Sehrish Alikhan - Community Author: Finextra Research

Spotify is David, Apple is Goliath, and the DMA could be its slingshot

The EU’s Digital Markets Act (DMA) is coming into action on March 7, 2024, and it’s making Big Tech sweat. The new antitrust EU regulation’s aim is to make digital markets more equitable and competitive, and is doing so by categorising certain big monopolising companies as ‘gatekeepers’. Gatekeepers are defined as having core platform offerings in...

21 February 2024 /regulation

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Here's how to get hired at Sonovate

Our Breaking into Fintech series presents those looking to get hired in the fintech industry an insight into what skills and values fintech businesses are prioritising in the current market. This time Finextra heard from Elise Lockyer, chief people officer at Sonovate, an invoicing financing solutions company which recently launched internationally...

19 February 2024 /people

Lost my heart to a deepfake: Dump your fraudster this Valentine’s

Sehrish Alikhan Reporter at Finextra

Lost my heart to a deepfake: Dump your fraudster this Valentine’s

Shadows are creeping up from the depths of the dark web, ensnaring lonely hearts at their lowest by using loving words and falsified images to sink their claws into their bank accounts, emptying their funds and leaving them heartbroken and penniless. Romance fraud has become a common form of gaining the trust of a victim to financially exploit the...

14 February 2024 /crime

How are bank closures impacting local communities?

Sehrish Alikhan Reporter at Finextra

How are bank closures impacting local communities?

Following the news of HSBC installing its first ever ‘cash pod’ in Nasilea, North Somerset comes the questioning of how the general public will gain access to cash among numerous bank branch shutdowns. HSBC announced the closing down of 114 bank branches in the UK from April 2023, reporting the reason for the closures due to low footfall for in-pe...

07 February 2024 /inclusion

Here’s how to get hired at Gresham Technologies

Sehrish Alikhan Reporter at Finextra

Here’s how to get hired at Gresham Technologies

Our Breaking into Fintech series looks into what leading fintech companies are seeking in new hires, to give job-searchers an edge when joining the industry. This time around, Finextra interviewed Tamsyn Cole, director of people and culture at Gresham Technologies, a software company that specialises in reconciliation tools and regulatory reporting...

07 February 2024 /people

Sehrish Alikhan Reporter at Finextra

Here’s how to get hired at Flutterwave

In the latest of our Breaking into Fintech series, which dives into the other end of the fintech hiring market and learns from leading companies in the field, Finextra interviewed Flutterwave’s chief people and culture officer, Mansi Babyloni, and associate vice president of talent management, Reni Odebiyi. Flutterwave is a Nigerian fintech compa...

01 February 2024 /people

Cross-border digital wallets are key to financial inclusion

Sehrish Alikhan Reporter at Finextra

Cross-border digital wallets are key to financial inclusion

Cross-border remittances are increasingly essential in a globalised world. With the influx in mobile wallet usage, cross-border payments can become easier, less expensive, and more inclusive to those needing to move money abroad. Payments giant Revolut launched its Mobile Wallets service to ease cross-border remittances using IDs alongside only ph...

31 January 2024 /payments

Diversity in tech: Why Gen Z is facing an employment crisis

Sehrish Alikhan Reporter at Finextra

Diversity in tech: Why Gen Z is facing an employment crisis

The technology and financial services industry have had ongoing issues with maintaining diversity within the workforce. Women and ethnic minorities are often under-represented in fintech and banking alike. Wiley Edge’s Diversity in Tech Report 2023 dove into how Gen Z is treated in the tech industry and how diversity in tech can be encouraged. Nume...

29 January 2024 /people

Davos 2024 recap: Climate change and AI take the cake

Sehrish Alikhan Reporter at Finextra

Davos 2024 recap: Climate change and AI take the cake

The World Economic Forum (WEF) took place in Davos, Switzerland last week, bringing together world leaders, making new announcements and highlighting new advancements concerning the global economy and financial industries. Here is a short recap of the relevant and exciting announcements from the conference. Over 3000 participants attended the even...

24 January 2024 /markets

How can behavioural authentication enhance a bank’s customer experience?

Sehrish Alikhan Reporter at Finextra

How can behavioural authentication enhance a bank’s customer experience?

In an age where digital experiences are being redefined by giants such as Netflix and Amazon, banks also need to step up their game in enhancing customer experience. The ease, personalisation, and seamless interaction offered by these entertainment and retail platforms set a high bar for customer expectations. It becomes imperative for banks to em...

24 January 2024 /retail

Biometrics and data privacy: What regulation is in place?

Sehrish Alikhan Reporter at Finextra

Biometrics and data privacy: What regulation is in place?

Revolut is currently facing a class action lawsuit in Illinois, US alleging that the company unlawfully collected, used, and stored customers’ biometric data. In the current age of instant payments and increasing consumer demands, biometric data has become increasingly significant in facilitating authentication and verification during the payments...

22 January 2024 /security

Sehrish Alikhan Reporter at Finextra

Rise of the superapp

Gartner forecasts that 50% of the population will be using superapps by 2027, predicting a skyrocket in usage for the future. Yet where did they come from and what do they do? Superapps are mobile or web applications that offer users multiple services on a single platform. These multi-service applications include mini-apps and features that allow u...

10 January 2024 /retail

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