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Silicon Valley remains an innovation hub, changing business landscapes with new and exciting technology. Tech giants including Apple, Meta, Visa, and Cisco still operate out of the San Francisco area ...
Born partly in reaction to the 2008 financial crisis, cryptocurrency was created as a radical alternative to the traditional financial industry. Rewind 15 years: banks that were “too big to fail” had ...
The current landscape Consumers are now used to tapping their card to make payments. The problem is, not all merchants can afford the onboarding and maintenance fees of legacy point of sale (POS) syst...
How to Ramp Crypto and Easily Embed Crypto Off-Ramp Features with Striga's APIs In the world of finance, crypto off-ramp is a crucial feature that allows companies to unlock new revenue streams by p...
From the comfort of a desk or couch in many first world countries, crypto might be seen as something to invest in and hold for the long term; or a niche investment opportunity. This is a valid use cas...
In recent times, we observed that the paucity of time has reduced the attention span of customers and intense competition has resulted in shifting of their loyalties. Hence, personalization or targeti...
In the ever-evolving landscape of digital currencies, Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) has emerged as a game-changer. With its potential to revolutionize payment systems, the Bank for Internationa...
In Europe, the second Markets in Financial Instruments Directive and Regulation (MiFID II/MiFIR) have been with us since January 2018. In the preceding months, market participants completed multi-year...
Could legislation contribute to the modernisation of the cash cycle by encouraging the adoption of new technologies and new business models? The mantras of the “Next Generation EU” project (“Make it G...
(First published April 2023) Type “financial system challenges” into Google and over one billion, four hundred and fifty million results will pop up in milliseconds — a number so large I had to pause ...
Cryptocurrency Ethereum, in early 2021 processed over one million transactions a day, a figure that stayed relatively stable in recent years. It is a meteoric growth, given its humble beginnings in Au...
Introduction In recent years, it has become easier than ever to move businesses and money into the global economy. This has prompted banks and fintech companies to invest in more efficient technologie...