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Konstantin Rabin Head of Marketing at Kontomatik
Fintech is a broad term that encompasses a wide range of digital technologies that have altered the financial services industry over the last decade. Artificial Intelligence (AI) and big data have been used to construct robo-advisory systems that can provide financial advice with little human participation and at a low cost. Financial advisers are...
18 March 2022 /startups /markets
Daniele Casamassima Chief Executive Officer at Pure.
Russia’s military offensive in Ukraine has led to numerous sanctions from Western countries. 12 days into the conflict, it became the most sanctioned country, which deeply affected its economy and 144 million population. Russian governmental banks were the first financial institutes to be targeted. A few days later, Visa & Mastercard announc...
17 March 2022 /markets Banking Regulations
Luigi Wewege President at Caye International Bank
Investing is one of the most effective ways to build wealth and enjoy a secure financial future. You don’t have to limit your investment activity to opportunities found at home. It’s also possible to include offshore investments as part of the planning. Knowing more about what sort of offshore investment options are available will make it easier to...
15 March 2022 /wealth /markets Banking and Lending Solutions
Vlad Dobrynin Founder & CEO at Humans Group
Super apps are a collection of mobile services combined into a single ecosystem and with a common interface. They bring a raft of different services together under one digital roof. Many started from scratch driven by a few entrepreneurs, modest investments, exposure to an emerging market, and a small user base. Now they are worth billions of doll...
14 March 2022 /startups /markets Big Data
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In February, shares of cybersecurity software companies soared as tensions between Russia and Ukraine worsened. Fortinet (FTNT), Zscaler (ZS), Palo Alto Networks (PANW), and CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) were among the top performers. The group is likely to continue outperforming as analysts forecast more spending on security-related services with
14 March 2022 /security /markets Data Management and Governance
Kristian Gjerding Chief Executive Officer at CellPoint Digital
The video game industry is one of the largest and most lucrative sectors around, bringing in $162.32 billion in 2020 alone. Yet, payments technology within the gaming space still lags behind its contemporaries. While retailers who sell video games, both specialists like GAME and broader eCommerce stores like Amazon, offer a wide range of alternati...
09 March 2022 /payments /markets Fintech
Ilman Shazhaev Founder, CEO at Farcana Metaverse
While many projects like to pitch the metaverse as the new way to experience gaming, it’s a place for so much more. First, the metaverse developers aim to create a virtual landscape meant to replicate the real world. Concerts, promotional events, hangouts, and all kinds of interactions can all occur in the space, giving easy access to experiences ...
07 March 2022 /crypto /markets Cryptocurrency Insights
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
Lawrence Byers Product Manager at Acquired.com
Fueled by the pandemic, the lending landscape has changed drastically in recent years. Amongst other things, the meteoric rise of Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) services and increased up-take of online banking has resulted in consumers who now, in addition to demanding seamless and embedded experiences when engaging with financial products and services,...
28 February 2022 /payments /markets Open Banking
Alex Kreger Founder & CEO at UXDA
More and more companies from different industries are evolving from a product-based marketing mindset to one focused on the customers' experience. This is because in an experience economy of the digital age people don’t buy products or services but the experiences and emotions behind them. Unfortunately, the insurance industry is not exactly assoc...
17 February 2022 /people /markets Digital Insurance Trends
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