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Read guest contributions from fintech founders, executives, investors, and thought leaders. Fintech Review features articles sharing insights, lessons learned, and fresh perspectives across fintech, crypto, SaaS, and digital finance innovation.
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How Fintechs Can Navigate the Super-Apps Landscape
By Chirag Shah, founder and CEO of Nucleus Commercial Finance and Pulse.io Super-apps, which are apps designed to provide a range of services to users, have been rising in popularity in regions across the world including in China and South-East Asia. In Western markets, critics have often met them with criticism. For fintech companies, which…
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Internet of Things (IoT) in Banking Industry: Exploring the Strategies Implemented by Frontrunners
The Internet of Things industry is rapidly expanding, and it offers individuals across the globe a variety of digital devices and sensors. The IoT (Internet of Things) is a network of internet-connected devices that collect and transmit information. It is transforming the banking industry by personalizing rewards and offerings, enhancing capacity management, collecting debt, and…
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How Open Commerce Can Solve the Global Trade Imbalance
By Soumaya Hamzaoui, Co-Founder and COO of RedCloud The face of global commerce has changed beyond recognition over the last decade. While large online retailers like Amazon and Facebook have profited from the switch to digital trading, they have also squeezed their smaller competitors in emerging markets and developing economies (EMDEs) out of the market…
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Bouncing Back Better: How Fintech Advances Can Help Consumers Navigate the Cost-of-Living Crisis
By Richard McCall, the CEO of Armalytix. In the face of the current cost of living crisis, consumers find themselves grappling with economic challenges unseen since the 2008 financial crisis. One difference from that time is the significant transformation of the personal finance landscape. That is due largely to advancements in financial technology and regulation. A…
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How AI and Open Banking are Unlocking Lending’s Potential
By Chirag Shah, founder and CEO of Nucleus Commercial Finance and Pulse.io The last 20 years have transformed the face of banking and lending. Previously, the traditional high street bank was where customers did everything from withdrawing and paying in money to applying for a loan or mortgage. You can now do everything at the…
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How Technological Innovations Can Help Diversify Your Investment Portfolio
By Daisy Moss The world of tech has transformed so many different industries across the world, with one of the most prominent being finance. In terms of what this means for your investment portfolio, we’re here to discuss how tech can help you to diversify your investments. And protect your future in a, let’s face…
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Why Australian banks must embrace generative-AI
By Richard Scott, Group Vice President Asia Pacific, Informatica Australian banks have had an unsettling year. Global instability in the financial services sector combined with the nation’s cybersecurity and Privacy Act reforms are putting more pressure on banks with regard to how they manage and use data. At the same time, the rise of the…
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Want to Better Support Accounting Teams and Retain Talent?
By Mike Whitmire, CEO, FloQast Despite the Bank of England expecting inflation to fall quickly in 2023, it can feel like we’re in a bit of a ‘permacrisis’. Just when your business has managed to weather the storm brought on by the pandemic, the Russia-Ukraine war begins and the cost-of-living crisis strikes. It’s not easy…
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Why Fintech Software Solutions Must Balance User Needs and Company Values
In the world of financial technology, software is essential. As an increasing number of organizations develop high-tech solutions that aim to enhance and automate banking and financial services, fintech is helping companies, business owners and consumers better manage their financial lives. Leveraging specialized software and algorithms used on computers and, increasingly, smartphones, fintechs innovate how business is…
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Why banks should switch to a people-focused digital security experience
By Louis Granger, Head of EMEA Solutions Consulting at UserTesting The rise of fintech has ushered in a new era for the banking industry. Traditional banking institutions are being outpaced by new digital-only services such as Monzo and Starling Bank. Customers have now come to demand a banking experience that is nimble, empathetic and personalised…
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Fintech and Big Banks Are Drifting Apart
By Abay Serkebayev, Chief Product Officer at CFPS. Mutual understanding between big banks and neobanks doesn’t seem to be growing. Quite the opposite, their relationship is rapidly deteriorating. This creates major problems for both parties. Neobanks have become direct competitors to commercial banks. This is especially noticeable in the retail industry. Neobanks offer more adaptive customer service,…
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Role of Corporate Cards in Improving Business Credit and Cashflow
Payment infrastructure for businesses has improved over the years with many innovations. Technology has helped develop tools such as corporate cards to suit modern business needs and manage finances in a way that wasn’t possible before. Corporate credit cards are financial tools that a company can issue for its employees and provide them with a…
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Conventional Banking is Dying: Super Apps Will Takeover FinTech
By Konstantin Bukin, Managing Director at Saritasa, a full service mobile, web, software, 3D and IoT technology solutions provider. Banks, credit unions, and financial institutions are the foundation of consumer financial services, yet they lag when it comes to technology. Consumers use smartphones and the internet to manage every aspect of their daily lives, from…
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How to Choose the Right Payment Gateway
By Sam Anderson from WritingSimon.com The explosive growth of technology has drastically altered the payment landscape. It is making it easier than ever for customers to access a variety of efficient and seamless payment options. To provide customers with a personalized experience, it is critical to select the right payment gateway for your business. But…
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Navigating the Complex World of Gambling Regulations and Market Dynamics
By Denys Melnykov, CBDO and co-founder at Corefy. My co-founder recently shared a conversation on the topic you can see in the headline, and asked my opinion on how to constantly push boundaries to expand and grow in the gambling industry. I think that question strikes a chord with a lot of people. The challenge…
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Strategies for Addressing Recruitment Challenges in the Financial Sector
The financial sector is one of many that is struggling with staff numbers and recruitment following the coronavirus pandemic. Digital transformation is revolutionising a number of day-to-day tasks within the financial industry, changing the nature of the job. With applicants falling and vacancies rising, why is this a problem and what can be done to…
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2023 is the Year Aussie Banks Must Tackle the Replumbing
By Anandh Maistry, Managing Partner, Banking & Insurance, Kyndryl ANZ Australian financial services companies have begun a huge digital transformation in recent years. Big players are reporting an increase in app usage of more than 50% during the pandemic. But, based on their experiences during COVID, more than four in five financial services executives also…
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A Comparison Of Traditional And Fintech-Based Approaches To Starting And Growing A Side Hustle
A side hustle is a way for people to earn extra income by pursuing a passion or interest outside of their full-time job. Whether it’s freelancing, selling goods online, or renting out a spare room, a side hustle can provide financial stability and independence. With the rise of the gig economy, more and more people…
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What Problems Do Neobanks Face?
By Abay Serkebayev from CFPS. I don’t want to be unsubstantiated, but the pandemic has dramatically intensified the neobanking industry. Publicis Sapient’s research proves it: about 240 companies around the world operating in 2021 were established during the spread of Covid-19. Saudi Arabia, for example, completely changed its economic model from cash to digital currency…
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Real-Time Payments Demand Advanced Security Features
How fintechs can protect customers in the battle against fraud
