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The past couple of years have been marked by uncertainty both in the financial industry and beyond, with a shift toward remote working, digital-first strategies and a growing e-commerce industry—incre...
It might appear that the countdown to the holiday season has already begun, with gifts and decorations springing up in stores across the country. However, behind the shelves, inflation continues its h...
In the wake of the Covid pandemic, fintech transactions rose by 13% and their volume by 11%, indicating significant industry growth. However, two years in, we are facing another new reality as the fin...
In the past couple of years, we’ve observed significant industry changes unlike ever before. 2020 was a year of reactive action to a global pandemic as companies and businesses scrambled to adjust to ...
What do Blockbuster, Vine, and Compaq have in common? The answer lies at the heart of every business decision ever made—the need to evolve and stay relevant or cease to exist. Some years ago, one sav...
The finance industry has long been riddled with criticisms of biased lending. Studies show that minority groups often face discrimination when applying for loans. Usually, this results in higher inter...
2021 was a year marked by the implementation of the rapid digital transformations that began accelerating when the coronavirus pandemic first hit the world in 2020. Fintech firms and other businesses ...
Back when we first heard of Bitcoin in 2009, many brushed off the cryptocurrency as just a new fad, refusing to believe that technology had the power to impact such a stalwart industry as finance. Now...
Seventy-three percent of digital transformations fail to produce sustained ROI. At least, that’s what a 2018 study found. It’s an astounding figure considering that at the same time, companies are inv...
English monk and poet John Lydgate is attributed with saying, “You can please some of the people all of the time, you can please all of the people some of the time, but you can’t please all of the peo...
Between 2020 and 2021, the coronavirus crisis caused businesses to rethink and accelerate their digitization strategies unlike ever before. Digitization projects planned for years in advance were comp...
Companies seeking to implement artificial intelligence (AI) solutions often find themselves faced with a lack of knowledge and high costs, and that’s before they even get started. According to a 2017 ...