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128 Results from 2023, /startups

Oren Barzilai

Oren Barzilai Co-Founder &CEO at Equitybee

The Rise and Fall of Startup IPOs

In the last few years, the world witnessed an unprecedented surge in the number of private companies going public through IPOs. In fact, 2021 was the busiest year for IPOs ever, with 1,035 startups going public and raising close to $150B in proceeds. This boom created a private market frenzy, with investors scrambling to invest and startups eager...

/startups

Ritesh Jain

Ritesh Jain Founder at Infynit / Former COO HSBC

The Rise of BaaS Acquisitions and Navigating the Fintech Winter - Shaping Financial Landscape

The financial services industry has witnessed a paradigm shift in recent years, with the emergence of Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS) platforms revolutionising traditional financial institutions' operations. With their agile and scalable infrastructure, these platforms have caught the attention of leading financial institutions seeking to enhance thei...

/retail /startups Fintech

Michele Tucci

Michele Tucci MD Americas, Chief Strategy Officer at Credolab

Unraveling Asia's Fintech Success: Lessons for the Global Industry

While North America and Europe have long been considered fintech heavyweights, South-East Asia is emerging as a worthy addition to the list of major global fintech markets. The region's ability to innovate and adapt quickly has influenced the global fintech landscape. A recent KPMG report found that, while global fintech investment dropped by 30%...

/startups /markets Fintech

Oren Barzilai

Oren Barzilai Co-Founder &CEO at Equitybee

The 409A Valuation Misses the Mark Big Time

The 409A valuation is not a good indicator of a company's true value. You heard me right. The 409A valuation isn't an accurate representation of how much the company you work for is actually worth. For those not familiar with it, the 409A valuation is an IRS required independent appraisal of the fair market value of a private company’s common ...

/startups /markets

Alex Kreger

Alex Kreger Founder & CEO at UXDA

Do Not Underestimate Your Financial Application Launch Strategy

It happens that a large team's tremendous efforts to design and develop a perfect financial app can be in vain upon its market launch, much like the huge Titanic colliding with an iceberg. A weak launch strategy results in a range of negative outcomes, including low adoption rates, poor customer experiences, high resistance and even reputational d...

/retail /startups Banking Strategy, Digital and Transformation

Adriana P

Adriana P Trader at Xray Trade

Choosing the Right White-Label Crypto Exchange Software: A Complete Comparison Guide

The cryptocurrency market is growing rapidly, and with it, the demand for white-label crypto exchange software. White-label software allows businesses to launch their own cryptocurrency exchange without having to develop it from scratch. This can save businesses time and money, and it also gives them more control over the features and functionalit...

/startups /crypto DeFi

Sofian Berrahal

Sofian Berrahal Chief Business Officer at Nexpay

SVB collapse provokes fintech to rethink EMIs

It’s funny. A few months ago, bankers were fretting that fintechs and crypto startups were “too risky”. After the sudden implosion of Credit Suisse, Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), Silvergate and Signature the boot is on the other foot: fintechs now see banks as too perilous. Silvergate and Signature were primary banking institutions for cryptocurrency...

/startups /predictions Fintech

Victor Martin

Victor Martin CMO at SquareRoot

AI and Customer Experience in Fintech: Personalizing Financial Services

Customer experience encompasses all customer touchpoints with a company, including pre-purchase interactions, the purchasing process, and post-purchase support. With the help of AI, Fintech companies are personalizing financial services need to provide a more customer-centric experience. In this blog post, we will dig into how AI reshapes customer ...

/people /startups Artificial Intelligence and Financial Services

Ramona Ciocea

Ramona Ciocea 

GameFi and gaming economies: a little less conversation, a little more action

Reading the news, it can feel hard to tell whether Web3 gaming is celebrated, hated, or somewhere in between. Every week there is a new headline about a company doubling down on its investment in in-game NFTs, or backlash from gamers against high entry prices to play-to-earn games. The debate about Web3 gaming might continue to rage, but ultimatel...

/startups /crypto Blockchain Geek

Hay Yip

Hay Yip Chief Operating Officer at FundPark

eCommerce is crucial to Asia’s economic prospects: how we could collaborate to accelerate its growth

While global eCommerce has passed its COVID induced peak, the sector is still on track to expand for the foreseeable, growing a further 10.4% this year with global sales reaching US$6.3 trillion according to eMarketer. Asia is also expected have the lion’s share of this growth with over US$2 trillion[1] in sales. Zooming into Southeast Asia, the ...

/startups /markets E-commerce

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