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Kirill Ovsyannikov, deputy general director for strategic directions at the Lithuanian company BS/2, recently spoke about how smart ATMs represent a new opportunity for financial institutions. The biggest investors and …

Each year, Gartner identifies technology trends that are critical to business. This year’s list consists of 12 strategic trends that will enable CEOs to deliver growth, digitalization and efficiency as …

On the first day of the Sibos 2021 online conference, McKinsey released it annual Global Payments Report. Overall, the report outlined a positive (albeit somewhat unbalanced) forecast for post-COVID financial …

Economists often say that the financial infrastructure is the circulatory system of any economy. When thinking about economies on a supranational level however, things quickly become more complex. As the …

Analysts at Wells Fargo have predicted that over 100,000 banking jobs could be displaced by technology over the next 5 years. This includes approximately two-thirds of back-office jobs and one-third …

While many point to the COVID-19 pandemic as being a massive disruption to the banking industry (and it is), the fact is that the industry was already experiencing tumult prior …

In recent years, an increasing number of European corporations in non-technology sectors are investing in and/or forming partnerships with startups and smaller companies engaged in developing solutions based on emerging …

Is a world without banks possible? Maybe. Decentralized finance (DeFi) is an emerging ecosystem of financial apps and protocols built on blockchain technology that has the power to challenge our …

Central Asia has enormous FinTech potential as access to mobile communication devices and the internet continue to increase, especially with the rising popularity of digital payments, better government support initiatives …

A recent social media post from Kim Kardashian encouraging her followers to “join the Ethereum Max community” serves as a reminder that target audiences for cryptocurrencies are radically different from …

The 2nd International Plus-Forum is being held at the Rixos Almaty Hotel in Almaty, Kazakhstan October 27–28, 2021. This year’s theme, FinTech without Borders. Digital Eurasia, will feature speakers and …

ResearchAndMarkets.com has published the results of their exploration into the impact of COVID-19 on cloud computing services. How FinTech is helping the unbanked and underbanked Global Insurtech Market Estimated to …

Open banking platform TrueLayer recently commissioned independent research to examine open banking in the UK and EU. The report outlining the findings of this research clearly shows that: Open banking …

KPMG has released their Pulse of FinTech H1’21 report, detailing the incredibly strong start for the global FinTech market in 2021. Moreover, this strong performance isn’t just dominated by one …

Deloitte has published the results of their 2021 Global Blockchain Survey, following up on the 2020 edition. The survey, conducted in March and April 2021, polled a sample of 1,280 …

Allied Market Research recently conducted fascinating new research into crypto asset management. The research suggests that the crypto asset management market size, which was just USD 0.67 billion in 2020, …

The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) is calling on central banks and financial regulators around the world to tighten controls over Big Tech. This comes amid concerns from global watchdogs …

New research from leading European deep tech company Guardtime shows that consumers worldwide are increasingly receptive to the launch of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs). The research, conducted across 10 …

Dealroom and Sifted recently co-hosted an expert panel discussion on the future of blockchain, including what it means for entrepreneurs and startups as well as why blockchain is important for …

CB Insights continuously monitors the FinTech industry to provide useful, data-based observations on the most important FinTech trends. Their 2nd quarter report has some illuminating information. In particular, the 2nd …