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Srinivasa Atta Cloud & AI at Google
For years, AI in the financial technology sector has been synonymous with rudimentary chatbots handling password resets and fraud detection algorithms working silently in the background. While impactful, these applications were siloed and incremental. Today, the introduction of sophisticated, generative AI-powered platforms like Google Cloud's Age...
03 September 2025 /ai /inclusion
Joseph Ibitola Head of Demand Generation at Flagright
Australia is overhauling its anti-money laundering/counter-terrorism financing (AML/CTF) framework with a new set of AML/CTF Rules introduced in August 2025. AUSTRAC (the Australian financial intelligence unit and regulator) tabled the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Rules 2025 in Parliament on 29 August 2025 after two rounds...
02 September 2025 /payments /regulation
Ivan Aleksandrov CSO | Fintech Licensing, Core banking & BaaS at Advapay
The MVP, or minimum viable product, is a critical milestone for any ambitious fintech startup. But if you ask 10 founders to define what an MVP is and what it should include, we just about guarantee you'll get 10, wildly different answers — some more accurate than others. At Advapay, we often find that these misconceptions are a key reason MVPs un...
28 August 2025 /payments /startups
Priyanka Naik Fintech Professional
The history of financial technology is filled with bold startups that began by solving one sharp problem. They launched as neat applications, often sleek and consumer-friendly, promising a better and faster way to do financial transactions. Yet when you look at some of the fintech companies that lasted and thrived, their journeys share a striking ...
26 August 2025 /payments /predictions
Switching from a legacy Anti-Money Laundering (AML) transaction monitoring system to a modern platform is a complex project that requires careful planning. Below are key best practices to ensure a smooth transition, from initial planning to final cutover, with an example of how a modern solution can fit into this process. Plan Integration Early an...
21 August 2025 /payments /regulation
Jamie Hoyle VP Product at MirrorWeb
The role of the Chief Compliance Officer has never been more complex, or more critical. In today’s volatile regulatory environment, incoming CCOs are stepping into high-pressure situations with growing expectations, limited resources, and expanding digital footprints to supervise. The first 90 days often set the tone for long-term success - or su
14 August 2025 /regulation /wealth
Teo Blidarus CEO and Co-Founder at FintechOS
Tools like Lovable empower anyone with a browser to spin up a working fintech app in a weekend. These prompt-based app generation platforms have dramatically accelerated prototyping and made experimentation cheaper. For startups and product teams, this is excellent news; they can now quickly visualise ideas and avoid expensive software engagements...
14 August 2025 /ai /predictions
Daniel Balla Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer at Bitrise
In an era where consumers manage their money through their smartphone, mobile apps have become table stakes for trust and retention in financial services. So why are so many fintechs building their digital experiences on shaky foundations? The reality is that fintechs cannot deliver the secure, reliable experiences their customers demand without i...
14 August 2025 /cloud /devops
Francesco Fulcoli Chief Compliance and Risk Officer at Flagstone
From May 2026, the Financial Conduct Authority is bringing in sweeping changes to how payment and e-money firms protect customer funds. These reforms, published in PS25/12, are aimed at fixing weaknesses that have led to big losses when firms failed, in some cases, customers got back less than half of what they were owed. Why now? The payments an...
11 August 2025 /payments /regulation
The European Banking Authority (EBA) recently published its fifth biennial Opinion and Report on money laundering (ML) and terrorist financing (TF) risks affecting the EU’s financial sector. While these reports are typically regulatory in nature, the 2025 edition reads like a warning bell for the fintech industry — especially for firms that are gr...
07 August 2025 /regulation /crime
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