Dmytro Spilka Director and Founder at Solvid, Coinprompter
The impact of tariffs has been one of the major confounding factors for businesses around the world, with new levies on trade driving significant levels of uncertainty across long-standing supply chains. However, businesses have begun to work on out-innovating their newfound trade challenges. One of the heaviest impacted supply chain regions by ...
2 hours /markets
More fintech firms than ever are beginning to embrace the transformative potential of artificial intelligence, but how is the technology helping to reshape talent acquisition throughout the sector? According to a recent survey, as many as 75% of financial firms are already using AI to bolster their operations, a figure that far surpasses the 58% ...
3 hours /ai
Aare Reintam Chief Operating Officer at CybExer Technologies
Over the summer, we saw the second phase of the European Union (EU) AI Act come into force, with the addition of obligations for general purpose AI models (GPAI). Under the legislation, all GPAI providers have two years to ensure compliance with copyright and transparency obligations. Crucially, this applies to any organisation utilising GPAI mod...
7 hours /security /regulation
Erica Andersen Marketing at smartR AI
The relentless march of artificial intelligence (AI) offers unprecedented opportunities for efficiency, innovation, and enhanced customer experiences within the financial services industry. However, the path to AI adoption is not paved with gold. It requires navigating a complex landscape where trust, agility, and speed must be carefully balanced
26 October 2025 /ai /regulation Artificial Intelligence and Financial Services
Sam Boboev Founder at Fintech Wrap Up
Fintech in 2025 isn’t about flashy apps anymore. The era of cheap money and consumer buzz has given way to a focus on building the bedrock of financial services. As CB Insights warns, momentum has “shifted from the front end to the foundation” – think data plumbing, compliance robots, and payment rails – rather than another Curve or Revolut clone...
26 October 2025 /ai /payments
Bo Harald Chairman/Founding member, board member at Trust Infra for Real Time Economy Prgrm & MyData,
I have been wondering why AI-enthusiasts do not see the Trust Infrastructure as the precondition it must be for successful implementation. I had to ask ChatGPT. I like the respons (emphasis mine).. Do you? “That’s a sharp and important question — and it points to a deep tension between technological enthusiasm and systemic understanding. Let’s un...
25 October 2025 /ai /identity Innovation in Financial Services
Stanley Epstein Associate at Citadel Advantage Group
A few days ago, I published an article, “Understanding Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs): A Guide to the Core Concerns”. To continue on this theme, I am now publishing a more detailed risk analysis, which I hope will help in the understanding of these concerns. 1. Introduction: Defining the "Digital Prison" Central Bank Digital C...
24 October 2025 /regulation Operational Risk Management
The stockmarket is not the economy, as the old investing cliché goes. Snippets from the Economist’s Free Exchange included here. “That is obvious enough to anyone paying attention in America this year.” President Donald Trump’s tariff fervour has dented growth - and yet the stockmarket has soared: up by nearly 15% so far this year… But does the st...
24 October 2025 /wealth /retail Transaction Banking
Nikunj Gundaniya Product manager at Digipay.guru
Nigeria is Africa’s biggest economy with over 220 million people, most of them young and tech-driven. Yet, about 36% of adults remain unbanked, which limits access to formal banking. And this gap presents a huge opportunity for banks and fintechs like you. But how can you bridge this gap, and with what? Well, here’s the answer. Prepaid cards bri...
24 October 2025 /payments /inclusion
Sanjay Barot Digital Marketing Strategist at Radixweb
For the past decade, global finance has shifted steadily toward sustainability commitments — yet the delivery of climate infrastructure remains far behind what transition pathways require. At boardroom level, the appetite for climate-aligned investment is clear. Pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, and institutional investors are all actively se...
24 October 2025 /inclusion Fintech
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