913 Results from /startups
Ivica Djordjevic Head of Product at Relio
If you’re building a startup, at some point you’re going to have to pitch — whether to investors, accelerators, or even your first team member. For many of us, especially introverts, this is terrifying. I know, because I’ve been there. In 2024, my startup Colsia was selected for the finals of the BAS Startup Demo Day in Sarajevo. It was a big momen...
15 August 2025 /startups
Ankita Bhattacharya Product Manager - Commercial Finance at LoanTube
Embedded finance was meant to transform how small businesses access credit, bringing lending to the point of need, whether that’s within an accounting platform, a business management tool, or a digital marketplace. In theory, it should create seamless, contextual experiences where funding is just a click away. In practice, it often falls flat. For...
14 August 2025 /startups /inclusion Innovation in Financial Services
Sebastien Marchon CEO at Rydoo
After more than 10 years in the European tech scene, first as a founder and now as a scale-up leader, I’ve seen both sides of the startup journey. At Rydoo, we started with a clear vision and a commitment to solving real challenges for businesses. We learned that success is shaped far more by hard-won lessons than by luck. Luck is only a small par...
08 August 2025 /payments /startups Fintech innovation and startups
Joris Lochy Product Manager at Intix | Co-founder at Capilever
For decades, banks have fulfilled two core functions: Financial Intermediation: collecting deposits and channeling them into loans and investments. Payment Facilitation: enabling the smooth transfer of money between individuals and institutions. However, these traditional roles are becoming increasingly commoditized. The digitalization of money
04 August 2025 /retail /startups Fintech innovation and startups
Slava Mehovich Founder at AKDev Group
Scaling in fintech isn’t just about adding more devs or shipping faster. It’s about doing that without breaking things—security, compliance, or team morale. Over the past few months, I’ve spoken with founders and CTOs who are facing the same bottlenecks: 💠Internal teams stretched thin. 💠New features stuck in backlog. 💠Hiring good engineers tak...
28 July 2025 /startups Fintech
John Reese Business Analyst | Platform Growth Expert at Hashcodex
Planning to build a crypto exchange? Great idea. But before you launch, there’s one thing you need to get right: your MVP. An MVP is your first version. It should be simple, but strong. It’s the version you’ll show to investors, and it needs to work well enough to prove your idea is real. If you miss the mark, you lose trust. But if you get it ri...
23 July 2025 /startups /crypto Cryptocurrency Insights
When an SME applies for a £10,000 working capital loan, it often finds itself at the bottom of a broker’s priority list. For years, traditional commercial finance brokers have largely avoided small ticket business loans. The reason is simple: the return on a £10,000 loan rarely justifies the time and manual effort required to package and place it....
22 July 2025 /startups /inclusion Innovation in Financial Services
Goutham Bandapati Sr. Cloud and AI Architect at Microsoft
Introduction Generative AI (GenAI) is revolutionizing industries by enhancing digital capabilities and driving business value. However, the successful implementation of GenAI requires a structured approach, specialized expertise, and strategic guidance. This blog explores the key elements of establishing a Generative AI Center of Excellence (GenAI...
19 July 2025 /ai /startups Artificial Intelligence
Retired Member
Introduction: Financial Exclusion as Infrastructure Failure In sanctioned economies, financial exclusion is not merely a political or regulatory phenomenon; it is fundamentally an infrastructural one. As global finance becomes increasingly digitized, the infrastructure supporting cross-border financial services — payments, settlements, identificat...
16 July 2025 /startups
Leon Fischer-Brocks Co-Founder | CEO at Bloxley
As a founder that just completed a seed round, I’ve seen firsthand how much the funding environment has changed over the past couple of years. Yes, in 2025, there is more capital flowing into fintech again, but early-stage startups are playing by an updated rulebook. Investors are more disciplined, timelines are longer, and expectations are hig
15 July 2025 /retail /startups Digital Banking
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