842 Results from /inclusion
Akshay Grover CEO at Cellulant
Africa’s vibrant economy and lack of significant legacy payment infrastructure have led to a curious phenomenon on the continent. On the one hand, it has given rise to an explosion of payment platforms and solutions designed to respond to the different needs of businesses and consumers on the continent – making the region a beacon of innovation in...
03 March 2022 /payments /inclusion The Payments Business
Steven Rackham CTO for Financial Services at NetApp
Open banking has been a game-changer for financial services. It has enabled financial institutions and third-party providers (TPPs) to exchange data and services – not only enhancing existing capabilities but delivering improved experiences to market with access to transaction data. Take a mortgage application, for example. With open banking, cu...
01 March 2022 /inclusion /predictions Innovation in Financial Services
Retired Member
Facebook has a problem. Gen Z thinks it’s a stale old “boomer” platform. In 2012, 94% of teens had an account. A decade later, it’s thought only 27% of adolescents use the network. Last year, Mark Zuckerberg hastily announced attracting younger users should become its immediate north star. However, as its stock plunged $230 billion in a single d...
01 March 2022 /inclusion /markets Financial Inclusion
Dmytro Spilka Director and Founder at Solvid, Coinprompter
The record-breaking IPO market of 2021 may be a tough act to follow, but with a series of blockbuster initial public offerings set to arrive in the coming months, we may see a strong follow-up in 2022. The IPO market became red-hot in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic as a rapid acceleration towards digital transformation and the arrival of gover...
01 March 2022 /inclusion
Dexter Penn CEO at Kalgera
This week marks a year since the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) issued guidance to financial institutions for the fair treatment of vulnerable customers. The aim of the guidance is to encourage banks and building societies to better understand the needs of vulnerable customers so that they can better serve them. Ahead of the anniversary, we con...
25 February 2022 /regulation /inclusion RegTech
Andrew Beatty Head of Wealth, Retirement & International at FIS
In 1776, Adam Smith proclaimed in the Wealth of Nations that “Consumption is the sole end and purpose of all production.” [1] Since then, academics, governments and others have tried to predict and model consumer spending. However, the reality is that even at the personal level it can be challenging for individuals to predict and plan their own sp...
11 February 2022 /retail /inclusion Open Banking
Amita Choudhary Marketing Manager at Princeton Growth Accelerator
The global COVID pandemic has propelled payments, and specifically online and contactless transactions, into new highs. Based on McKinsey’s Global Payment Report for 2021, a “V shaped recovery” was witnessed in international money transfers after a relatively muted volume of transactions in 2020. McKinsey’s report estimates a 7% p.a. growth in gl...
03 February 2022 /inclusion Financial Inclusion
Michael D'onofrio CEO at Orbus Software
As we have witnessed in the last 18 months, it is impossible to foresee what technologies a company will need in the future. The pandemic is a testament to this, as the world saw digital transformation happen at a rate never seen before. With a drastic rise in digital banking, the financial industry was one of the most prominent sectors to experie...
01 February 2022 /cloud /inclusion Banking Architecture
Luigi Wewege President at Caye International Bank
Perhaps you’re interested in setting up an offshore bank account. However, one internet search is all it takes to find that there’s a lot of conflicting information about offshore banking. So, what’s true and what’s not? To help you answer that question, here are several basics about offshore banking that not everyone knows. Use these as a foundati...
01 February 2022 /retail /inclusion The Payments Business
Mike Penner CEO at Lynx Global Digital Finance Corporation
It goes without saying that the pandemic has changed our lives in profound ways. Everything from how we work to how we socialize has been altered completely. One of the many noticeable changes centers around how we bank and pay for the goods and services we utilize. As an example, in Canada, 2020 saw a 62% reduction in the usage of cash and 42% ...
28 January 2022 /inclusion Financial Inclusion
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