Raiffeisenbank’s Center for Technological Innovation has prepared their FinTech Forecasts 2025 report, outlining what they believe will be the major FinTech developments in the Russian market over the next 4 …
Read More »JPMorgan Chase CEO Highlights the Threat of FinTechs to Traditional Banks
Jamie Dimon, chairman and CEO of JPMorgan Chase, listed FinTechs as one of the “enormous competitive threats” to banks during his annual shareholder letter. In particular, he noted the great …
Read More »The Value of AI in Banking
Financial institutions aiming to compete in global and regional markets need a well-rounded artificial intelligence (AI)-and-analytics capability stack comprised of 4 main layers: (1) reimagined engagement processes, (2) AI-powered decision-making, …
Read More »(Video) What in the World Are NFTs?
Investors have been spending millions on digital collectibles, using non-fungible tokens (NFTs) to prove ownership of these digital assets. But what exactly are NFTs and how do they work? Let’s …
Read More »Highlights from FinNext 2021
Speakers at the 9th FinNext Financial Innovation Forum covered a wide variety of topics, ranging from biometrics and omnichannel developments to the decreasing popularity of plastic cards and the rise …
Read More »Key FinTech Trends to Follow in the Coming Years
During his speech at the 9th FinNext Financial Innovation Forum, Oleg Chanchikov (senior director for innovation and strategic partnerships at Visa in Russia) outlined the main FinTech trends to follow …
Read More »Video: Insurtech Innovation Day 2021
Industry experts gathered online to give presentations on the most fascinating new InsurTech solutions from startups in Kazakhstan, Russia and Ukraine at the Insurtech Innovation Day 2021 conference. Held on …
Read More »4 Recent Developments for the Cryptocurrency Sceptic
The world is abuzz with cryptocurrencies and the concepts and technologies that drive them. At the same, there are many that are resistant to them, believing them to be the …
Read More »FinTech’s Boom Beyond Financial Institutions
A race is on to supply non-FinTechs with backend financial technology that improves customer experiences (e.g. adding financial services to their offering). A good example of this is Shopify, which …
Read More »Data Science Set to Replace ‘Gut Feelings” in Investment Decisions
For most of investment history, the most successful investors purportedly have the ability to make sound financial decisions from having a good ‘gut feeling’. But with the onset of artificial …
Read More »FinTech Prospects in Central Asia | Video
Kazakhstan and Central Asia are not obvious locations for FinTech, but they should also not be overlooked as they are filled with highly-skilled tech and science talent pools. Moreover, Central …
Read More »Unleashing the Power of Blockchain
Blockchain-based solutions are primarily associated with cryptocurrencies; however, the decentralized and transparent nature of blockchain and its distributed yet unified recording system is capable of improving performance and security in …
Read More »Banking for Modern Couples
Let’s be honest; banking isn’t working for modern couples. Thankfully, FinTech is coming to the rescue. Using data gathered from 3 years of tracking the ways couples share and manage …
Read More »KMPG Pulse of FinTech Report
KPMG has published the latest edition of its Pulse of FinTech report, highlighting how words became actions as the COVID-19 pandemic made digitalization a critical priority for businesses of every …
Read More »Are Incumbent Financial Institutions Finally Embracing Open Banking?
Open banking was once viewed by many incumbent financial institutions with much skepticism; however, as open bank hub initiatives continue to prove their value in giving consumers more (and increasingly …
Read More »5% of Financial Executives Plan on Investing in Bitcoin in 2021
A small-scale study of financial executives has found that 5% of companies intend to invest in bitcoin (BTC) as a corporate asset this year, with a further 11% stating they …
Read More »The Cloud Imperative for Financial Institutions
There used to be a time when being in the clouds was synonymous with having unrealistic ideas. Today however, commercial financial institutions are finding it increasingly necessary to migrate into …
Read More »What Consumers Want from Financial Apps
We now live in a world where there is seemingly an app for everything. The financial world is no exception. With financial apps continuing to increase in popularity worldwide, markswebb …
Read More »The Economic Impact of 5G
5G’s faster speed, lower latency and ability to connect vastly higher numbers of devices has given us a glimpse of a more efficient and productive future. And as 5G’s adoption …
Read More »Robots More Trusted Than Humans to Manage Finances
Oracle has published the results of a new study of more than 9,000 consumers and business leaders in 14 countries. The overall conclusions of the study are fascinating, to say …
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