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The Investment manager sitting at their desk with their daily Starbucks coffee whilst building an order to buy Starbucks stock for all of their clients has found something special. (This is not a tip for shares in the behemoth coffee producer, I like drinking it’s coffee but I don't analyse stocks) The special thing they have found is stock where ...
21 July 2021 /wealth /predictions
Have you ever thought about a crypto exchange as a business idea? The crypto market undergoes explosive development despite the recent downs. If we dive into the statistics, it’s obvious that digital assets’ popularity grows steadily. The crypto market is on the threshold of mass adoption Digital assets are coming into use in diverse spheres, and t...
20 July 2021 /crypto /markets Fintech
Consumer perceptions and requirements have evolved, and people now look for immediate personalised payments updates. B2C payment technology has seen huge growth over the past decade with the invention of mobile wallets and new point of sale providers. The same cannot be said for B2B paytech - many businesses still rely on a physical paper trail an...
19 July 2021 /payments /markets
As the UK edges closer to 'Freedom Day', it appears the work from home mandate will be dropped or at least relaxed. Café, bar, restaurant owners, and rail providers, can all breathe a collective sigh of relief. The dark, lockdown days may finally be over. Or are they? How many of us are going back to work in the office full time? While there are v...
16 July 2021 /wealth /markets Artificial Intelligence and Financial Services
Financial inclusion is rising up the social and political agenda. In the first of a series of blogs, we look at how fintech can help democratise financial services and increase economic prosperity, particularly post-COVID. Financial inclusion means that individuals and businesses have access to useful and affordable financial products and services,...
14 July 2021 /payments /inclusion Financial Inclusion
ESG disclosure is rising higher up the priority list for shareholders, customers, politicians, and regulators. Even so, many businesses continue to underestimate its importance, as well as the impact it could have on their operations. More ESG regulations are on their way and firms would do well to pay attention… Naming and shaming Multiple st
13 July 2021 /regulation
Today, organisations of all sizes across the financial services ecosystem are increasingly looking at ways to streamline their development and delivery of solutions, as well as accelerate innovation and time-to-market. Two significant areas of investment that are driving success in this endeavour are, of course, lean and agile. To help firms with ...
12 July 2021 /wholesale /devops Fintech
In the 1960’s futurist Roy Amara stated ‘We tend to overestimate the effect of a technology in the short run and underestimate the effect in the long run.’ This became known as Amara’s law and 50 years on the statement is still unfortunately true for many tech adopters. In 2019 futurist Jim Carroll coined a phrase which just might give the three ...
12 July 2021 /wealth
Insurance companies have been relying on the same legacy technology for many years now, but it is increasingly clear that what has kept their businesses running smoothly for so long will not be up to the daunting challenges of the future. For one thing there are new compliance and regulatory hurdles ahead that need computational and analytical cap...
09 July 2021 /regulation Fintech
Ethereum developer Tim Beiko announced in his blog that Ethereum ’s London hard fork will launch on August 4 between 13:00 UTC and 17:00 UTC with block 12,965,000. Previously, the launch date was set for the end of July. Following a successful release on three testnets (Ropsten, Goerli, and Rinkeby), the update will become yet another step towards ...
07 July 2021 /inclusion /crypto Cryptocurrency Insights
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