Tag: economics
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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.
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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…
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The Bright Future of Emerging Market currencies: Interview with Mike Robertson and Adrian Brown
The world of currencies is definitely an interesting one. Not even talking about the elephant in the room, cryptocurrencies, which steal the show these days. But that’s tiny in our big wild world. Rather let’s talk about good old currencies. A world that goes far beyond the almighty US Dollar, the Euro, or the Great…
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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…
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Tackling the cost of living crisis: Interview with Suzanne Jones
Fintech is all about solving big problems. At least, it should be. One of the most important premises of fintech is that it is a wave of innovation that is changing financial services for the better. Ultimately changing the world for the better. It is obviously quite exciting when fintech startups decide to attack seemingly…
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Top Trends in Fintech in 2022
It is this time of the year. You know when it is mostly gloomy, cold and grey. Great time, isn’t it? Not everywhere, obviously. There are a lucky few that are enjoying some fantastic weather somewhere right now, summer-like vibes. Guilty as charged. But most importantly, it is the time of the yearly predictions. Defining…
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The Reason Why China Will Fail at Banning Bitcoin Again…
Guest post by Elena Obukhova, Founder & CEO at FAS | Fintech Advisory Services All the news outlets are saying China banned Bitcoin, but does this ban actually change anything? Let’s start with remembering what Bitcoin is. It is a decentralized peer-to-peer currency that was designed to give people financial freedom. The immutability of Bitcoin…
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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…
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Investment Advisory’s Future: Interview with Michael Summerton
The wave of fintech disruption that came after the Great Financial Crisis was strong. Incumbent banks and financial service providers were not in a strong position. And so new companies took the opportunity and emerged. Slowly but surely gaining customers and grabbing market share. Most of that growth was due to superior user experience, surfing…
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The Fintech Revolution: Opportunities & Challenges in 2021
Guest post by Sophia Tondon, IT Analyst & Technical Writer at Value Coders. Fintech is an essential part of modern finance. The traditional understanding of financial services has changed. Fintech has brought opportunities for people to enjoy the convenience and speed of managing their financial lives. In addition, it has enormous potential to improve global…