Tag: Digital Transformation
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…
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…
Real-Time Payments Demand Advanced Security Features
How fintechs can protect customers in the battle against fraud
This is Why Online Payments Are the Next Big Thing in Ecommerce Innovation
By Ed Whitehead, Managing Director EMEA for Signifyd, a provider of an enterprise-grade fraud technology solution for e-commerce stores. Industry players are on a mission to differentiate themselves. While merchants and consumers are demanding innovative ways to pay for what they buy. A seamless payment experience is becoming more and more important to consumers and therefore…
Mapping the Customer Journey: How to Reduce Friction Due to SCA
Strong Customer Authentication (SCA) was introduced with the aim to reduce ecommerce fraud. And while the two-factor authentication process is coming into force right on time with fraud attacks rife in the ecommerce landscape, it is also creating friction in the customer journey. Unfortunately, higher cart abandonment rates and lost revenue are some of the…
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?
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?
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
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…
What is the future of ID verification? Interview with Joshua Read
Anybody who has ever opened or tried to open a financial service product knows the pain of the onboarding process. Or at least what it used to be. Because thankfully things are changing for the better. One of the biggest frictions is obviously ID verification. What are the latest trends and the future of ID…
