Matt Gard Vice President of Accounting at Intellistack (formerly Formstack)
The finance industry has long struggled with outdated, manual processes that slow down operations and burden financial professionals with unnecessary administrative work. However, a revolution is underway: workflow automation. This shift is transforming the industry by streamlining processes, eliminating busy work, and improving the customer exper...
4 hours
Farnam Rami Founder at DevPay Turkey
Introduction: Financial Exclusion as Infrastructure Failure In sanctioned economies, financial exclusion is not merely a political or regulatory phenomenon; it is fundamentally an infrastructural one. As global finance becomes increasingly digitized, the infrastructure supporting cross-border financial services — payments, settlements, identificat...
6 hours /startups
Perry Carpenter Chief Human Risk Management Strategist at KnowBe4
Faulting the end user camouflages a more profound reality: our defense-in-depth is not deep enough. Cybersecurity has long emphasized the importance of security awareness campaigns, yet unsafe behaviors persist. Consider this: you know speed limits exist, but you still choose whether to obey them. You draft a New Year’s resolution to hit the gym, w...
9 hours /security Information Security
Sebastian Fantini Product Director at EBANX
From the Industrial Revolution to artificial intelligence, from the telegraph to smartphones, the history of technology follows a familiar pattern: wealthy, developed countries produce; emerging markets consume. This logic, however, has been increasingly challenged, and the sector where this shift is advancing by leaps and bounds is digital payme...
10 hours /payments /inclusion Innovation in Financial Services
John Bertrand MD at Tec 8 Limited
Overview People like real time (RTP: instant) payments. Economies where instant payments are used grow a minimum of 1 to 3% per annum. Instant payments in 2024 totalled $26 billion and expected to grow 5x by 2029. Growth Initiative Economic growth is down to the velocity of money. If someone has just been paid then they can then pay someone else ...
10 hours /payments /crypto Banking Strategy, Digital and Transformation
Ruchi Rathor Founder at Payomatix Technologies
Introduction: Innovation is no longer a nice-to-have; it's the heartbeat of every successful fintech organization. Yet, fostering innovation isn’t just about investing in cutting-edge technology or hiring “creative types.” It’s about creating a culture where experimentation, collaboration, and learning thrive. In a highly competitive digital finan...
12 hours /payments Fintech
Krik Gunning Co-founder & CEO at Fourthline
The digital resilience of the financial world is being put to the test: since January 17, 2025, more than 3,600 companies have been required to implement the EU Regulation DORA (BaFin). The new cybersecurity standards require efficient emergency and third-party provider management and the integration of robust measures into ongoing operations. Her...
14 hours /regulation Financial Services Regulation
Sakkun Tickoo Digital marketing consultant at Wonderful Payments Ltd
Payment links have rapidly evolved in the UK market from simple invoicing tools to full-featured, secure payment channels suited for retail, hospitality, and service sectors. Seamless payments and regulation Platforms like Stripe and GoCardless allow merchants to generate payment links via API or dashboard, supporting essential compliance featur...
16 hours /payments Fintech
Vipin Kumar Sharma IT and Consulting Delivery Manager at Infosys Ltd
After writing about “How Gen AI Can Help You Pick Stocks & Where It Falls Short”, I wanted to test it in the real world. No theory, practical use case; just me, AI, and the two most talked about ETFs in the moving sectors: the VanEck Semiconductor ETF (SMH) and BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT). The goal? See if AI could help me researc...
16 hours /ai /wealth Artificial Intelligence and Financial Services
Leon Fischer-Brocks Co-Founder | CEO at Bloxley
As a founder that just completed a seed round, I’ve seen firsthand how much the funding environment has changed over the past couple of years. Yes, in 2025, there is more capital flowing into fintech again, but early-stage startups are playing by an updated rulebook. Investors are more disciplined, timelines are longer, and expectations are hig
15 July 2025 /retail /startups Digital Banking
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