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Davos 2021: Key leader takeaways and what they mean for fintech and the environment

Davos 2021: Key leader takeaways and what they mean for fintech and the environment

Paige McNamee
29 Jan 2021

Finextra attended a very different, digital Davos this year which centred on ‘The Great Reset’. Cove...

How Will Authentication Evolve in the Age of SCA?

How Will Authentication Evolve in the Age of SCA?


29 Jan 2021

Within months, we will have a clearer idea of the impact of Strong Customer Authentication (SCA), th...

Starling is profitable. What’s next for other UK challenger banks?

Starling is profitable. What’s next for other UK challenger banks?


28 Jan 2021

Profitability is no longer a distant dream for challenger banks after Starling Bank tipped into the ...

The future of wealth management

The future of wealth management

Yaela Shamberg
28 Jan 2021

Covid-19 has fundamentally and permanently changed the wealth management industry – evolving client ...

Will Yellen’s Treasury 'invest' in the future of digital currency?

Will Yellen’s Treasury 'invest' in the future of digital currency?

Paige McNamee
27 Jan 2021

Having officially been appointed Treasury Secretary, the digital currency world has its gaze fixed o...

Jump Start 2021: Fintech Innovation Accelerates Digital Strategies in Financial Institutions

Jump Start 2021: Fintech Innovation Accelerates Digital Strategies in Financial Institutions

Priya Iyer
27 Jan 2021

For financial institutions, the year 2020 accelerated the already intense focus on digital. A recen...

Future of Payments: Five Expert Predictions about What will Shape Market in 2021

Future of Payments: Five Expert Predictions about What will Shape Market in 2021

Marius Galdikas
26 Jan 2021

This year has been a rollercoaster for the payments industry, as it had to adapt to new challenges p...

A new paradigm for capital markets

A new paradigm for capital markets

Paige McNamee
25 Jan 2021

Yue Malan, senior analyst at Aite Group, recently wrote of the ‘new normal’ for capital markets: “T...

Four Predictions for Fintech and Payments in 2021

Four Predictions for Fintech and Payments in 2021


22 Jan 2021

Despite the overwhelming challenges of a global pandemic, 2020 saw an enormous amount of resilience,...

The Bitcoin bull run: is it different this time?

The Bitcoin bull run: is it different this time?


21 Jan 2021

Bitcoin is the in the midst of a bull run which has seen it shatter its previous all-time high of De...

Innovating financial services with open ecosystems

Innovating financial services with open ecosystems

Janet Young
20 Jan 2021

As greater digitalisation across the world pushes for more substantial innovations across sectors, t...

Are search engines the 'shop window' for online investment fraud?

Are search engines the 'shop window' for online investment fraud?

Paige McNamee
19 Jan 2021

Online investment fraud has seen a rapid acceleration since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, a...