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Konstantin Rabin Head of Marketing at Kontomatik
It is no secret that the money contained within the Norwegian wealth management fund is derived from the discovery and appropriate use of the oil reserves that were found off the shore of Norway. What is more, the continued growth of the fund has been a direct result of the continued investment into the oil industry over the past few decades. But ...
22 July 2019 /startups
Michael Pearson Founder at Clarus Investments
Funding Circle achieved an IPO in September 2018, raising £300 million and valuing the company at £1.5 billion. Since then the share price has fallen by 72 percent (as of 22nd July 2019). The market capitalisation of the company is now less than the total equity that has been invested in the business since inception in 2010. An interesting aspect ...
Anna Kuzmina Expert at Fintech
When you hear ‘The Netherlands’, you would have a couple of things popping up in your memory. Tulips, right? Coffeesh…freedom, right? Skilled worker migration heaven? Or — and trust me on this, absolutely horrible, obsolete, unbelievably tiresome online payment experience. The Netherlands is one of those benchmark European countries that hosts awe...
15 July 2019 /payments
London is buzzing with Brexit news, smells of blossoming spring, and it can’t stop talking about challenger banks. This city has a very special place in the whole banking and fintech world (and in my heart), probably being the very center of all. Well, since my very unfortunate travel there a couple of years ago, there are a few new things I not
The African houses more than a billion people today, and yet the entirety of the continent seems to suffer from the state of being ignored. The continent, while currently underdeveloped and in parts still in turmoil, has many nations that are actually in the state of becoming rising democracies and growing economies. Yet, as the counties on the co...
05 July 2019 /inclusion
Retired Member
At last weekend's G20 summit, global leaders focused on the digital economy and artificial intelligence. Their policy priorities seek to accelerate the penetration of these technologies into the global economy. The implications for trade policy and multilateral policy are significant as discussed in the Atlantic Council post below (https://www.a...
02 July 2019 /ai /payments
Paul Hampton Security Expert at Thales
Cryptocurrencies have come a long way from the initial emergence of Bitcoin. In fact, the meteoric rise of its value last year, coupled with JP Morgan venture into the space and Fakebook’s imminent launch, means that mainstream awareness is at an all-time high. However, whilst this may the case, uptake of cryptocurrencies hasn’t been in its masses...
26 June 2019 /security /inclusion
If 2018 was the year of GDPR, 2019 is the year of European Payment Services Directive (PSD2) – particularly for those working in the payments, banking or retail sectors. Last year, PSD2 banned surcharges for processing card transactions, forcing many companies to absorb the additional cost for these transactions. Whilst many took the financial hit...
24 June 2019 /payments /regulation
Andrew Gauvin CEO at Freeport Metrics, Inc.
By Andrew Gauvin and Iurii Oliiar, Freeport Metrics If your business relies on selling anything online, payment is central to your company’s success. A web security strategy is no longer enough – following are seven factors to consider when securing mobile payment apps. 1. Invest in Native Mobile Not Just for Better UX, but Also for the Best Securi...
19 June 2019 /security /payments
1. Collection of data in its original form Frequent modifications on the original source data makes it difficult for marketers to pre-determine the use of data for their marketing strategies. So it is important to store customer data in its original form to ensure that the data can be useful in the future. A Customer Data Platform designed for fin...
18 June 2019 /wholesale
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