Sergiy Fitsak Managing Director, Fintech Expert at Softjourn
The financial services sector has reached an inflection point where legacy system modernization has shifted from strategic advantage to business imperative. Institutions operating on decades-old infrastructure face mounting pressure from regulatory evolution, competitive disruption, and customer expectations that legacy architectures simply cannot...
1 hour /payments /retail Banking Strategy, Digital and Transformation
Eli Talmor CEO at ID-Bound
A technological solution offering 100% theft protection for ETH-pegged tokens held in a self-custodial account, including transfers, but excluding DeFi interactions, would have a mixed but potentially significant impact on its attractiveness and customer willingness to pay. Here's an analysis: 1. Value Proposition & Attractiveness (What it Prot...
7 hours /security /crypto Blockchain in Banking and Financial Services
David Fagleman Director at Enryo
The narrative around digital payments in the UK has long been one of relentless growth and inevitable dominance. From contactless cards to mobile wallets, the assumption has been that cash would gradually fade into obsolescence as digital alternatives became more convenient and ubiquitous. However, the FCA's Financial Lives 2024 survey suggests we...
9 hours /payments /inclusion
Alex Kreger Founder and CEO at UXDA Financial UX Design
Beneath the surface of every large retail bank lies a truth rarely voiced in boardrooms but whispered in team huddles: genuine digital transformation cannot succeed on in-house talent and legacy alone. While product teams brim with bold ideas—AI-driven analytics, intuitive dashboards, brand’s digital leadership—their proposals repeatedly collide w...
10 hours /retail /devops Innovation in Financial Services
Prakash Bhudia HOD – Product & Growth at Deriv
It’s the kind of move that lights up every crypto chart overnight - a massive, vertical green candle that feels less like a rally and more like a rocket launch. Traders call it a God candle, and right now, Ethereum looks like it’s building the fuel for one. ETH has been gaining quietly but consistently, and suddenly, the pieces are snapping into ...
11 hours /markets
Priyanka Rao Content Strategist
In the ever-evolving world of finance and technology, being prepared for the unexpected isn’t just wise—it’s essential. Just as individuals seek out CPR certification classes near me to be ready in emergencies, financial institutions must also adopt proactive strategies to navigate crises, maintain stability, and serve their customers without disr...
11 hours /people /inclusion
Hedera . Thought Leadership at Hedera
Last week was “Crypto Week”, a defining moment for U.S. digital asset policy. The House of Representatives prepared to take up the GENIUS Act to regulate stablecoins and the CLARITY Act to provide a market structure for digital assets. The bills mark a clear shift in how the U.S. approaches innovation, governance, and leadership in digital assets
11 hours /regulation /crypto Financial Services Regulation
The UK’s new Wholesale Financial Markets Digital Strategy lays out a confident vision for the future of financial infrastructure. It confirms that technologies like distributed ledger networks and artificial intelligence are no longer side experiments, but integral to how UK markets will evolve. Released the same week that the U.S. Congress adv
11 hours /regulation /crypto Regulatory Reporting
Roberto Garavaglia Independent Advisor at Innovative Payments & blockchain Strategic Advisor
On July 18, 2025, the much-anticipated GENIUSAct (S.1582) was signed into law by President Trump — a landmark federal framework for payment stablecoins in the U.S. Since then, I’ve seen many well-meaning voices — even from within the crypto and fintech space — assume that the law is now “live” or that states can already authorize GENIUS-compliant i...
23 hours /regulation /crypto
Erica Andersen Marketing at smartR AI
Artificial intelligence (AI) is no longer a futuristic concept; it's a present-day business imperative. While the buzz around AI's potential is deafening, a significant adoption gap persists, particularly for Small to Medium-Sized Businesses (SMBs). But for many SMBs, this technological revolution feels more like a distant promise than a present
20 July 2025 /ai Artificial Intelligence and Financial Services
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