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Sameer Singh Jaini

Sameer Singh Jaini CEO at www.TheDigitalFifth.com

Fintech without Tech?

Everyday I meet enthusiastic Fintech entrepreneurs, who have started their Fintech Businesses focused on lending, wealth management, payments etc. Most of these entrepreneurs have business background like sales / marketing / product. In their hurry to launch the business, typically they start without Tech... Few suggestions to improve the possibil...

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What do prominent P2P players think of the RBI regulations?

Following the US and UK models, RBI is all set to jump on the bandwagon of regulating the P2P space with strict guidelines. The norms being finalised are expected to release in a few weeks, how are the peer-to-peer (P2P) lending platforms faring? What is their stance on this? Will the stringent norms curb the innovation? Instead of speculating we...

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Chris Brown

Chris Brown CTO at Trusek AND Authentiq8 Me

Banking on a pre-paid card platform

In recent years there have been a significant number of new "neo-banks" or "challenger banks" launched with much hype, here in the UK. Many of these appear to have been brought to market quickly, on the back of a pre-paid card platform and are buying customers now with a plan to build a revenue model in the future. Whilst I a...

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20 Harry Potter Characters you should hire for your Startup

It has been two magical decades since our favorite fandom hit the bookshelves. While my fellow Potterheads are celebrating this moment, I wanted to take a moment to appreciate this incredible milestone in my style. When I was pondering on how to incorporate my favorite series into our blog posts, I overheard a discussion about lifting the hiring f...

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Handling Money Flows: The Crucial Financial Aspect of Any Business

Money makes the business world spin. It is the blood of the global economy and the air companies breathe. Alas, a team of professional financial advisers can cost an arm and a leg. Some small businesses and startups operate on a shoestring budget and cannot afford in-house bookkeepers and accountants. That is why business owners need to develop a ...

/startups Finance 2.0

Prateek Saxena

Prateek Saxena Managing Director at Appinventiv

Mistakes An Entrepreneur Should Never Make!

Being an entrepreneur is a great thing in itself! It means that you are ready to ditch the 9-5 hectic schedule and ‘rule your own world’; you have a fantabulous idea and are all set to build your own business with no road map. As an entrepreneur, I can understand how amazing this feeling is, but I would like to remind you that most of the startups...

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Michael Pearson

Michael Pearson Founder at Clarus Investments

The Profitability Challenge for Fintech Startups

The evidence from a sample of 20 fintech startups in the UK is that there are substantial profitability challenges that still need to be overcome. As of June 2017, the total equity investment in the sample companies I have looked at has been £852m. The total valuation of the sample at the last valuation round for each company was £2.6bn, but none ...

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Prateek Saxena

Prateek Saxena Managing Director at Appinventiv

Entrepreneurs- Here’s the Best Method to Build Strong Connections!

When you ask the business tycoons their success secret- it’s for sure that the answer would be connections! Whether you talk about potential business alliances, marketing, sales, supply chain management or anything- connections is the core of business growth. The connections open new doors to business, informs about the upcoming opportunities and ...

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Have you ever wondered how to get a UK banking or e-money license?

Have you ever wondered what it takes to start a bank or an e-money institution? Perhaps you think it’s out of the realms of possibility for anyone other than those that know the ins and outs of complex banking regulation. Or you might think that, with the influx of new financial services providers entering the market, it’s not as difficult as some...

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5 Most Important Finance Lessons for Entrepreneurs

It’s that time of the year where people flood your social media news-feed with selfies, old pictures, and hashtags dedicated to their dads. Several of these posts which praise a father publicly tend to instill a sense of pride, love and other intense emotions in us. While I’m one of those social media enthusiasts who post statuses with hashtags “d...

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