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Ivy Schmerken Editorial Director at FlexTrade Systems
Asset managers are looking for ways to mine alternative data sets for investment ideas, recognizing that stock pickers cannot rely on traditional research. An explosion in alternative data, ranging from satellite images to mobile geolocation data and unstructured text, has created an arms race among hedge funds and quantitative funds. Many firms ha...
08 October 2018 /ai
Anna Kuzmina Expert at Fintech
What happened in China makes now the whole world pay very close attention. First, back in 2004 when Alipay appeared on Taobao as an escrow system, slowly evolved as a seller accreditation, partnered with all major Chinese banks, offered daily payments, and accounted for 200 e-wallets and 10 million app installs — no one raised a brow. Second, it w...
08 October 2018 /payments
Retired Member
I have attended the singapore fintech festival 2017, a wonderfully managed, world largest fintech festival. We had a small stall in the festival to showcase our startup. The stall was in the fintech corner, mixed up with so many other fintech startups from different part of the world. Considering the chance of getting lost in crowd, we found a our...
04 October 2018 /startups /inclusion
The fintech industry is growing at a rapid pace, with newcomers entering the market on a regular basis. Lending is naturally a major part of the financial market, and fintech is no exception, with online lending enjoying a particularly important place in the field. The situation is getting more and more relaxed and streamlined for both lenders and...
03 October 2018 /inclusion
In the financial services industry, where IT systems are high-volume and mission-critical, news of Big Iron’s ‘big crisis’ is greatly exaggerated, at least for now. It’s true that in today’s digital first world, cloud-based services are seeing rapid adoption across all industries, especially as fintech providers launch applications that enable imp...
02 October 2018 /payments
It has been said that the role of a risk manager is not for the faint of heart. This is particularly true for those working in clearing houses, given the key role they play as central pillars of market stability. The importance of central clearing counterparties (CCPs) in financial markets has increased since the 2008 financial crisis. And as the ...
25 September 2018 /regulation
Alfred Hannig Executive Director at Alliance for Financial Inclusion
I recall a conversation in the wake of the global financial crisis, at the end of 2008. We had just begun to disseminate the idea to create a global financial inclusion peer learning network among potential partners and stakeholders. At the time, a representative from a multilateral organization bluntly asked me: How can you promote financial incl...
20 September 2018 /inclusion
Ian Stone CEO at Vuealta
The rate of innovation taking place today is enough to make any business feel permanently caught in a hamster wheel; trying to keep up with the latest trends to stay relevant. From small businesses to large enterprises, introducing anything new into a company can be a painful process. But if done right, it’s highly rewarding. The problem is, the h...
20 September 2018
After the recent struggles of many retail stalwarts, much has been made about the death of the British high street. But the ONS’ retail sales index shows that 82% of all sales still take place in store, confirming that bricks-and-mortal retail is still a huge part of our shopping habits. So much so, that even online businesses like Amazon, Missgui...
18 September 2018 /payments
“What Ze Tech?” Over 92% of German citizens have never heard of the term “Fintech”, according to a survey from explorare. Probably, a result of not having the full exposure and legacy of traditional banking institutions. However, the question here is, whether this inductive example above is just a phenomenon in Germany, or whether this lack of awar...
12 September 2018 /payments
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