Tag: Fintech
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Privacy-friendly AI to detect fraud & more in banking: Interview with Ittai Dayan
Cyber threats and data breaches are becoming increasingly prevalent, particularly in financial services. The banking sector is constantly on the lookout for innovative solutions to protect both institutional assets and customer information. One of the most promising avenues of exploration is the integration of Artificial Intelligence to enhance security measures, specifically in fraud detection. Fintech…
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How important is corporate culture in fintech: Interview with Thomas Jul
How to maintain sustainable, but record-breaking growth: building a passionate culture and the Nordic concept friluftsliv. Corporate culture generally plays a crucial role in fuelling innovation. It encourages openness to new ideas and risk-taking. These are vital for staying ahead of the competition, and fintech is no exception. A strong and cohesive culture fosters employee…
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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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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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The Promising Future of Cross-Platform Mobile Application: Interview with Abay Serkebayev
Innovation comes in many different shapes and forms. The great fintech revolution has been fantastic and has led us to have lots of mobile applications stored in our smartphones. Really a lot. The fragmentation or unbundling of financial services has meant many different touchpoints on both Android and Apple smartphones. Maybe we have too many…
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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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Women in Fintech: Where are We Now?
Fintech is changing financial services for the better. That is the mantra. Or at least, it is supposed to… That is what everybody was and is still expecting. The fintech wave, that great innovation movement that notably happened after the financial crisis of 2008 is built on many promises. One of its strongest promises, though,…
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What if Fintech Product Management Started by Saying Yes?
By Harrison Smith, Investor at Fin Capital, formerly Head of Product Roadmap at Railsr (formerly Railsbank). The first principle you learn as a Product Manager is a simple one: how to say no. Steve Jobs famously said “I’m actually as proud of the things we haven’t done as the things we have done”. Innovation is…
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The Future of Open Banking in North America
It’s no secret that the banking industry is in the midst of a major upheaval. One of the most promising new developments in this space is open banking. Simply put, open banking allows customers to share their data with third-party providers in a secure and transparent way. So far, open banking has been a massive…
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Fintechs could be risking everything from a lack of simple cyber strategy
Even businesses that you’d think would have a good cybersecurity strategy in place to mitigate any security issues or data breaches can still fall foul to risks and attackers. That is the stark warning from ImmuniWeb‘s COO, Ekaterina Khrustaleva. Businesses including banks, as well as other financial institutions and organisations. Ekaterina shares with Fintech Review…