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It's fair to say that today fintech has become firmly entrenched within society and our economy. I like to say that it’s ‘crossed the chasm’: as founders, we spent the early days explaining to people what fintech was, what our product was, and why it was worth listening to us. That chasm in the understanding of fintechs, other businesses and the p...
17 January 2022 /predictions
It is no surprise that the pandemic has pushed business owners to accelerate their digital transformation journeys. Digitalization seemed obvious and inevitable with all the lockdowns, restrictions, and hybrid work models enforced globally. And overall, the banking, financial services, and insurance industry (BFSI) did a pretty good job, swiftly
12 January 2022 /markets /predictions
The financial industry has been undergoing innovative transformations over the years. Cashless payments, mobile banking, and other technology-powered solutions are reshaping how customers, financial companies and banks manage their finances. However, with plenty of opportunities come new challenges financial institutions must tackle. What is fin...
12 January 2022 Fintech
Cryptocurrency is taking over the world at a sooner pace. Everyone around is trying to catch up with the new trends and coins in the industry. If a project is proposed in crypto, it needs funding to get into the market. Mostly these projects go with crowdfunding to get the capital for their project. But not all projects receive good funding. The p...
11 January 2022 /devops /crypto
In recent years, the superannuation sector has seen a multitude of changes driven by regulation, developments in technology, and evolving expectations for the type of service that members want from their provider. As these factors continue to shape the sector, we look at how firms can embrace the changing market dynamics using cost-effective moder...
11 January 2022
What is NFT gaming? NFT gaming is a pioneer in the play-to-earn gaming category. This type of gaming platform enables the players to earn profits and rewards by playing the game and trading the in-game assets they receive. The in-game assets in an NFT game are represented as NFTs. These assets include weapons, avatars, rewards, inventories, etc....
06 January 2022 /crypto /markets Blockchain Observations
2021 has been a year of two halves – the first we were all dealing with life under lockdown. And the second half, supercharged with the vaccine programme, has seen life trying to get back to normal. But whatever the conditions, financial criminals have carried on regardless, capitalising on pandemic conditions and our increasing reliance on techno...
06 January 2022 /regulation /crime Financial Transformation
British Members of Parliament (MPs) and campaigners are pushing ministers to adopt a stricter stance on the growing crypto industry. Campaigns and MPs are urging the government to take a tougher stance on NFTs and cryptocurrencies in 2022, amid growing concerns that they could prove dangerous for vulnerable people. “It is the Wild West, this grey a...
05 January 2022 /crypto Cryptocurrency Insights
Increased internal fraud. The effects of COVID-19 on the world of business are still being felt across many companies. The change to work from home has been a difficult and contentious decision for many CEOs across the world, couple with the “great resignation” where workers are moving to either seek more freedoms or change their job type post-pan...
04 January 2022 /crime /predictions Payments strategies 2015-2020-2030
The NFT gaming industry is not something new that suddenly came out of nowhere. NFT-centric games have existed since 2017, and the first game in this genre is Cryptokitties. However, this genre did not gain much traction at the time. In fact, the chart-topping Axie Infinity was released in 2018 to very little fanfare. The sudden explosive popular
04 January 2022 /crypto Blockchain Observations
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