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Fintech discussions and conversations around the development of fintech.
Documenting the worldwide rise of the behind-the-scenes digital asset infrastructure providers powering the banking revolution With an estimated 42 million people holding Bitcoin in the world, and a f...
The correct answer is ‘Yes’. Payment technology by VISA and MasterCard had no alternative 20 years ago. Credit or debit card as a customer ID, PIN for authentication, POS terminal to capture transacti...
Three years ago, digital currencies seemed like a distant future, but now for European banks and financial companies, this future is just around the corner. In recent years, as digital currencies have...
The correct answer is ‘No’. Libra threatens banks as well as VISA and MasterCard. Actually, there is nothing wrong with Libra. This ‘stablecoin’ is just a fictious digital surrogate for money. Faceboo...
I know, I know, this ‘banks vs fintech’ sounds sooo 2017. I would have thought that there is nothing to discuss there any longer. But what do you know, it is early 2021 and the first payments-related ...
A quick Google search on the global payments landscape will serve up a myriad of articles ranging from how Covid has accelerated the adoption of contactless and the rise of digital technologies, but a...
Bitcoin went mainstream in the last four years, and with it, many online casinos began to accept cryptocurrencies. The key advantage of blockchain technology being used in the online betting, gambling...
FinTech is a high risk high reward industry. Most think about the “reward” side of the equation, but the real experts understand the value of risk mitigation. A common risk of software development is...
Macroeconomic trends affect every aspect of the economy, and as a result, every business within the financial services industry. In the turbulency created from the current pandemic, financial services...
For millions of small businesses, 2020 was a pretty dismal year. But with a vaccine being rolled out and a Brexit deal agreed, business confidence is growing. I, for one, am looking forward to what 20...
A question most frequently asked by Fintech segment clients is “In which region and country can one obtain a license?” To answer this question, one will find it useful to look into 2020 statistics in ...
As credit card transactions are falling and lending products are becoming even more important, banks are fighting harder than ever before to remain top of mind and relevant to their customers. In this...