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Fintech discussions and conversations around the development of fintech.
The complexion of the SMB landscape is regularly subject to change. Disruptive market entrants, new technologies, and fluctuations in the economy, represent just a handful of the influences that can f...
Check if you take these security points into consideration before you migrate to the cloud. While you move your infrastructure into the cloud (“lift and shift”), your security assumptions also go thr...
The UK’s subscription economy has accelerated over the last year, driven largely by the coronavirus pandemic. As stores closed due to the multiple lockdowns, businesses and consumers sought more flexi...
Everything you need to know about SWIFT plus the alternative networks revolutionising payments. Today, it seems like funds can be transferred instantly across borders. But the vast majority of interna...
The worlds of fintech and retail have always been connected. As technology advances, they are becoming even closer, both grappling with changes in consumer behaviors. A new ‘always-on’ customer combi...
How to keep your data encrypted and still be able to securely search over it, without constraining the app architecture? In data security, we say “you should try searchable encryption!” Let’s shine a ...
Digital assets will replace traditional currency in 10 years, London firms say. The attitude among the financial community is warming towards digital assets for a variety of reasons. Interest in block...
There’s no doubt banks need to modernise legacy systems to keep up with today’s demand, but the risk of big bang migrations (moving an entire dataset from legacy to targeted systems in one operation) ...
The traditional investment banking industry has had a hard time adapting legacy technology – but as the digital revolution continues to sweep across finance, the time for transformation has come. FinT...
Digital banking platforms are stepping in and filling the gap as they provide millions of unbanked people with access to financial services. As digital financial services develop, banks and non-banks ...
The shift to ecommerce has changed the game for modern retailers, leading many to shift their attentions online and start to plan for international growth. To do so effectively, however, retailers nee...