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Recently, I have seen a growing number of decision makers in financial institutions taking a different approach to technology. This is because they have realised that many of the systems they relied o...
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As more players enter the market, BNPL is becoming a crowded space with innovative product variations. Other than the traditional pay-in-four model that pureplays offer, new entrants offer a variety o...
In 2021 we’ve seen companies like PayPal set up local wallets in China, with a greater focus on cross-border payments. In the future we are likely to see more companies do the same as the finance sect...
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The traditional investment banking industry has had a hard time adapting legacy technology – but as the digital revolution continues to sweep across finance, the time for transformation has come. FinT...
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IBAN discrimination, the act of an EU bank or company refusing to accept or make a payment to an International Bank Account Number (IBAN) because it is not from the same country of origin in which the...
Introduction The eager and rapid adoption of artificial intelligence (A.I.) by financial institutions (F.I.s) may surprise those outside this otherwise cautious industry. However, the industry consens...