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Jamie Nascimento

Jamie Nascimento Chief Commercial Officer at LemonTree Software

Why -you don’t get fired for buying IBM- is no longer true

(602 words; 2 min) “you never got fired buying IBM”. The old adage that safe bets don’t go wrong is dying out. To get ahead in today’s competitive world, you need the right tech, not just the most popular or biggest. Let’s find out more. If you have spent any time in the tech industry, you’ll know the phrase ‘no one ever got fired for buying IBM’....

/devops /startups Innovation in Financial Services

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What are investors looking for in the next Fintech?

Are investors getting pickier when it comes to Fintech? It’s hard to say for sure, but there are recent developments that point towards a shift in investor interests. First, research from Innovate Finance shows that investment in UK fintech dropped by 39% in the first half of 2020, compared to the same period in 2019. In H1 2020, $1.8 billion of ve...

/payments /startups Fintech

Chris Principe

Chris Principe CEO at APB, Inc.

UNBANKING THE BANKED

UnBanking the Banked Time to stop the monkey see, monkey do nonsense. The idea of money started with rocks to seashells to gold to paper notes. This has been the greatest magic illusionary trick ever. The system of money is based on our belief that it is real because the banks have conditioned us to believe it is. They have done a good job divertin...

/startups /inclusion Operational Risk Management

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7 reasons to meet customers face-to-face

I worked with fintech for a few years, we built a brand. Now, there are people in different countries who love that brand. Few years back, this brand name was just a project in a PowerPoint file of the founder. With all the dreams and enthusiasm, we, the team gave life to that project and built a brand. Now, it’s a known and loved brand by migrant...

/startups /inclusion Fintech

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White Space for Fintech Startups

I have attended the Singapore fintech festival twice, a wonderfully planned, world's largest fintech festival. We had a small stall at the festival to showcase our startup. The stall was in the fintech corner, mixed up with so many other fintech startups from different parts of the world. Considering the chance of getting lost in the crowd, we fou...

/startups /inclusion Fintech

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The four key elements of a perfect checkout

The success of any ecommerce merchant is down to how well they can convert their customers into buyers. The two don’t automatically mean one and the same, and while a percentage of customer will arrive with the goal of buying one particular product in mind, many will simply be browsing or intending to buy a product but not necessarily from your st...

/payments /startups Fintech

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Are you prescribing the right security solution to your merchants?

When it comes to leading a healthy lifestyle, eating the right food, taking regular exercise, and maintaining a positive mindset are key. However, despite these best intentions and practices, you still might not get all the nutrients your body needs to ensure it is working as effectively as possible. To combat this, a doctor might suggest taking a...

/security /startups Fintech

Willem Lambrechts

Willem Lambrechts Managing Director at Drebbel

Sales for start- and scale-ups : 5 lessons learned

Lesson 1 : Sales should be on the top of your business plan! Do you remember the 4 P’s of the marketing mix? Product Price Promotion Place 3 out of the 4 factors refer to sales, only 1 to the product. The sales plan is as important as the product and the financial plan! Sales, as product development, has its cost. Never underestimate it and take ...

/people /startups Fintech innovation and startups

Himanshu Kolhekar

Himanshu Kolhekar FinTech Mentor at Coursera.org

How Blockchain can create New Business Model Innovation for Food Delivery Apps like Uber Eats

Covid19 is detering people from moving out. Governments all over the world are doing their best to open mass testing centres to evaluate the spread of this virus. It has shaken the economies of the world where some companies are loosing their market, while some are restructuring themselves and some are trying to innovate their own field to deliver...

/startups /covid-19 Bigger than Technology

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Five Core Drivers for the Next Fintech Evolution

Over the past decade, fintech has greatly disrupted the way people and businesses interact with financial services. In the future, fintech trends will continue to improve the livelihood of people with meaningful and valuable technology-based financial services. This post is all about the key drivers leading fintech into the future. Innovation trend...

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