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Maria Jesús Jiménez Hernández

Maria Jesús Jiménez Hernández Global Head of Banking Financial Services at NTT DATA EMEAL

2024: the year of financial inclusion

Financial inclusion – providing equitable access to financial services for disadvantaged groups – has been a persistent talking point across the banking industry in recent years. However, progress has been modest. According to the World Bank Group, an estimated 1.4 billion adults globally are unbanked, lacking even basic bank accounts. This financ...

/inclusion Banking Strategy, Digital and Transformation

Brandon Spear

Brandon Spear CEO at TreviPay

3 Retail Tech Trends for Better Serving Business Buyers in 2024

In the retail industry, B2B usually takes a backseat to consumer-focused strategies, and the corporate buyer is often undervalued and misunderstood. Forward-looking merchants, particularly in segments like consumer electronics and home improvement, should check-in on how their corporate buyers are doing. Since these buyers do not often share feedb...

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Rajat Deshpande

Rajat Deshpande CEO and Co- founder at FinBox

Small loans, big impact: Digital nano-loans as enablers of financial empowerment

Chik Shampoo’s case study on sachets in the 70s often serves as a playbook to tap into India’s billion people-strong potential. What started as a revolution in FMCG has now transcended industries, even reaching financial services. And one such space in the BFSI subset has managed to gain significant momentum: lending. Sachetised loans, also called ...

/startups /inclusion Fintech innovation and startups

Naina Rajgopalan

Naina Rajgopalan Content Head at Freo

Smart Moves: Things You Should Do Before Investing Money

Investing money is a significant step toward financial growth, but it's not a decision to be taken lightly. To ensure you're on the right track and maximize your returns, there are several crucial steps you should take before diving into the world of investments. In this guide, we'll explore key considerations and actions you should undertake befo...

/inclusion Financial Inclusion

Kathy Stares

Kathy Stares EVP North America at Provenir

Preparing for the Next Evolution of Buy Now, Pay Later...And Beyond

Recent holiday shopping season data showed U.S. shoppers spent $16.6 billion dollars using BNPL plans, with BNPL volume increasing 14% year-over-year. A survey by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York showed 64% of respondents had been offered a BNPL loan, and 29% of that group had used it as a payment method within the past year. BNPL is also gro...

/payments /inclusion BNPL

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How PropTech can use Open Banking for greater results

Across the UK and Europe, property technology (PropTech) is rapidly gaining momentum, enhancing the way properties are bought, sold, rented, and managed. Yet, there's an untapped potential in these markets – a chance to harness more efficient payment processes, secure and accurate data handling, and optimised operational methodologies. Unravelling...

/payments /inclusion Open Banking

Janine Grainger

Janine Grainger CEO at Easy Crypto

Bitcoin ETFs - buyer beware?

In 2023, global crypto ownership rose by 34% to 580 million, widely believed to have been driven by the expected approval of a Bitcoin spot exchange traded fund (ETF). Fast forward to day one of trading, and Reuters reported that the funds saw an astounding US$4.6 billion in volume transacted or inbound?. But while the ETF structure allows investo...

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Raktim Singh

Raktim Singh Senior Industry Principal at Infosys

Technology for Social Good

In a world where Technology has become deeply ingrained in our lives, its ability to bring about change and contribute to the betterment of society goes beyond mere convenience and efficiency. The true strength of Technology lies in its potential to act as a driving force for initiatives that tackle challenges and foster positive transformation. U...

/sustainable /inclusion Technology for Social Good

Guy Melamed

Guy Melamed CEO at Exberry

New Take on Trading Technology: How to Navigate the Cloud-Tech Arms Race

We’re on the cusp of a new arms race. That is the description given to the phenomenon involving the world’s largest cloud service providers competing to invest into the largest financial exchanges. Last year, Microsoft announced an investment of £1.5 billion in London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) to provide the exchange with data analytics, cloud ...

/cloud /inclusion Capital Markets Technology

Rob Straathof

Rob Straathof CEO at Liberis

Pulling back the curtain and unveiling the future of fintech in 2024

The Christmas trees have come down, and the industry is getting its feet back under the table and thinking about what 2024 will bring. I’m very excited about this year because I think the future of finance will be fully unveiled. I’ve been lucky enough to work at the forefront of the fintech revolution; a sector where innovation isn’t just a buzzw...

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