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  • Why Retail Banks Need Digital Transformation to Survive

    Why Retail Banks Need Digital Transformation to Survive

    By Jishith Gangadharan from Clayfin. Scaling AI systems across the board has proven to be quite a problem, even if the majority of banking industry AI projects have so far shown promising results. DataQuest reports that 74% of banking executives think new technology will have an impact on their industry. They worry, nevertheless, that incorrect…

  • Intuitiveness: How do you help a user understand a mobile app?

    Intuitiveness: How do you help a user understand a mobile app?

    By Abay Serkebayev, Chief Product Officer at CFPS. The fintech market is full of mobile applications, but not all of them are convenient and understandable. I conducted more than a thousand in-depth interviews with users and found out that many of them stop using useful services because of an incomprehensible interface. Even the most favorable…

  • Is Cybersecurity Risk the M&A Blindspot?

    Is Cybersecurity Risk the M&A Blindspot?

    By Ryan Sheldrake, Field CTO – EMEA, Lacework Global M&A activity is still well down from its historic peak in 2021, however many analysts are predicting a return to healthy levels in the coming year.  Accurately assessing the value and risks around any target company lies at the core of the mergers and acquisitions (M&A)…

  • Keeping Consumers in the Know: How SCA Awareness Benefits Merchants

    Keeping Consumers in the Know: How SCA Awareness Benefits Merchants

    When the new Strong Customer Authentication (SCA) regulations were put in place, the goal was clear – reducing ecommerce fraud. But the two-factor authentication has also created significant friction in the customer journey. Merchants are trying to navigate the new regulations and ease the process, but there are gaps in customers’ awareness of the new…

  • Industries That Flourish & Fade During an Economic Downturn

    Industries That Flourish & Fade During an Economic Downturn

    Infographic on industries that perform well and not so well during an economic downturn, by Colette Cassidy, Director of Irish tax consultancy All Finance Tax, specialists in financial and taxation advice.

  • Proper Invoicing Is Important For Any Fintech Business

    Proper Invoicing Is Important For Any Fintech Business

    Online invoicing software is software that helps fintech businesses to create invoices, bills, and other documents. If you own a fintech business, you know how important it is to keep your books in order. You want to ensure that you are correctly billing your customers for their products or services and that the payments match…

  • How Fintech Can Boost Small Businesses

    How Fintech Can Boost Small Businesses

    By Mike Whitmire, CEO and Co-founder of accounting workflow automation software FloQast. As small businesses face the challenges of an uncertain market, their biggest struggle is amplified. They don’t have the seemingly endless resources of bigger companies. Fortunately, along with it comes their biggest strength, resourcefulness and flexibility. With the right tools and strategies, small…

  • Advancing automation in  Australia and New Zealand Banking and Insurance

    Advancing automation in Australia and New Zealand Banking and Insurance

    By Mark Fioretto, Area Vice President and Managing Director ANZ at UiPath. End-to-end automation is now driving the digital transformation journey of Australian and New Zealand financial organisations in a hyper-competitive business environment. A recent IDC APJ Automation Survey 2022 commissioned by UiPath confirmed that, globally, 43% of banking and insurance industry organisations will use automation on an enterprise-wide scale by 2025. In Australia and New Zealand, spending…

  • Top 3 Automation Features for the Expense Management Industry

    Top 3 Automation Features for the Expense Management Industry

    By Yuriy Kropelnytsky, Payments and Fintech expert at Softjourn. By 2024, the Global Business Travel Association expects business travel to fully recover from the impacts of Covid-19. This is great news for the expense management industry. However, the uptick in business travel also means that there will be more expense reports to file. As well as…

  • Saving vs Spending: How to be Recession Ready and Thrive in the Downturn

    Saving vs Spending: How to be Recession Ready and Thrive in the Downturn

    By Anish Sengupta from Blue Helion. When we hear the word “recession”, our mind goes into alert mode buzzing with all kinds of alarm bells. According to a recent Reuters estimate, the United States is 40% likely to enter a recession in the following year. Financial experts are afraid that we are on the cusp…