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Sean Salloux CEO at Sentinel Digital
Following industry turbulence, governments in the US, UK, and Europe are proposing measures to protect digital asset owners from the threat of unregulated risk. The fall of FTX has capped off a difficult year for cryptocurrencies. With an estimated industry-wide loss of $3.9bn in 2022, a recent report into all crypto losses has identified that ove...
10 March 2023 /payments /crypto Fintech
With crypto adoption still restricted by negative perceptions, the participation of financial institutions is recognised as a key agent for change. As inflation continues to affect how much we can spend, and, more importantly, where we can spend it, perceptions of risk and a lack of understanding around cryptocurrencies are slowing adoption rates i...
16 February 2023 /payments /crypto Fintech
Digital wallet innovators are integrating modern services into ecosystem platforms and transforming economies in the process. Across the globe, mobile wallets are driving inclusion by providing financial access to previously underserved communities—as well as providing huge opportunities for industry growth. Digital wallets bring modern services to...
01 February 2023 /payments /crypto Fintech
In emerging markets, digital transactions are booming and providing financial inclusion to underserved countries. Emerging markets are driving technological advancements in the digital payments sector, as non-bank providers capitalise on the need for increased financial accessibility and wider services. Digital wallets, QR codes, and smartphone app...
23 January 2023 /payments /crypto Fintech
With over 14 million British adults owning a digital only bank account, the need for access to digital assets has never been greater. Digital asset rates are higher than ever, and both banks and neobanks (online banks without a physical high street presence) face a clear choice—adapt to customer needs or struggle to keep up in a quickly digitalis...
21 December 2022 /payments /crypto Fintech
The digital revolution is showing no signs of slowing. Today, more and more industries, including real estate, music, healthcare, banking, and even gold and silver are adopting digitization to meet user needs. In modern society, the transition to a fully-digital world is well underway. In the next year, it’s forecasted that 93 percent of people wi...
14 December 2022 /payments /crypto Fintech
Recent industry activity and the key indicators behind digital asset adoption rates for 2023. Digital assets are more prevalent and accessible than ever before, but, right now, the industry is locked within a state of winter, particularly following the collapse of FTX and Alameda. While a period of sustained lower costs may be of concern to some, ...
06 December 2022 /payments /crypto Fintech
A multi-currency debit card allows you to seamlessly switch between fiat currencies and digital assets, offering users a variety of different services. By streamlining payments and making it easier for consumers to use multiple currencies and digital assets, multi-currency debit cards have numerous benefits. They are particularly beneficial for bus...
24 January 2022 /payments /crypto Fintech
Fintech ecosystems are set to grow with a number of trends emerging in 2022. 2022 is set to be a big year for fintech ecosystems, with a predicted US$3bn in investment capital funding to be generated by 465 fintech firms by the end of the year. At their core, fintech ecosystems are a complex network of interacting fintech start-ups and scale-ups, ...
07 January 2022 /payments /crypto Fintech
Facebook invests in developing the metaverse, growth in metaverse tokens, and the key tokens to watch. The new phase of the internet is here. The metaverse combines virtual, augmented and extended reality with our physical world and the next two years look very promising for the industry, with Bloomberg predicting its market size to grow to over $8...
14 December 2021 /payments /crypto Fintech
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