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Banking

Banks nowadays are in stiff competition for human resources with fintech. The financial technology sector often offers higher pay. Still, the prospects of many such start-ups are difficult to forecast – they are as likely to occupy a solid niche as they are to go bust. Stable companies in Latvia are only a handful. Primarily, fintech players active in Latvia are headquartered in foreign countries – the United Kingdom, to name one – despite maintaining offices in Riga and employing staff in Latvia

originally founded 24 Jan 2023

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Head of Retail Banking Delivery

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Nick Green Director at Purple Patch Broking Ltd

Overcoming bureau lock-in and leveraging multiple data feeds

An emerging pain point many financial institutions grapple with is ‘bureau lock-in’ – over-reliance on a single credit reporting agency (CRA). This data dependency narrows perspectives to one view, restricting the firms to the costs and data quality of that one provider. Of course, this greatly impacts the comprehensiveness of credit risk assessme...

17 January 2024 /retail /crime

Santosh Radhakrishnan Chief Commercial Officer at XYB Limited

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17 January 2024 /payments /retail

Raktim Singh Senior Industry Principal at Infosys

Why 'Agile and Adaptive Banking' is the only survival mantra.

The banking industry is characterized by constant change, and adapting is crucial for capitalizing on opportunities and minimizing risks. The increasing demand for real-time information is causing a corresponding evolution and escalation in customer expectations and a transition from physical to virtual service delivery. Need for Agile and Adapti...

12 January 2024 /retail /wholesale

Retired Member

The Resilience of Credit Unions: Shaping the Future of Consumer Loans

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11 January 2024 /payments /markets

Ken Wan Senior Solutions Architect at SAS

Harnessing the Power of Monetary Oversight to Tackle Sophisticated Financial Fraud

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11 January 2024 /regulation /crime

Raktim Singh Senior Industry Principal at Infosys

On Demand Pay

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10 January 2024 /payments /retail

Shiv Nanda Content Strategist at https://www.financialexpress.com/

AML in Banking: Why and How It’s Essential?

Organizations must use AML in the banking sector to avoid any illegal activities and secure essential data. It’s much needed in the digital landscape as imposters are also using advanced illegal means to combat the AML process. Securing users from terrorism and drug trafficking is essential in the digital age. Above mentioned conditions mandate ...

09 January 2024

Iain Swaine Director EMEA, Global Advisory at BioCatch

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08 January 2024 /payments /crime

Alex Kreger Founder & CEO at UXDA

Specifics of UX consultants and fintech designers in the banking industry

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18 December 2023 /people /retail

James Barker CEO at HIVE

Monzo vs Chase vs Revolut: Battle of the Embedded Wealth solutions

Banks are finally starting to adopt wealth management alongside their daily banking capabilities. Frankly, it's about time! The notion that a bank relationship would be limited to spending and borrowing, without helping to invest and grow, has for a long time struck me as fundamentally flawed. With the adoption of embedded wealth management, banks...

18 December 2023 /wealth /retail