1397 Results from 2021
Gabriel Hopkins Chief Product Officer at Ripjar
With the constant barrage of news related to Covid-19, it is sometimes easy to forget about the complex geo-political world we live in and the difficult and seemingly intractable problems that fill it. One reminder of those complex problems came in late November with the inclusion of Turkey on the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) greylist along...
15 December 2021 /regulation /crime RegTech
Mark McCluskie Head of Investigations EMEA at Nuix
Fraudulent activity surging The Office of National Statistics (ONS) has reported that 5 million fraud offences were committed in the year ending June 2021: A 32% increase compared to 2019. Despite the prevalence of fraud across the country, some corporates including financial institutions believe that criminal behaviour isn’t something that they ...
15 December 2021 /security /crime Information Security
Arnon Shiboleth Co-CEO at Prytek
I believe that 2022 will be as exciting as 2021 when it comes to the development of new technology trends. In 2021 we saw several trends accelerate in response to COVID-19. In this blog, I’ll reflect on some of these developments and share my predictions for what 2022 will unveil. What will be the key technology trends next year? 2022 will contin...
15 December 2021 /cloud /predictions
Konstantin Rabin Head of Marketing at Kontomatik
There is still a lot we don't know about cryptocurrency, but it has become a worldwide phenomenon in recent years. It is argued by proponents of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies that these financial platforms are fundamentally trustless since they aren't linked to any nation-state, government, or organization directly. Cryptocurrency proponents ...
15 December 2021 /crypto
Retired Member
Limited, rare, and exclusive are the apt phrases to describe the success of Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs). Which is the most popular collection that offers exclusive memberships for investors? It is Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC). Likewise, are you that entrepreneur interested in the metaverse? Initiate Bored Ape Yacht Club like NFT platform now!. Th...
15 December 2021 /inclusion /crypto Blockchain in NFT Platform and IDO
Abhinav Paliwal CEO at PayNet Systems
Brazil’s Nu Bank, the largest #Neobank globally, recently filed to go public. This has sparked curiosity in its business model. How Nu Financial earned over 48M customers in Brazil, Mexico and Colombia, including 1.1M SMEs. Nubank started off using credit cards as an initial wedge to acquire customers. Today, Nubank offers financial products in...
14 December 2021 /retail /startups
Doug Craddock Senior Principal Consultant at FICO
In an environment where everything is changing — the way we work, travel, meet and shop — the world of credit is adapting quickly. The pandemic isn’t the sole cause of this, as fintechs have been upending traditional banking models for years. Here’s what we at FICO see for next year. The Focus Will Change from Digital Transformation to Digital En...
14 December 2021 /retail /predictions
John Nyström Global Business Manager at Econans
The climate crisis is an extremely urgent and global concern. We can no longer postpone our efforts to fight the climate crisis; the time to act is now. The financial sector holds enormous power in funding as well as the potential to bring awareness to people influencing the climate. Historically the financial system has focused mainly on maximizin...
14 December 2021 /retail /sustainable Banking Strategy, Digital and Transformation
Sean Salloux CEO at Sentinel Digital
Facebook invests in developing the metaverse, growth in metaverse tokens, and the key tokens to watch. The new phase of the internet is here. The metaverse combines virtual, augmented and extended reality with our physical world and the next two years look very promising for the industry, with Bloomberg predicting its market size to grow to over $8...
14 December 2021 /payments /crypto Fintech
The holiday shopping season is in full swing. Online sales are forecast to hit over £32 billion from mid-November to the end of December 2021. However, it’s not all glad tidings; more online shopping equals more sharing of online credentials and greater cyber risk. And this risk is prolific - hackers stole £754 million in the first six months of ...
14 December 2021 /security /identity Banking Strategy, Digital and Transformation
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