Luke Allchin Director - North America at RFI Global
February is Black History Month in the US, a time to celebrate progress and highlight positive changes, including those happening within the financial industry. While we honor the achievements of Black Americans, we must also recognize the financial challenges that persist – for example, the data shows that 39% of Black households are either strug...
7 hours /retail /inclusion Banking
Igor Kostyuchenok Managing Director at IKFT
Munich Security Conference was a shock for some of the Europeans, although it shouldn’t have been. The so called liberal values have contributed to the creation of the new virtual reality with tens of genders, slash of free speech and cancel of the political opposition. What has been preached by the global liberal elites through the US government...
7 hours /markets /predictions
Francesco Fulcoli Chief Compliance and Risk Officer at Flagstone
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Payment Systems Regulator PSR) have released their latest Feedback Statement (FS25/1) on Big Tech and digital wallets. This comprehensive document consolidates feedback received from stakeholders following their July 2024 Call for Information (CFI). It highlights the rapid adoption of digital wallets...
9 hours /payments /regulation Fintech
Jack Land Head of Marketing & UK Growth at MetaWealth
The tokenisation of real-world assets (RWAs) is gaining serious momentum in 2025, with industry experts predicting that $50 billion in total RWA on-chain value will be reached this year. Converting ownership of real-world assets such as bonds, real estate or commodities into digital tokens on a blockchain enhances liquidity and transparency. Finan...
9 hours /wealth /crypto Innovation in Financial Services
Frank Moreno CMO at Entersekt
APP fraud has been steadily increasing, with losses projected to reach around $3.08 billion by 2026. This reflects a significant increase from previous years. In response to this global challenge, Britain’s Treasury (HMT) last year published draft regulations that would allow banks to delay outbound payments for up to 72 hours if fraud was suspec...
9 hours /payments /crime Digital Banking
Shuvo G. Roy Industry Solutions & Head Financial Services EMEA at Mphasis
Britain's cost of living crisis isn't up for debate. It's real, and it's biting hard. With the Consumer Prices Index (CPI) surging by 10.1% year-on-year, the squeeze on household finances is undeniable. Rising inflation, soaring energy costs, and stagnant wages are putting unprecedented pressure on consumers and businesses, with families struggli...
11 hours /wealth /inclusion Banking
Paula Hunter Executive Director at Mojaloop Foundation
As digital payments evolve, financial service providers and regulators face a critical challenge: how to maintain control over financial infrastructure while fostering innovation. Open-source software designed for inclusive, instant interoperable payment systems (IIPS), offers a solution that balances both. Open-source software designed for IIPS i...
18 February 2025 /payments /inclusion
Bo Harald Chairman/Founding member, board member at Trust Infra for Real Time Economy Prgrm & MyData,
Europe 17.12.2008 Dear Santa, We have been really nice, technology-neutral and hardworking Experts this year and look forward to You bringing us a few presents to play around with in 2009. The first wish is a book - more precisely a handbook. We namely wrote a letter to the EU Commission in July and asked for Equal Treatment of paper and e-invo...
18 February 2025 /payments /retail Innovation in Financial Services
Jignesh Kapadia
Financial Services Industry plays a very crucial role in global commerce landscape. It is undergoing a rapid transformation with new technology advancements and innovations, changing customer’s behavior, expectations and a regulatory landscape that is ever demanding. The Executives (CXO/CMO/CRO/CFO/CPO/CDO) face a challenge to tr
18 February 2025 /ai /wealth
In today’s constantly changing world, global challenges, and business landscape there are many challenges that the leaders and organizations must go through. For the Financial Services industry it presents new or increasing risks for investors, such as climate risk, increased regulatory pressures, social and demographic shifts, pri
18 February 2025 /wealth /sustainable Alternative Investments
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