Why consumers don’t care about fintech
Tuesday 11 January 2022
How can we create payment experiences that inspire genuine brand affection? FTT Embedded Finance UK and Europe presented an exclusive panel discussion with Derek Stewart (Founder and CEO at PAYSME), Otabek Nuritdinov (Co-Founder and CEO at StormPay), Alex Reddish (Managing Director at Tribe Payments) and moderated by Tasneem Harnekar (Global Head of Operations at Alchemy
Driving Financial Inclusion with Embedded Finance
Tuesday 24 August 2021
This summer, we experienced first-hand a demonstration of what inclusion in the sports world looks like through the Tokyo Olympics 2021. The global event introduced new sports like skateboarding to the masses, and reintroduced events like softball and karate into the list of competitions. Given its massive platform, the Olympics draws awareness of these lesser-known
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Embedded finance: The new frontier for financial sector leadership
Monday 23 August 2021
Offering opportunities and creating challenges for incumbents and new entrants alike, one trend that is disrupting banking and payments in a big way is embedded finance. Put simply, embedded finance is the incorporation of financial functions into non-financial settings. For example, this could be a Buy Now, Pay Later lending proposition on a shopping platform
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Caveat Emptor – Buy Now Pay Later – the Credit Score Risk?
Tuesday 17 August 2021
It’s not hard to see why consumers have embraced Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) services with open arms in recent years. According to research from Finder.com, 37% of Brits say they have used a BNPL service in the past with more than half of BNPL users reporting to use these services more since the beginning of COVID. While BNPL is growing increasingly popular, especially among Millennials,
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Building a digital lending system – methods, learnings and insights
Tuesday 17 August 2021
Digital lending has been one of the key areas of focus in the digitalisation efforts of financial service providers during recent years, with Covid 19 accelerating it further and at an unprecedented pace. It is estimated that the digital lending platform market will account for $15.3 billion by 2026, up from $3.5 billion in 2018.[1]
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Abandon ship! Running barefoot and inclusivity – FTT Bookmark 27
Tuesday 10 August 2021
Your weekly resource for noteworthy news, fascinating features, and fintech titbits that caught our eye. Whether you live by your Twitter lists, save your Google Alerts or simply scroll through LinkedIn for insights and commentary – there is a wealth of content that weaves a global story around fintech. Our job at Fintech Talents is
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How payment cards can help stabilize the crypto ecosystem
Tuesday 10 August 2021
Cryptocurrency is quickly expanding into the financial system, and crypto cards are a fundamental part of this evolution. In many ways, crypto cards work just like traditional credit or debit cards. What makes them unique is that they unlock the value of crypto holdings for everyday use. Additionally, users can convert between digital and fiat
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How payment cards can take crypto mainstream
Tuesday 03 August 2021
How payment cards can take crypto mainstream The number of cryptocurrencies now exceeds 5,200, according to Investing.com, evidence that cryptocurrencies are increasingly viewed as viable stores of value. However, the technology that supports Bitcoin, Ethereum, Binance Coin, and Dogecoin trading has some inherent limitations. Even the most popular cryptocurrencies today are not easily accessible for everyday
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The future of FinTech is with the shopkeepers and SME entrepreneurs.
Tuesday 08 December 2020
The SME market (small to medium sized enterprises) has long been a difficult market to serve for the financial services industry. The FinTech movement has spawned quite a few innovative, digital-first entrants aimed at serving this market – traditionally underserved and under-supported by traditional, incumbent banks. However, 2020 brought further difficulties to this sector in
Where FinTech found its True North – FTT Virtual Nordics
Tuesday 20 October 2020
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