Kaustuv Ghosh Founder at Prometheus Labs, Next Gen Infra.
Having traveled through Malaysia recently, I made heavy use of Grab. In Singapore, it is not necessary, of course. We travel by public transport and leg it when we want to eat out. But it is a boon to have a single app across countries and just get your card debited with the expense. When you are moving inside smaller cities or between towns, ther...
25 March 2024 /payments /startups Asia Financial Services
Raymond Li Head of Buyside and Private Markets Vertical APAC at FIS
Executive Summary In the increasingly complex world of asset management, data integrity is paramount and underpins all facets of operations – from decision-making to regulatory compliance and investor satisfaction. As firms navigate the challenges of managing large volumes of data from diverse sources, the accuracy, completeness, consistency, and ...
25 March 2024 /security /cloud Data Management and Governance
Eldad Tamir Founder and CEO at FINQ
Short-selling, often wrapped in controversy and skepticism, emerges as a strategic maneuver in the investment world, offering a counterintuitive approach to profiting from declining stock prices. This method, while perceived with caution, holds a significant place in financial markets, facilitating liquidity, aiding price correction, and providing...
24 March 2024 /startups /markets Artificial Intelligence and Financial Services
Ross Kolodyazhnyi CEO at DCM
The introduction of stablecoins has highlighted a decades-old problem: despite all the tech innovations and dynamics, the payment sector remains slow, unfair, and opaque. They pointed up the need to facilitate access to financial services and cross-border payments. But most importantly, they have come to the forefront of those changes and innovati...
23 March 2024 /payments /predictions The future of Payments in Europe
Aleksandra Kitina Head of Marketing at COLIBRIX
What does the future hold for businesses in 2024? The answer lies in a dynamic interplay of emerging trends and transformative forces that are reshaping industries around the world. From rapid advances in technology to the changing dynamics of the global workforce, the business landscape is shifting at an unprecedented pace. In this article, we ex...
22 March 2024 /predictions Business
Lorena Duguid Sharing insights at Intanify
"You can’t build a reputation on what you are going to do." ~ Henry Ford Your brand's identity is crucial, and the level of protection it receives through trademarks can significantly influence your ability to defend against rival businesses. Failing to secure your trademarks appropriately might leave you vulnerable to imitators who targ...
22 March 2024 /startups Business
Dmitri Gmyza Co-Founder at Ultra Stellar
There have been a lot of inventions over the course of history that revolutionised the way people handle their business processes. From clay tablets in Mesopotamia as early as 9000 BCE to paper in China at about 100 CE all the way to computers in the second half of the 20th century. What is the next thing that would make us rethink our ways and ra...
22 March 2024 /regulation Law and Finance
Sean Forward UK CEO at payabl.
This year’s Merchant Payment Ecosystem (MPE) conference in Berlin was nothing short of exceptional! MPE really is the leading trade show in the merchant world, igniting conversations among fintech leaders about diverse themes in payments, technology and of course, commerce. With topics ranging from the transformative potential of AI in payments to...
21 March 2024 /payments Fintech
Chris George Vice President Product at CI&T
Centuries of history and decades on the high street mean that traditional banks, like the UK’s ‘big four’ of Barclays, Lloyds, HSBC, and Natwest, are often perceived by customers to be the most trustworthy, appealing option. However, since the UK began authorising the opening of new banks over a decade ago, numerous challengers have emerged. And m...
21 March 2024 Banking
Quentin Colmant CEO and Co-founder at Qover
Insurance is, in theory, one of the most virtuous concepts on earth. It is a natural extension of – or even an improvement on – social security. Everyone pays a small contribution so that when an unlucky event happens to one person, we all contribute to helping them.In that sense, insurance is all about caring and protecting people so that we can l...
21 March 2024 /startups /inclusion Digital Insurance Trends
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