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Fintech

Fintech discussions and conversations around the development of fintech.

Konstantin Rabin

Konstantin Rabin Head of Marketing at Kontomatik

Does Fintech create monopolies or does it destroy them?

The advantages that fintech brings to the industry cannot be taken lightly, especially after we’ve seen so many traditional companies switch to this new understanding. In the past, there was absolutely nothing that could challenge traditional finances. The bank was the only place where you could possibly store your cash, and hope for some kind of r...

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Keith Stonell

Keith Stonell Managing Director, EMEA at Guidewire

It's the quiet ones you've got to watch...

Cyber-attacks are hardly new news, but they are an ever-changing threat. The cyber landscape does not stand still for long, and with each new technological innovation, hackers find new vulnerabilities to exploit for their benefit. Even with existing technology, hackers never cease to find new ways or loopholes for intrusion. The threat is coming f...

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Fintech Careers with the Most Potential for Future Growth

The financial services sector is fast evolving right before our eyes and in the midst of a technological revolution. Financial institutions are changing the way they think and new customers have more options than ever at their fingertips. The Fintech industry has to face a whole set of new regulatory challenges, and need people who will be able to ...

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The innovation challenge: balancing stability with speed

Banks have traditionally been closed entities, guarding their proprietary assets and frustrating Fintechs by focussing on scale and stability rather than innovation. The prevailing reaction to the emergence of Fintechs was to defend their businesses and their customer bases from the new pretenders, rather than leverage innovative ideas through col...

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The business benefits of integrating GRC: better performance and heightened risk awareness

The concept of governance, risk and compliance (GRC) isn’t new. However, the process of implementing GRC in an integrated and synchronised manner, aligned with business processes and strategic objectives, is something many organisations continue to struggle with. Integrated GRC demands that several roles work in harmony. Audit, risk management and...

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3 reasons why Fintech will continue to drive social change long term

Fintech has a history of supporting the disadvantaged going back decades, but is it possible that it will eventually become the engine of change in the same way as some more traditional businesses? After all, private family run concerns in particular have frequently spawned philanthropic ventures such as Andrew Nisbet’s The Nisbet Trust, John Den...

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FinTech : A Revolutionary Change to the Finance Industry

Experience is quite important when it comes to customers. Customers don’t really discriminate in companies based off of their sizes or channels; as long as they enjoy the output of the services then they are happy. Customers also expect companies to hold the same knowledge and experience in certain areas regardless of their size. However, while th...

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René Hendrikse

René Hendrikse Vice President & Managing Director, EMEA & LATAM at Mitek

PSD2: It's Time For Digital Banking And E-Commerce To Innovate

Like many recent inventions, digital banking and e-commerce have made our lives substantially better. Designed to save time and money, they’ve empowered consumers, created thriving marketplaces and allowed businesses to embrace asset-light business models. Open banking was quick to follow, allowing consumers to benefit from better deals, access to...

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Gustav Korobov

Gustav Korobov Senior Sales Executive - Core Banking platform at Advapay

Fintech in Europe

According to experts, the most innovative country markets in the UK, Lithuania, Estonia, Germany, Sweden, and the Netherlands are currently the main drivers for the development of the European fintech. Most European fintech companies operate in the payment sector. Market leaders are such companies as Revolut, Transferwise, N26, Monzo, Funding Circ...

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FinTech in the UK is driving better access to lending and leasing

Access to capital can mean the difference between business longevity and business insolvency. Many UK businesses, particularly SMEs, either lack the access to capital or they find it takes a long time to secure funding from traditional offerings. In the context of the digital economy, lending and leasing customers, such as manufacturers, retailer...

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