Marqeta Keynote – Evolution or revolution: A payments journey
Tuesday 14 September 2021
What does the emergence of embedded finance mean for technology innovators, financial service providers, and non-financial businesses? FTT Embedded Finance North America included an impressive fireside chat with an embedded finance pioneer, Jason Gardner, CEO of Marqeta and Simon Torrance, CEO of Embedded Finance & Super App Strategies and Executive Working Group Member at World Economic Forum. It is a fascinating discussion on the problems that embedded finance seeks to address at scale,
Embedded Finance: Why we are at an inflection point
Tuesday 31 August 2021
Embedded Finance: Why we are at an inflection point A large majority of Americans own smartphones, and nearly two-thirds of those consumers make purchases using their devices. It’s clear that the U.S. consumer market of the future is going to center around embedded digital experiences, with financial functionality incorporated into commercial apps and websites. In
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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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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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Disruption Diaries: Faith & Finance – Powered by Mambu (Post)
Tuesday 10 August 2021
There are an estimated 1.9 billion Muslims around the world, many of whom are financially under-served. Fintech is driving change across the financial services sector and creating opportunities that meet religious, ethical and rapidly evolving digital needs far more effectively. With assets valued in excess of $2 trillion and expected to reach $3.8 trillion by
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Top four wins with open finance in 2021
Monday 19 July 2021
The value of Open Finance is becoming clearer as an increasing number of start-ups and established players are innovating in the ecosystem. From tax filing to subscription management, mortgages and credit risk, this article will run through some of the most impactful and interesting Open Finance use cases. Tax filing While nobody enjoys filing their
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Retailers aim to win ‘the belt’ with embedded finance
Monday 19 July 2021
Retailers Aim to Win ‘The Belt’ with Embedded Finance No one has dominated the UFC cage quite like Connor McGregor. The notorious Irish “bad boy” barks as big as he bites, or in this case, punches and kicks as hard as he trash talks his opponents. As a result, McGregor has skyrocketed to fame, become
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Where is the Gap in FinTech
Sunday 17 September 2017
FinTech companies have caused quite a disruption in the financial industry these days. But in addition to focusing their attention on innovative product and platform development...
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