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There is no denying that cryptocurrencies have had a significant impact on the world. It's upending businesses, altering consumer behaviour, and driving many institutions to reconsider their strategy ...
Virtual cards are one of the hottest topics these days. Card networks, banks, fintechs and industry analysts talk about virtual cards virtually every day, all day. They monitor virtual cards adoption,...
Mexico is hot right now. In every sense. It might not be so boiling hot in fintech as rivaling Brazil, but it is getting there. Here is the Mexico of the moment that I saw through the eyes of the tour...
Paying for goods on the installment plan is hardly a new payment scheme, but it has resurfaced in response to increased consumer interest. “Buy now, pay later” gives consumers greater control over how...
At the time when fintechs are launching their payment and crypto projects, and regulators are introducing new legislation to control these companies, central banks around the globe are continuing to l...
Fintech hasn’t just transformed traditional banking. It has revolutionized it. Over the last decade, the emergence of tech-first challenger banks like Revolut, Starling and Monzo has sent the traditio...
FinTechs have one main advantage in the market - flexibility. They have been able to move quickly to develop new features and roll them out before traditional banks could. Now however, we see traditio...
Over the past 10 years a real revolution in finance has taken place. Infrastructure changed, the whole world moved to smartphones with accessible and cheap internet. It allowed hundreds of fintech com...
Open banking payments are already shifting the way consumers and businesses pay and get paid. And the numbers are starting to finally back up the open banking hype with over 3 million successful payme...
2021 was the year of recovery and opportunity for many, following months of disruption caused by the pandemic. But whilst many industries have struggled to bounce back from the disruption, many Fintec...
There is much written about CBDCs but little on the risks to society a CBDC would create. I see these risks falling into three categories: 1. economic 2. financial 3. human rights Economic Risks The k...
Businesses spend a lot of time managing expenses, invoicing, preparing reports, and performing other routine tasks. But what if you entrust all these operations to software? Your accounting department...