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Top 10 Klarna stories for 10 years of Klarna
Níamh Curran

Níamh Curran

Top 10 Klarna stories for 10 years of Klarna

Last month Klarna celebrated its 10 year anniversary in the UK, with the buy now pay later (BNPL) company preparing to IPO next year. Sebastian Siemiatkowski, Niklas Adalberth and Victor Jacobsson founded the company in 2005 in Stockholm. The company has seen immense success over that time, but it has not been a smooth road. Today Klarna would argu...

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What’s happening at Temenos?
Níamh Curran

Níamh Curran

What’s happening at Temenos?

Temenos shares dropped on 15th February after Hindenburg Research published a report with damning allegations which claimed the company had major accounting irregularities and failed products. Temenos has refuted the allegations made in the report, stating that the claims are inaccurate and false. Here is a recap on the players involved in this sto...

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Fintok: Should your financial brand be on TikTok?
Níamh Curran

Níamh Curran

Fintok: Should your financial brand be on TikTok?

TikTok is projected to have over 955 million active users by 2025. It is one of the most popular social media platforms in the world, especially with younger demographics. However, TikTok is often perceived to be quite an unserious platform, mostly used for a few seconds of dancing or comedy, but this is not the case. TikTok is an infective app....

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The Future of Digital Banking in North America: How vulnerability will lead to better protection
Níamh Curran

Níamh Curran

The Future of Digital Banking in North America: How vulnerability will lead to better protection

This is an excerpt from Finextra’s report, 'The Future of Digital Banking North America 2023'. Digital banking is now very much in the mainstream, with the World Bank reporting that two-thirds of adults globally make or receive digital payments. However, with the successful rise of digital banking in North America, vulnerability has become a commo...

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Banks and fintech firms: The symbiotic relationship
Níamh Curran

Níamh Curran

Banks and fintech firms: The symbiotic relationship

Customers expect a lot more from their banks today. They anticipate a full digital experience that engages with them on an individual, personalised basis. Fintech firms have excelled in customer experience and are far better at providing tailored products and services than the banks, despite the latter’s advantages in infrastructure and inherited ...

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The fintech sentiment: is the £100 contactless limit a step towards a cashless society?
Níamh Curran

Níamh Curran

The fintech sentiment: is the £100 contactless limit a step towards a cashless society?

The British Government has announced that they have approved the contactless limit being raised to £100 from 15 October 2021. In response to this news, Starling Bank immediately stated their plan to allow customers to choose their own contactless limit, citing consumer concerns and little demand for the change. When contactless was initially launc...

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