Tag: Startups
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Strategy Execution for Fintechs: OKRs for the Win
OKRs are crucial for scaling a fintech startup as they provide a clear roadmap and focus the activities of the teams. There are many reasons why it makes sense for fintechs to consider the method. OKRs enable an organisation to align their efforts toward common objectives and track progress in a measurable way. By setting…
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Why do fintechs need to implement OKRs now?
By Elie Casamitjana, Founder & CEO of OKRmentors, and Tristan Pelloux, Founder & Chief Pencil Officer of Fintech Review. Now is the right time for fintech companies to use OKRs. Why? Because the industry is constantly evolving but at a turning point: strategy execution is more important than ever. Companies need to stay agile and…
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5 Risks of Starting a Fintech Business and How to Avoid Them
Devin Partida is a prolific writer about crypto, open banking and fintech for publications like Worth, Due, Yahoo! Finance and Entrepreneur. Starting a business in financial technology (fintech) is a smart investment for the direction in which the world is moving. High-speed digital transactions will dominate the global market for years to come, and your…
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What is open payroll connectivity? Interview with Maximilian Czymoch
Open payroll connectivity… if that sounds like a very random mix of words, you’ve come to the right place. These words taken individually actually are not so random. Everybody is familiar with payroll and connectivity. And you probably have heard of open finance or open banking. But that’s what we do at Fintech Review, decrypt…
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How tech-savvy fintech startups are transforming investment banking
By iTechArt, a one-stop source for custom software development. Between uncannily smart algorithms, out-of-the-box blockchain solutions, and a world caught by surprise on NFTs, it is easy to get lost. Let’s dive into how the investment banking segment is leveraging technology to innovate in the fintech industry. Enterprises can be notoriously bureaucratic whenever something —…
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What next for P2P lending? Interview with Janis Eismonts
Peer-to-peer lending has boomed in recent years, particularly in the US and the UK. And so has the funding funnelled to these companies. It had been also quite popular in China between 2011 and 2015, because lending there was really ripe for disruption. Until we realised that most Chinese P2P lenders were in fact Ponzi…
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The Many Wonders of Digital Banking
This is a guest post by Ugo Juliet, a fintech and SaaS writer who helps businesses reach out to their target audience using content. For many bank customers, it’s been a long time since they set foot in a banking hall. Yet, they have been performing so many financial services’ transactions, all thanks to the…
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High-Risk Customers are Driving the Growth in Fintech
This is a guest post by Kathy Romanovskaya, CEO & Founder of A.ID, a compliance-as-a-service company. Financial technology may have revolutionized the way we deliver financial services… but traditional banks still shape the cooperation in the new economy. It is especially visible in high-risk segments, which are growing by day and becoming a considerable market…
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What next for innovation in banking? Interview with Dmitrii Barbasura
No matter what you can hear or read, innovating is incredibly hard. That’s true for both large and small companies. The vast majority of startups do not survive more than a few years. Incumbents try hard to spin-off new ventures, which sometimes end in massive and expensive failures. Like RBS and its digital bank, Bó,…
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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…