935 Results from /inclusion
Naina Rajgopalan Content Head at Freo
The e-commerce landscape is in perpetual motion, driven by technological leaps, shifting consumer expectations, and evolving global dynamics. For financial institutions, payment service providers (PSPs), and the fintech ecosystem supporting this $28 trillion global market, navigating these trends is not just about keeping pace; it's about striking...
16 hours /inclusion /predictions E-commerce
Shailendra Prajapati Associate AI Engineer at Compunnel Inc.
It began as a whisper a subtle promise that artificial intelligence (AI) could revolutionize the way financial institutions operate. For years, AI lingered on the fringes of the financial world, reserved for specialized projects, niche applications, and forward-thinking experiments. But today, that whisper has become a roar as AI takes center
10 April 2025 /ai /inclusion Artificial Intelligence
Igor Kostyuchenok SVP of Engineering at Mbanq
It's been around 10 years since the PSD2 legislation. Let's try to understand whether the goals of the open banking initiative have been achieved and what PSD2 gave us. The idea of open banking legislation had following main objectives: 1. Empower Consumers • Give individuals and businesses control over their financial data. • Make it easier to sw...
09 April 2025 /regulation /inclusion Open Banking
Louise Stewart Founder & CEO at ProjectPay
The UK has the highest number of builder collapses and some of the worst payment times in the world, creating shockingly high rates of insolvency in the construction sector. Many firms are collapsing as a result of poor cashflow due to inequity in the supply chain. The larger construction firms are preserving working capital in the wake of e
08 April 2025 /payments /inclusion
Katherine Chan CEO at Juice
Some lenders are quietly becoming obsolete. In 2025, founders no longer tolerate 6-week approval timelines, rigid credit models, or hidden fees buried in legalese. The pace of business has changed, and the lenders who don’t keep up risk being left behind. This shift isn’t just anecdotal, it’s playing out in the numbers. UK SME lending volumes have...
04 April 2025 /startups /inclusion Fintech innovation and startups
Oleg Boiko Founder at Finstar Financial Group
Launching a fintech business in a new region presents both opportunities and significant risks. Emerging markets demand financial products, but ambition alone is not enough. How can one choose the right country and avoid failure? Where’s the Fintech Boom happening? Developing countries with rapidly growing GDPs are attracting investors’ attention.
03 April 2025 /inclusion /markets Financial Inclusion
Artificial Intelligence (AI) agents have rapidly evolved from conceptual innovations to integral components within the financial services sector. By 2025, these intelligent systems will not merely enhance operational efficiency but fundamentally redefine financial analysis, reporting, and compliance methodologies. This article explores the evolut...
02 April 2025 /ai /inclusion Artificial Intelligence
Nkahiseng Ralepeli VP of Product: Digital Assets at Absa Bank, CIB.
Imagine a young professional in Nairobi buying a digital slice of a new apartment building, a cattle farmer in Bolivia selling tokens backed by his herd, or a street vendor in Mumbai investing in a fraction of a tech company’s stock – all through a smartphone. This isn’t sci‑fi finance; it’s the promise of fractionalisation and tokenisation. These...
31 March 2025 /inclusion /crypto
For SMEs, access to capital has never been a simple issue, but given the current economic climate, the state is even worse. Lenders are still risk-averse, macro economics are uncertain and inflation is raising operating costs. While many companies struggled to survive the post-pandemic era, now the question comes: how do they scale? Having worked...
28 March 2025 /startups /inclusion Fintech innovation and startups
Aymeric Monod-Gayraud Co-Founder at LoanTube
In the UK, when it comes to borrowing, the discourse typically revolves around credit scores. Specifically, those three-digit numbers are provided by agencies like Experian, Equifax, and TransUnion. We’re told that these figures determine our financial fate and whether we can secure a loan or mortgage. What we’re not told is that there’s a catch. ...
27 March 2025 /retail /inclusion Innovation in Financial Services
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