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Konstantin Rabin Head of Marketing at Kontomatik
In 2019 the fintechs finally managed to become the talk of the town. They expanded their reach, improved the lives of millions and finally this year they got the recognition for what they’ve done and what they can still do. One of the main topics of the conversation this year was the tension between fintech and banks, but more so than that it's th...
30 December 2019 /payments /inclusion Fintech
This year has been a huge success for South Africa and Africa in general as well in terms of gaining a reputation for innovative technologies, embracing financial innovations and producing unicorn startups. This year we’ve seen many services and products come out of South Africa that have impressed the rest of the world and now we’re seeing more a...
26 December 2019 /inclusion Fintech
2019 was an excellent year for fintechs in terms of exposure and raising awareness among the majority of the population about what fintechs are and what potential they hold for the regular citizens. In 2019 we saw a major spike in the number of fintech, in the funding of these fintechs and the collaborations between these startups and the larger, ...
23 December 2019 /inclusion Financial Inclusion
China has now publicly voiced its desire to be the leading country in financial technology development and adoption. The president of the republic openly called for the promotion of blockchain technology across the nation and proceeded to block all the negative opinions about blockchain throughout the Chinese cyberspace. But now the Chinese govern...
22 November 2019 /regulation /inclusion Fintech
The European Securities and Markets Authority has introduced a new system that will classify Third Country Central Counterparties according to tiers. The tiers will be assigned to the CCPs according to their roles with a member state. What this means is that if, for example, South Africa continues its crucial fruit trade with the Netherlands, it w...
15 November 2019 /regulation /inclusion MiFID
Kenya just took a big step towards its tech development. On November 8th Kenyan president, Uhuru Kenyatta approved a data protection law that complies with European Union legal standards. This will finally allow Kenya to embrace its full potential when it comes to tech innovations and startups and to attract more investments in its information tec...
14 November 2019 /regulation Financial Inclusion
Global payments industry giant, Mastercard is taking big steps towards embracing Fintech. During the Singapore Fintech Festival taking place from Nov-11 to Nov 13 of this year, Mastercard announced its latest innovation - Fintech Express. The program aims to onboard partners at record speed and provides immediate access to a cross-functional team...
12 November 2019 Financial Inclusion
Blockchain, the technology behind cryptocurrency is getting more and more attention from states and companies trying to use the system to serve a larger variety of causes. Blockchains offer the service of moving value from one place to another faster and more transparently by removing the middleman. Blockchain has an enormous potential for simplif...
08 November 2019 /inclusion Blockchain Observations
Very few people had any kind of hope left for Bitcoin to re-emerge from its slumber that we all called the Crypto Winter in 2018. However, 2019 seems to be just as amazing of an investment year as 2017 was when the first peak occurred. Traders who entered positions at the beginning of the year are now enjoying 200% ROI, but those who managed to sna...
07 November 2019 /inclusion Blockchain Observations
Uber has announced its latest update: Uber Money. At the Money 20/20 conference Peter Hazlehurst, Head of Uber Money introduced the updates to the public. The new features aim to improve the experience of drivers by adding the following services: Real-time earning: From now on Uber drivers across America and later through the rest of the world ...
06 November 2019 /inclusion Digital Banking Trends
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