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Tech-Driven BNPL: How Sophisticated Technologies Are Reshaping the BNPL Market

By 2028, the number of users of BNPL services (Buy Now, Pay Later) is predicted to double to 670 million, an explosive 107% growth compared to 2024. However, as the industry flourishes, so inevitably do the risks ranging from fraud to late payments. To address these issues, international leaders such as Klarna, Afterpay, PayPal, and Affirm are a

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Eran Fabian

Eran Fabian Managing Director at Bite Stream

Tech-Driven Transformation in Private Markets: Can Mid-Sized Firms Keep Up?

Private markets are growing rapidly, with recent reports predicting assets under management to reach $30 trillion by 2030. Despite this expanding “pie,” capital concentration is intensifying. According to PitchBook data, nearly 50% of all capital raised over the past five years has gone to mega-funds (firms managing more than $5 billion in assets)....

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Prakash Bhudia

Prakash Bhudia HOD – Trading & Growth at Deriv

How high can commodities go as markets grapple with a riskier world?

Things are getting a bit chaotic out there and not just on the trading floors. Between missile strikes deep inside Russia and fresh trade war rumblings from Donald Trump, markets are getting twitchy. And in classic fashion, when the world gets wobbly, commodities get lively. Gold’s glinting again, silver’s stealing the spotlight, and investors are...

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Priyanka Rao

Priyanka Rao Content Strategist

Britain to Follow Trump’s Lead and Bring Crypto Into the Forefront of Politics

There is something happening in the UK. The traditional political establishment of the Labour and Conservative parties looks like it is breaking apart, and for the first time in over a century there looks to be a new political party on the block, Reform UK. For those new to the British political scene, Reform UK is a party that sits on the right o...

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Alex Kreger

Alex Kreger Founder and CEO at UXDA Financial UX Design

The Convergence of Fintech and Banking: The Gap Between UX and Functionality Is Closing

In the past decade, the financial landscape witnessed a dramatic transformation driven by two distinct forces: fintech startups and traditional banks. Initially, fintechs emerged as UX-rich but often monofunctional challengers, while banks remained service-rich but struggled with digital customer experience. Today, however, these lines are blurrin...

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Naina Rajgopalan

Naina Rajgopalan Content Head at Freo

Building Wealth Steadily: Smart Strategies for S&P 500 Investors

With exposure to 500 of America's biggest and most reputable corporations in various industries, the S&P 500 is a potent tool for accumulating long-term wealth. When considered over long periods of time, this investment strategy has continuously proven its worth over decades, yielding average yearly returns of about 10%. The S&P 500 offe...

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Naina Rajgopalan

Naina Rajgopalan Content Head at Freo

Building Financially Resilient Ecommerce Stores with Smart Dropshipping Tools

Long-term success in today's fast-paced digital marketplace depends on creating a financially stable e-commerce store that can adjust and prosper in any economic environment, not just having a fantastic product. Dropshipping is a potent business strategy that enables entrepreneurs to sell goods without having to deal with the hassle of inventory c...

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Naina Rajgopalan

Naina Rajgopalan Content Head at Freo

Smarter Debt Collection Strategies: How Human and AI Collaboration is Transforming the Future of Col

In today’s dynamic financial environment, lending businesses are under growing pressure. Rising delinquency rates, shifting customer expectations, and economic volatility are making traditional, one-size-fits-all collections strategies increasingly ineffective. To stay ahead, organizations must embrace smarter, more adaptive approaches to debt col...

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Scott Andery

Scott Andery Digital Marketing Expert and Writer

Crowdsourced Insights: Ranking Systems as Predictive Tools

Ranking systems fueled by crowdsourced data have emerged as powerful predictive tools across diverse industries. By harnessing collective sentiment and behavior, these systems not only reflect real-time consensus but also anticipate future trends in domains like sports, finance, and consumer retail. Their effectiveness lies in modeling psychologic...

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Igor Kostyuchenok

Igor Kostyuchenok SVP of Engineering at Mbanq

VC Digest: First half of 2025

Time flies and the first half of the year 2025 is almost over. It's time to reflect on the past 6 months and make some predictions about the next two quarters. While the world is slowly sliding into the World War III most investors try to look away and decide to invest in the most hype areas. 1. AI-Native Applications ANI (Artificial Narrow Intell...

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