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UK fintech investment hits four-year low

A combination of geopolitical uncertainty, high inflation and low interest rates has seen investment in the UK's fintech industry slump to its lowest level since 2020.

27 February 2025

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Asia to dominate global fintech market – report

Asia could account for almost half of global fintech transactions by the end of the year as it continues to outpace other regions, according to recently published research.

25 February 2025

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NextGen Nordics 2025 agenda to cover DORA, VoP, CBDC, instant payments, fraud, and GenAI

Give the future of payments the green light at the Münchenbryggeriet in Stockholm, Sweden on 29 April 2025 where the stage will be set for a transformative shift in financial services. NextGen Nordics will gather core decision-makers, stakeholders, and experts within the payments sector to focus on digital resilience, advanced technologies, regulatory frameworks, and set a course of action for the financial ecosystem of tomorrow.

13 February 2025

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Gemini in talks to pursue IPO

Cryptocurrency platform Gemini is in talks with potential advisors on a listing to pursue an initial public offering.

07 February 2025

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Why lack of action is the main biodiversity issue in financial portfolios

Previously, banks and members of the financial industry were either not aware or unsure of how to help when it came to biodiversity. However, that seems to be changing.

07 February 2025

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Standard Chartered predicts bitcoin will hit $500,000 in the next three years

Standard Chartered's head of digital assets Geoffrey Kendrick is forecasting that bitcoin could hit a high of $500,000 over the next three years.

06 February 2025

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Robinhood helping UK investors gain easier access to US markets

Investors across the world want ease and access to the best, most rewarding investments without encountering too many obstacles. Except, for the UK investor, access to US markets can come with a host of complications. Robinhood, an American trading and investment app, sought to solve that.

31 January 2025

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Are passkeys the future of payment authentication?

As the internet has developed, many of us have become reliant on a varying amount of passwords but our dependence on passwords has given way to just as many security risks. As such, the industry is beginning to turn to passkeys as a new promise of security and ease.

24 January 2025

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Stablecoins could rival cards - Fed payments expert

Stablecoins are going mainstream and could grow to rival credit and debit cards, predicts a payments expert at the Atlanta Fed.

15 January 2025

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AI threatens as many as 200,000 jobs in global banks - Bloomberg

Global banks will cut as many as 200,000 jobs in the next three to five years as artificial intelligence encroaches on tasks currently carried out by human workers, according to a market survey conducted by Bloomberg Intelligence.

09 January 2025

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How ethical guidelines can improve climate research

For a while now, the financial services industry has understood its role within climate intervention. As a result, companies across the world in the financial sector have looked to become funders and to develop their ESG regulations, quickly and immediately. Yet in the speed to be compliant and sustainable, ethics can become lost from the conversation.

08 January 2025

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Fear of fraud in instant payments shouldn’t stop progress – US Faster Payments Council

A key conflict that will undoubtedly shape progress within fintech successes throughout 2025 is the shifting innovations of instant payments and the problem of evolving fraud alongside it.

20 December 2024

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