The DeFi Hype: Why it matters

Today we have a financial system that depends on status, wealth and geography - where you were born and how much access to wealth & education your parents have a disproportionate correlatio...

NFTs - A hype or a lasting new investment asset class?

NFTs are at the moment a real buzz. The word NFT stands for non-fungible token , which means a unique, irreplaceable cryptographic object. It aims to manage ownership of digital content (dig...

Ethereum and smart contracts

Ethereum is a global, open-source platform for decentralised applications. Some define ethereum as a new era of internet where everyone has access to an open financial system. An internet bui...

Fintech Advances and Financial Services – what does the post-covid road hold?

The advances in the implementation of financial technology (fintech) within financial services took a significant change in direction during the last year and a half. Areas that were deemed the...

Tech savviness soars following pandemic but personal touch still key to customer experience

Over half (55%) of UK adults will interact with brands more through digital and virtual channels than face-to-face post-pandemic, according to new research from  Nuance . The global study - wh...

Fintech Infrastructure 1.0: Coming of Age

Do you know how Revolut manages to scale internationally so rapidly while expanding their product portfolio? The answer lies in white-labelling APIs of multiple “Financial Infrastructure as-a-S...

The Role of Data providers

Expressions like "Data is the new oil" are already becoming a cliché on social media, but there is still a lot of truth to them. Obviously with customer centricity and hyper-personali...

How Bank CISOs Can Respond to a Digital Hostage Scenario

Trust has always been the cornerstone of the banking industry. Without customer confidence that their assets are secure, banks cannot function. A reputation for having the strongest vaults with...