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Fintech discussions and conversations around the development of fintech.
Cryptocurrencies are enjoying a boost in mainstream popularity and acceptance. Once spurned by serious investors as too unstable to trust, or even as inherently worthless, crypto is finding favour wit...
‘Building Back Better’ has become the UK Government’s phrase of the year. There is constant talk of the need to make our post-pandemic society stronger and more sustainable, yet it remains unclear wha...
The definition of insurance is protection against potential risk. For those companies providing insurance, whether to consumers or businesses, being able to accurately predict the likelihood of disrup...
Just when you are simply unable to get onboard the right resources from your area or just when you want to hire skilled resources without paying a premium, you may decide to go remote hiring. There ar...
CBDCs are important to the future of the financial industry and cooperation is needed with digital assets for success. Sibos, the world’s premier financial services event organised by SWIFT, held virt...
In fintech, user’s data protection is among the top priorities requested by regulations, but surprisingly they are mapped onto real-world risks. As a data security engineer, I can say that while it m...
FinTech is a very vast and interesting domain, and with the introduction of new technologies every day it is taking huge leaps. The acceptability index of consumers giving confidence to startups to co...
There are plenty of cliches about careers in finance, one of which is that traditional finance firms can be pretty stuffy, structured, and hierarchical environments. And, like all cliches, there’s a s...
Fraud rates in the UK have been climbing to new record heights, so much so that the UK’s industry body UK Finance has been talking for the first time about fraud posing a national security threat. Ac...
Forward-looking banks are shifting their mindsets and including products and services from third parties that over-deliver on increasing customer needs. Innovation in the financial services sector is ...
In recent months the media has built a narrative that sees fintech’s fortune rise, while the City has been hit by a string of bad news stories: most notably the lack of a post-Brexit equivalency dea...
Last month's Money 20/20 Europe was the first large-scale event in the Fintech industry after COVID-19. As usual, it delivered an outstanding line-up of brands and thought leaders. Here are my takeawa...