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The excitement surrounding Bitcoin does not appear to be fading anytime soon. What are the implications of accepting cryptocurrencies as payment for ecommerce sellers? You've probably heard about cryptocurrencies by now. Satoshi Nakamoto, an unnamed individual, founded Bitcoin, the world's first major cryptocurrency, a little more than 12 years ag...
11 November 2021 /payments /crypto
Low transfer fees, high security, rapid transactions, and new market opportunities are among the main benefits of using digital assets for business. Digital assets have virtually entered mainstream finance and are an incredible advancement in technology in their own right. Since the creation of Bitcoin in 2009, the digital asset ecosystem has grown...
10 November 2021 /payments /crypto
Victor Martin CMO at SquareRoot
Fintech, a term representing financial solutions empowered by modern technology, is now a multi-billion-dollar industry. Almost every major bank, financial organization and investment firm has a fintech presence. For most financial companies it is the mobile apps that remain at the forefront of the fintech revolution they take part in. While fin...
10 November 2021 /payments /startups
Kevin Eley VP of Sales, UK and Europe at LogRhythm
Revenue and profit growth is a welcome outcome for CEO’s — it’s an indicator that business is healthy. But growth can pose a challenge for CISOs for two reasons. Firstly, growth invariably increases the risk exposure of the organisation (as growth is often correlated with acquisitions, increased headcount or geo expansion). Secondly, larger busi
08 November 2021 /security /regulation
Fintech has accelerated the disruptive innovation of the financial industry: Payment, Insurance, Deposit & Lending, Capital funding and Investment Management. 1. Payment The main innovation of fintech is to make it easier and more valuable for consumers to pay with mobile devices and the Internet, and to enable cashless transactions. (1) Mobi
05 November 2021 /wealth /inclusion
Eric Huttman CEO at MillTechFX by Millennium Global
For many corporates, the way the FX ecosystem currently operates is not fit for purpose in our opinion. Traditionally, all but the largest corporates have had little choice but to suffer the dual challenge of significantly overpaying for their currency execution requirements and suffering the operational agony of trying to implement and manage mul...
04 November 2021 /startups /markets
Brokerage businesses on their way to the FX market need to implement some next-level solutions to convince newcomer traders they are making the right choice. Forex CRM systems are frequently underestimated by business owners, while the solution is responsible for a set of both inner and outer processes. Brokers are looking for a reliable Forex CRM...
02 November 2021 /crypto /markets
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 with governments and financial institutions as they seek to explore a world of payments and transactions outside of the traditional banking system. The...
26 October 2021 /crypto
Paul Christensen CEO at Previse
‘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 what this so-called ‘better’ future will look like. Discussion surrounding the post-Covid world comes at a time of acute economic strain, with none feeli...
25 October 2021 /payments /sustainable
Pierre Suhrcke Venture Partner at TempoCap
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 disruptive events occurring is critical to their business models. Yet as with almost every other industry, the insurance sector was severely exposed by the ...
20 October 2021
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