Reimagining the financial system with tokenised barter
Modern blockchain powered barter systems will change the way we view accessing, growing, and owning wealth.
Analysis
Is 2021 the year to inspire better banking?
Sanat Rao says the time is right to invest in back-end systems change.
Danish edtech Female Invest targets UK expansion with $1.6m fresh capital
“It makes a big difference when you see someone like you on a platform.”
Affirm’s IPO is a wake-up call for banks
Affirm is placing pressure squarely on banks and fintechs to challenge its BNPL market share.
How brands are becoming the banks of tomorrow
To understand what the bank of tomorrow looks like, we must first understand how they developed.
The core wars
This battle is for core banking software, challenging the likes of SAP, Finastra and Temenos.
Not noise
Before obsessively pressing the send button: pause, rewind.
New direction, same destination for ISO 20022
Despite the extra time, there is little scope for market participants to relax.
Boosting economic recovery by harnessing the power of payments
The other significant milestone the UK economy has to handle this year is life beyond Brexit.
How to optimise your digital account opening process
If banks want to start 2021 on the right foot, they can start with these five steps.
A look inside MENA investor Global Ventures’ fintech portfolio
Global Ventures’ portfolio covers payment acceptance, digital wallets, credit and trading.
Reinvention: the lessons banks can learn from Bowie and Madonna
Madonna or Bowie consistently reinvented themselves to adapt to change and stay relevant.
This “new normal” looks pretty familiar to me
How about we choose a new normal, the one that fixes the fundamental ways of working, not just the tool we use.
Acquiring pricing models
A breakdown of the benefits and challenges presented by each merchant pricing model.
Fintech trends watch 2021: checkouts, wealthtech and SCA
Our resident Gen Z’er, Ruby Hinchliffe, shares her three predictions for 2021.
The 2020s: how the way we pay will change forever
Consumers started to move from contactless to contact-free in 2020.
The one big thing missing from modern digital banking
Rethinking the data layer is a key to genuine personalisation in fintech.
What’s in store for financial services in 2021?
A look at what the rest of this year might have in store for the world of financial services and fintech.
FinTech Futures Jobs: five ways to stay positive while searching for your dream job
Positivity is the key to making the most out of applications, interviews and new roles.
Has JP Morgan Chase learnt the lessons of Finn and Bó?
This isn’t its first challenger start-up foray.
VTB deputy chairman discloses exasperation over Yandex, Sber and Tinkoff competition
In 2020, VTB launched a total of 1,280 software development teams.
2021 fintech predictions
Staring into the crystal ball for signs of what we could see over the course of the year from the industry.
Why the financial industry needs Redis Enterprise
Use cases in risk modelling, apps for banking and brokerage, and solutions for buy-side institutions.
Benjy, the Carolinas most famous fintech dog
This is the story of Benjy. It’s part comedy, part tragedy, part buddy movie.
Why Google Pay’s reboot signals a major land grab on financial services
Five reasons why the banking world, including fintech challengers, needs to sit up and take notice.
Working amid COVID-19: why the cloud is the silver lining
How COVID-19 has accelerated the transition to the cloud.
FinTech Futures Jobs: five awesome fintech companies founded by women
Featuring Aya Payments, Modularbank, First Boulevard, GoHenry, and Alinea Invest.
Ten trends set to influence the payments industry
The financial services and payments sectors have a bright future, should these trends continue to develop.
Female-led tax reporting fintech KAWC takes tech into own hands
“We approached male investors, but they were so condescending,” says CEO.
Three new security strategies for financial services
Continuous compliance remains a challenge because many organisations lack contextual data.
The five p’s of banking
Banks have relied on the “five p’s” – people, physical cash, premises, processes and paper.
FinTech Futures Jobs: new year, new job – five tech companies that are hiring now
Featuring CGI, Cleo AI, Freetrade, Market Finance, and Monzo.
Under the hood of London payments platform Currencycloud
Currencycloud talks tech, structure, product development and bank relationships.
Pyypl’s regulation-first approach to MENA starts to pay off
“The options today are mobile money or banks,” says CEO.
A thing apart
Teamwork, trust, and support come from a place of pure emotion.
SME credit fintech Dinie lands dLocal deal one year into Brazil play
Dinie was founded in the UK, made in Germany, and designed for Brazil.
The end to end benefits of cloud first transformation
Cloud has become a go-to technology for many in the financial services industry.
Technology lies at the heart of the ethical banking revolution
We have a collective opportunity to lift our communities out of this dire situation.
UK fintech Just lands court backing to undercut bailiff industry
Currently, Just’s virtual offering is in beta.
Lessons from The Boring Company
Perfecting the art of boring requires some rare skills.
