Category: Fundamentals
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The Crucial Role of Product-Market Fit in Fintech
In the ever-evolving world of fintech, where technology meets finance, the competition is fierce. New startups emerge daily, each promising revolutionary solutions. However, many of these businesses fade away, and one primary reason is their failure to achieve a pivotal business milestone: product-market fit. Let’s delve into why product-market fit is vital in fintech, ensuring…
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5 Advice to Fintech Founders
The fintech sector is buzzing with innovations, providing ample opportunities for new entrants to make a significant impact. As a space that merges finance with technology, it’s an exciting yet challenging arena. If you are among the burgeoning number of fintech founders, ensuring that you navigate this complex landscape successfully is crucial. This article lays…
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5 Things to Consider Before Starting a Fintech Business
Starting a fintech business in today’s challenging albeit rapidly evolving digital environement is an enticing prospect. The industry has seen unprecedented growth, with innovative solutions addressing age-old financial problems and modern challenges alike. However, like any entrepreneurial venture, starting a fintech business is not without its set of challenges. Here are five key things to…
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5 Mistakes Fintech Entrepreneurs Often Make
The fintech industry is booming, offering immense opportunities to innovate and transform traditional financial services. As technology and finance intertwine, fintech entrepreneurs are stepping forward to redefine the way we handle money, investments, loans, and more. Yet, as with any fast-growing industry, there are pitfalls awaiting the unwary. Here are five common mistakes fintech entrepreneurs…
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The Rising Importance of Fintech Online Courses
Fintech has emerged as a pivotal force fundamentally transforming the financial services industry. The amalgamation of technology and finance is creating new paradigms that were previously thought to be unthinkable. The imperative to understand and navigate this evolving sector has never been more pressing. As the global demand for specialized knowledge in this area surges,…
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Why Fintech Companies Need to Define a Clear Strategy
In the often crazy world of financial technology, startups and incumbents are in a (rat) race to provide innovative solutions. Hopefully, solutions that address actual gaps and inefficiencies in the traditional banking system. However, in the haste to innovate and disrupt, many fintech companies overlook the fundamental principle of business success: a well-defined strategy. Without…
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Why Fintech Review is launching online courses: the Fintech 101 Series
Fintech Review still has the same mission as when it launched in January 2020. What continues to guide us is this strong desire to understand what is going in fintech around the world. Share our views on what is shaping finance today and what will happen tomorrow. It also means bringing everybody with us in…
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Best practices for Fintech Founders: Time to Get Your Strategy Right
It is tough out there. Funding for fintech is falling across the globe. Effective strategy execution can prove to be a hard task. Especially in challenging environments where unpredictability and rapid change are the norms. Did you know that according to a recent survey by OKRmentors and Quantive, nearly half of companies believe that they…
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Do Fintechs Have to Be Profitable?
Do fintechs have to be profitable? Yes and no. That’s it, end of the article. Thank you very much and see you later. If only. It would be easy in life if it was just about saying “yes but no“, wouldn’t it? Or answering every question with “maybe“. However, as most things, it is not…
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Why Financial Education Matters Now More Than Ever…
In very simple terms, financial education can make the difference between making a good and a bad financial decision. Why does it matter now more than ever? Because we are in a relatively good business and economic environment. That’s a good thing, right? Yes, of course. And that is relatively surprising given that we are…