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Patrick Bermingham

Patrick Bermingham CEO at Adflex

Are we entering the era of “slower payments”?

For decades, the financial services industry has been racing toward faster payments. The UK’s pioneering Faster Payments Service began delivering Real Time Gross Settlement (RTGS) as early as 2008; in the US, the Clearing House launched its RTP network in 2017, the same year the European Union introduced SEPA Instant Credit Transfer (SCT Inst); an...

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Nikunj Gundaniya

Nikunj Gundaniya Product manager at Digipay.guru

Understanding the Agent Network Module in Remittance Services

Cross-border remittances are evolving fast. Your customers want faster, cheaper, and easier ways to send money home. But in many regions, access to banking is still limited. That’s where agent networks come in. They help you reach customers wherever they are, across cities, villages, or countries. But how? The answer is: “with a seamless cross...

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Anton Chashchin

Anton Chashchin Founder & CEO at N7 Capital

ESG Beyond the Hype: From Reporting to Real Outcomes

While Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) continues to be part of the debate in the United States, across Europe, it is quietly transforming into a new kind of operating system for business. It all is because sustainability questions have become more than a buzzword — they are increasingly evolving into the way companies operate, compete, ...

/regulation /sustainable

Scott Andery

Scott Andery Digital Marketing Expert and Writer

Eth Domains: Why Are They So Popular and What Can You Use Them For?

Domain names now serve a different purpose in the rapidly evolving Web3 world; they are no longer merely internet addresses. They function as wallets, digital identities, and even financial assets. Of these,.eth domains—which are overseen by the Ethereum Name Service (ENS)—have grown in popularity. However, what are these domains exactly? Why are t...

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Onkar Chachad

Onkar Chachad Product Manager at Veefin

The Sci-Fi Saga of Cash Management Systems: From Ancient Ledgers to AI Guardians

Cash has always been humanity’s oldest companion in the grand bazaar of existence. In the early chapters of our financial saga, societies functioned on barter systems, much like the resource exchange dynamics found in Isaac Asimov’s Foundation series. Coins and currency eventually appeared as the first tools of cash management, their metallic clink...

/payments /wholesale

Joris Lochy

Joris Lochy Product Manager at Intix | Co-founder at Capilever

Inclusive Banking Begins Now: The Impact of the European Accessibility Act

On June 28, 2025, the European Accessibility Act (EAA) will come into effect across all EU member states. As part of the EU’s broader commitment to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), which it ratified in 2011, the EAA aims to harmonize accessibility requirements across the EU. Its goal is to ensure eq

/regulation /inclusion Financial Inclusion

Anand Vaidya

Anand Vaidya Principal Solutions Consultant at Icon Solutions

Why the U.S. has reached a real-time tipping point

The need for speed, convenience and certainty is driving demand for faster payment services in the U.S. Same day Automated Clearing House (ACH) payments rose 19.1% year-over-year in the first quarter of 2025[1]. FedNow is also reporting significant growth, with more than 1.3 million transactions settled in the same period[2]. Similarly, a record ...

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Zurab Ashvil

Zurab Ashvil Founder & CEO at T3RRA Ltd

Trojan Stablecoin: What Circle’s NYSE Listing Really Signals

When Circle went public on the New York Stock Exchange, most headlines celebrated the moment as a victory for crypto adoption. A stablecoin issuer, once niche and volatile by association, had now joined the ranks of America’s oldest financial institutions. But beneath the bell-ringing and ticker symbols lies a deeper story - one that challenges o

/crypto /markets

Zurab Ashvil

Zurab Ashvil Founder & CEO at T3RRA Ltd

The Rise of the Full-Stack Founder: Why Tomorrow’s Unicorns Are Built by Swiss Army Knives

In a dimly lit co-working space in downtown Lisbon, Maria refreshes her investor deck minutes before a Zoom pitch to a London VC. Her marketing dashboard pings - the latest ad campaign just hit a 7% click-through rate. Slack is blowing up with a UI bug flagged by a user in Singapore. She sips her espresso, opens Figma, and starts sketching a new p...

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Erica Andersen

Erica Andersen Marketing at smartR AI

The AI Risk Equation: Delay vs Safety – Calculating the True Cost

In the race to adopt artificial intelligence, too many enterprises are flooring the brakes while neglecting the accelerator. As the saying goes, "AI may not be coming for your job, but a company using AI is coming for your company." The pressure to integrate AI solutions is becoming intense, and organizations that have missed early adop

/ai /security Artificial Intelligence and Financial Services

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