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Paul Shumsky Technology Advisor at Entrepreneur
The Middle East is one of the world's most heterogeneous regions, spanning three continents and 21 countries, with a population of close to 600 million. It is a culturally, politically and economically diverse region that also encompasses the six Arab states that are members of the Gulf Coordination Council. This diversity is reflected in the vast...
07 February 2021 /markets /predictions Trends in Financial Services
King Leung Global Head of Financial Services and FinTech at InvestHK
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced lockdowns and impacted economies globally. As we recover from the pandemic, the focus for international finance hubs is resilience and recovery. One of the most important success factors for fintech companies in the post-pandemic era is the ability to scale. From funding, to product development to distribution and m...
02 February 2021 /startups /markets Asia Financial Services
Tim Simon CEO at Madiston plc
Part 2 - What needs to be done now to get Online Direct Lending (ODL) / Peer to Peer Lending (P2PL) back on track for compliance, profitability and sustainability? The first in this series of blogs, published on 26 January 2021, looked at "How and Why the Industry lost its way". We looked at developing sustainable / profitable business m...
02 February 2021 /retail /markets Banking Strategy, Digital and Transformation
Yuliya Barabash Managing Partner at SBSB Fintech Lawyers
In-house “ecosystems”, D2C, competition for end-users, neobanking via messengers, solutions design for SMEs involving cryptocurrencies, upgrading of payment systems and cloud accounting. Those are the main global Fintech trends I have identified for 2021: Ecosystem creation The year 2020 showed us that global corporations still focus on creating ...
01 February 2021 /wealth /markets Banking Strategy, Digital and Transformation
What are the prerequisites for the Fintech industry to flourish in any given country? I would certainly name an adapted legislative framework, the so-called “regtech”, the economic environment and favorable investment climate, as well as mobile and online technologies penetration and the population’s age and digital literacy. It is the combination...
26 January 2021 /wealth /markets Banking Strategy, Digital and Transformation
Part 1 - How and why has it lost its way? The key issues. In this series of blogs, I hope to show how the laudable aims of the Peer to Peer Lending (P2PL) industry can play their part in the profitable future of Online Direct Lending (ODL), with an industry-wide solution to benefit all players. First, we need to get to grips with the decisions ma...
26 January 2021 /retail /markets Banking Strategy, Digital and Transformation
It is no secret that the global financial technology market is one of the fastest-growing markets in the world. The previous year was marked by the thriving of the Fintech sector with record-breaking investments worldwide: a total of 3472 investment deals were made, worth $55.3 billion. And there is an explanation for that: the traditional banking...
21 January 2021 /payments /markets Blockchain in Banking and Financial Services
Amita Choudhary Marketing Manager at Princeton Growth Accelerator
While backtesting often gets ignored by beginner traders, it’s a very viable approach that can produce unexpected results when applied correctly. Of course, it’s not a magic wand that can automatically solve all problems you’re having in your current trading situation, but it can significantly improve your chances for the future. This is especiall...
18 January 2021 /markets Post-Trade Forum
Anna Monteiro Global Head of Business and Product Development at www.solutions-atlantic.com
Now that we have seen a close to 2020, let’s take a look at foreign investment changes around the globe. Following on from my 2nd installment in September, foreign investment regulations have continued to tighten in the more democratic nations and loosen in those less so. In November, the UK government introduced the National Security and Invest...
14 January 2021 /regulation /markets Financial Services Regulation
Daire Ferguson CEO at AvaTrade
As of 2019, the average daily social media usage of internet users worldwide amounted to 144 minutes per day, up from 142 minutes in the previous year. Given the whirlwind year that 2020 has been, with so many people stuck at home, it seems likely that the most recent data will be even higher. Social media provides a useful way for us to keep in c...
24 December 2020 /markets /predictions Trends in Financial Services
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