Tag: Business-to-Business/B2B
Bitcoin as a Widespread Payment Option? Interview with Sung Choi
Have you heard of Bitcoin? You need to read this with a sarcastic tone, obviously. The most famous cryptocurrency has been at the centre of all the financial news for quite some time. However, this has been more linked to its interest as a speculative investment or store of value. Depending on whom you ask.…
What is going on in payment solutions? Interview with Valeria Vahorovska
Payment is a vast world. A lot of things are happening at every corner, all the time. That makes it a really exciting segment of the fintech industry. Payments were one of the low-hanging fruits that fintech sought to disrupt first. But what is really going on in payment solutions? We asked a few questions…
Ukraine’s Approach to Digital Transformation for Banks
Guest post by Hanna Khrystianovych, Fintech Program Manager at Sigma Software Group The UK and Ukraine have a long history of business relationships. The UK is already one of our biggest partners, with the volume of trade reaching £1.5 billion in 2019. In 2020 the two parties signed a major political, free trade, and strategic…
Payments in Latin America: Interview with Carlos Steneri
In case you have not noticed, yet, fintech is absolutely booming in Latin America. The market was obviously ripe for disruption, and a number of fintech companies have emerged to become global giants. But what is really going on in LATAM? What are the key trends? As ever, the easiest way to understand what is…
The rise and fall of Greensill, the fintech that wasn’t
The financial service industry tends to have its fair share of dramas and scandals. That what makes it entertaining somehow. Some are really out of a Hollywood film. Like the Credit Suisse spying scandal. Was Greensill ever a fintech? Only to ask yourself this is quite surprising given the hype surrounding the startup. What is…
Partnerships between banks and fintechs: is it a good idea?
When fintech first really emerged as an industry 15 years ago, it was all about how it would replace banking and existing financial services. As an aside, “really emerged” meaning that in the purest sense, technology has been deployed in financial services for a while. Post-crisis, the new kids on the block (not the actual…
Will Fintechs be wiped out by Coronavirus?
The Coronavirus outbreak is disrupting lives across the world and is having a significant impact on the global economy. The damages are expected to be long-lasting, and the recovery very slow, most likely over a number of years. It could accelerate the death of cash. By some accounts, it could be the worst economic crisis…
Stripe scores a big funding round, is it surprising?
Stripe, the payments’ processing company, added $600 million to its Series G funding round in April 2020. Yes, Series G is a long way down from a Series A. Venture Capital heavyweights Andreessen Horowitz, General Catalyst, GV, and Sequoia all participated in the fundraising. You kind of have to given the size of the round.…
What is Regulatory Technology or RegTech?
The demand in terms of compliance is ever-increasing within the financial services industry. As a classic example of efficient market dynamics, it means that a number of innovative RegTech startups, such as Pichain, seized this opportunity and started to flourish to meet those demands. To put it simply, RegTech is a combination of the words…
Who are the top Venture Capitalists in Fintech?
If you want to assess how important the fintech industry is, follow the money. Huge investments by banks and a growing pile of cash being poured into fintech startups. And if you want to follow the money, follow the guys with the money. One notable group who is investing a lot into Fintech is Venture…
