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March 28, 2023 • Brian Hanrahan

Since launching four years ago, Open Banking in the UK has been progressively gaining momentum. As of this year, there are now over 7 billion active users of Open Banking-enabled products in ...

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March 23, 2023 • Katie Hayes
How to build a winning team and nurture an inclusive company culture amidst economic turmoil

Tech layoffs made a big splash in the headlines last year, and it’s a trend that’s continued into 2023. Twitter, Tesla, Microsoft and Netflix all cut staff in 2022, and so far this year we’v...

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March 17, 2023
Interview with Colin Brown, CEO at Aryza

Despite the UK narrowly avoiding a recession at the end of 2022 and the EU economy projected to avoid a recession in 2023, the economic outlook remains challenging. It’s therefore ...

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March 9, 2023 • Abay Serkebayev
Many companies have stuck to a monolithic architecture, which, although it hinders movement, provides an opportunity for development

One of the most important stages in the creation of a neobank is the development of a mobile application. To acquire users, a modern service must respond to the current needs of the audience an...

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March 6, 2023 • Yulia Barabash
Despite the recent downturn in the crypto market, the range of goods and services that can be purchased with cryptocurrency is growing worldwide.

Cryptocurrencies have come a long way since their inception, and their influence is not limited to the online space anymore. From everyday purchases to extravagant investments, the world of dig...

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March 2, 2023 • Abay Serkebayev
Traditional financial centers have historically carried a burden, which they cannot get rid of

Lithuania is becoming more attractive for fintech companies than the UK and other traditional countries. Let’s discuss the benefits of this new fintech hub for tech startups. While Frankfurt...

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March 1, 2023 • Andrew Beal
In five short years, the impact of the ERC20 and ERC721 token standards have helped propel Ethereum to the front of the blockchain race. But the story doesn’t end here.

Standards dictate a huge portion of human interaction. When you’re in a certain country, you speak a certain language. When you drive a car, you stop on red, and go on green. The last 18 month...

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Feb. 28, 2023 • Roger Portnoy
Observations on valuation

Over the past few months, I have had the opportunity to evaluate a number of early-stage deals for consideration in a change/control situation and thus I thought I would try to share some obse...

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Feb. 23, 2023 • Abay Serkebayev
Biometric technology is the future

Biometric technology is the future! It's time to forget about credit cards and pay with your face. It sounds cool, but it's also kind of creepy. Here's my personal overview of th...

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Feb. 14, 2023 • Abay Serkebayev
The integration of digital technology and cybercrime could further exacerbate the fraud problem and even make it an issue of unprecedented scale.

Neobanks interact with their customers via applications and API. As hackers employ increasingly sophisticated techniques to drain accounts, this may pose a real threat to the industry. For exam...

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Feb. 9, 2023 • Konstantin Rabin

Middle and south Asian countries are booming in the fintech industry. Investments, interest from society, new startups, and innovative products are created every day. This has a very positive...

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Feb. 8, 2023 • Yulia Barabash
The annual volume of NFT decreased by 97% compared to 2022 highs

In 2021, a friend of mine bought an NFT for €1800. Today, it costs €10. The difference is impressive. With the market decline, all token purchases made a year ago lost 80–90% of the margin. The...

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FINTECH

Jan. 31, 2023 • Abay Serkebayev
Driven by trends, many fintech companies introduce a lot of newfangled features that don't meet user needs.
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Jan. 26, 2023 • Aicha Zerrouky
Is diversity, ethnicity, and inclusion (DE&I) really present in the industry?
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Jan. 10, 2023 • Abay Serkebayev
When we analyze promising areas for development, we see that cybersecurity and artificial intelligence will be the fastest growing segments in 2023. What other trends should we expect?
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BANKING

Jan. 23, 2023 • Johnny Steele
As interest rates increase to tackle high inflation and further tax rises are announced, the outlook is set to be challenging for some time to come.
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June 6, 2022 • Anthony Walton
A significant 39% of demand deposit accounts (DDAs) in the US are still not connected to the Real-Time Payment RTP Network
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April 15, 2022 • Yahya Mohamed Mao
The ability to understand and control risk allows organizations to be more confident in their business decisions.
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BLOCKCHAIN

March 1, 2023 • Andrew Beal
In five short years, the impact of the ERC20 and ERC721 token standards have helped propel Ethereum to the front of the blockchain race. But the story doesn’t end here.
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May 21, 2022 • Piroune Balachandran
The public nature of the blockchain introduces privacy concerns about data-privacy for retail and institutional users
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March 23, 2022 • Bethan Watson
The potential of blockchain when applied within the Regulatory Technology space
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CRYPTOCURRENCIES

March 6, 2023 • Yulia Barabash
Despite the recent downturn in the crypto market, the range of goods and services that can be purchased with cryptocurrency is growing worldwide.
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Feb. 8, 2023 • Yulia Barabash
The annual volume of NFT decreased by 97% compared to 2022 highs
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Feb. 1, 2023 • Mykyta Grechyna
Latin America is the second largest region of the world after the Middle East & North Africa for year-over-year cryptocurrency transactions volume growth rate
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INSURTECH

Dec. 2, 2022 • Matteo Carbone
Last week Lemonade had its Investor Day, a few days before they released their Q3 results.
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Nov. 2, 2022 • Matteo Carbone
Some incumbents are getting more and more serious about innovation
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Sept. 14, 2022 • Matteo Carbone
Waiting for a clear sign that one of listed insurtech carrier can survive in the middle term
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PAYMENTS

Feb. 7, 2023 • Payment Components
Why and How to Revamp Your Financial Services for Maximum Success
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Nov. 9, 2022 • Esther Groen
Innovation is enabling new types of payments and creating a truly dynamic ecosystem. Yet in order to create a market where new schemes like account-to-account payments can compete, regulation must play a central role argues
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OPEN BANKING

Nov. 10, 2022 • Charles Damen
Variable Recurring Payments (VRP) are a major step forward for payments and the wider Open Banking movement
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May 12, 2022 • Andy Taylor
Before any action can be taken to support customers who might be struggling, they need to be identified
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April 11, 2022 • Alexi Karalis
With high level adoption of Open Banking by financial institutions introducing ground breaking capabilities at pace, what’s next?
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