in tough macroeconomic times, commercial lending keeps markets moving and banks growing. And on the face of it, there are few better places to drive growth than Europe, where a multitude of bustling economies provide big opportunities for cross-border expansion. But loan servicing operations can be complex and costly when you’re lending to bu...

/markets /predictions Banking and Lending Solutions

Steve Wilcockson

Steve Wilcockson Technical Product Marketing at Quantexa

Similarity Searches: The Neurons of the Vector Database

I recently wrote a Finextra piece entitled 3 GenAI Use Cases for Capital Markets; The Power of the Vector. In it, I discussed the increasing importance of the so-called vector database and vectors more generally to a whole range of quantitative finance applications. The term vector database, as I discussed in that piece, carries multiple, overload...

/startups /markets Artificial Intelligence and Financial Services

Daniel Schlaepfer

Daniel Schlaepfer CEO at Select Vantage Inc

How should we regulate AI in trading?

The emerging Artificial Intelligence (AI) boom has already seen a host of applications unveiled as supposedly advanced trading tools. Just this week we’ve seen the launch of Meta Trade Bot (unrelated to the Facebook-owning company), a cloud-hosted auto-trading tool designed to “eliminate human emotion in trading, enhance trading efficiency, and aim...

/regulation /markets Artificial Intelligence and Financial Services

Ainur Zhanturina

Ainur Zhanturina Partner at @Fintech Consult, Founder@ RISE Research

Fintech in Kazakhstan: Major Fintech Trends Shaping the Industry

Kazakhstan’s fintech market stands out as the largest in Central Asia, with remarkable growth rates that place it among the fastest-growing fintech markets in Asia. With high rates of account ownership (more than 80%) and widespread internet access (more than 90%), Kazakhstani consumers are actively embracing digital payment methods. In this artic...

/inclusion /markets Fintech

Lorena Duguid

Lorena Duguid Sharing insights at Intanify

The Importance of Intangible Assets in Software Companies

Many of the assets that form the foundations of modern companies are overlooked, especially in the fast-paced world of software development. These assets are the keys to unlocking innovation and efficiency - but the risk of missing out on them is real. Companies that fail to harness their intangible assets risk falling behind in the competitive t...

/startups /markets Fintech innovation and startups

Leetal Gruper

Leetal Gruper Co-Founder & CEO at Tarci

Exploring the Evolving Business Environment After COVID-19: Examining Subscription Plans in Detail

Subscription plans are successful in helping small businesses grow in both profitability and customer satisfaction. However, this model is losing its charm as we evolve into a post-pandemic era, which can be harmful to companies that serve small businesses. According to Tarci data, in 2022, there was a 49% decrease in small businesses offering sub...

/markets /covid-19 Banking and Lending Solutions

Vlad Dobrynin

Vlad Dobrynin Founder & CEO at Humans Group

The State as a Startup: How to Turn Uzbekistan into a Growing Fintech Hub

The Uzbek market is in a stage of transitioning towards becoming a digital economy. Humans Group founder Vlad Dobrynin discusses what initiatives the region needs, how to replicate the UAE’s and China’s successes in Uzbekistan, and why it’s important to go cashless and view the country as a startup. The Regulatory Landscape: Slow-Paced Evolution ...

/inclusion /markets Fintech World

Now Hiring