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Carlos Silva

Carlos Silva Senior Tax Solution Manager at Xceptor

Change on the horizon for EU Withholding Taxes

In early 2023 the European Commission is due to announce the next steps in its initiative to launch an EU-wide system for withholding taxes. Following a public consultation, the EC has been analysing the results of its research and discussing the findings in more detail with relevant stakeholders. The implementation of a new Directive for a new wi...

Rachel Whitmore

Rachel Whitmore Cloud Engineer at GFT

Zero trust is a set of security principles outlined to protect your data

Why would we care? Let us rewind back to Friday 12th May 2017. The NHS was one of many businesses affected by a ransomware attack. This caused the NHS to be at a standstill for several days with thousands of hospitals and GPs affected. As a result of this, thousands of appointments were cancelled along with emergency patients being relocated. Key ...

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MiCA regulation overview

For a long period, the crypto-asset market has remained unregulated in the European Union. A group of EU member states has developed cryptocurrency legislation at the national level, but unified rules at the EU level have not been approved yet. To implement a pan-European approach to crypto-assets regulation and avoid legislative fragmentation in ...

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Yuliya Barabash

Yuliya Barabash Managing Partner at SBSB Fintech Lawyers

Firewall To ArtNFT: Another Bubble Or NFT Rebirth?

In 2021, a friend of mine bought an NFT for €1800. Today, it costs €10. The difference is impressive. With the market decline, all token purchases made a year ago lost 80–90% of the margin. The loudest story is connected with Logan Paul, an American YouTube blogger. In 2021, he purchased an NFT called K4M-1 #03 from the Azuki Bumblebee collection....

/crypto /markets Trends in Financial Services

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Digital Asset Winter Forecast 2022-2023

Recent industry activity and the key indicators behind digital asset adoption rates for 2023. Digital assets are more prevalent and accessible than ever before, but, right now, the industry is locked within a state of winter, particularly following the collapse of FTX and Alameda. While a period of sustained lower costs may be of concern to some, ...

/payments /crypto Fintech

Konstantin Rabin

Konstantin Rabin Head of Marketing at Kontomatik

Are microtransactions the future of Esport gaming?

Microtransactions are small, typically digital purchases that are made within a game or other online service. They are generally used to purchase in-game items or unlock features and can range in price from a few cents to several dollars. Microtransactions have become increasingly common in recent years as more and more games move towards free-to-...

Zandra Moore

Zandra Moore Chief Executive Officer at Panintelligence

What Business Intelligence Features Does Your Fintech Business Need?

Early implementation of Business Intelligence and advanced analytical capabilities, like embedded analytics, can have a significant influence on the future success of your fintech business. With real-time, data-driven insights, you can make strategic business decisions that increase productivity, improve revenue and support growth. How you process ...

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Jenny Nittmann

Jenny Nittmann Managing Director at Nitt & Huff GmbH

Cross-Border Payments with the EU? Ready for new reporting obligations to the EU Commission?

CESOP – An EU-wide VAT transactional reporting obligation for payment service providers If your business provides payment services in scope of the EU PSD2 legislation, you may be required to report transactional data related to cross-border payments to CESOP, the EU’s new “Central Electronic System of Payment” information. Reporting starts in Janu...

/payments /regulation Banking Regulations

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The race is on for instant payments, could the Nordics lead the way?

Innovation in payments has long dominated the fintech industry. However, when it comes to clearing houses and large payment infrastructures, progress has been slow. Facilitating instant payments at scale and across borders, for example, has been on the global agenda for a while, such as the implementation of PSD2 which aimed to increase the use of...

/payments /regulation The future of Payments in Europe

Chris Hopwood

Chris Hopwood Founder & MD at FS Partnership

Why now is the time to strengthen marketing activity

A wise man once said: “If I was down to my last dollar, I’d spend it on public relations.” It’s a quote often attributed to Microsoft founder Bill Gates, though there’s some debate over whether he actually said it. Whatever the truth, it’s fair to say the comment has become a marketing world urban myth with origins dating back more than a decade. ...

/startups /predictions Innovation in Financial Services

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