FinTech

The National Bank of Kazakhstan has announced that it is working on creating a digital version of its national currency. As part of the first step towards this aim, the …

With China set to pilot its new central bank digital currency (CBDC) in select areas across its territory, it is poised to become the first nation in the world with …

The idea of developing and implementing a central bank digital currency (CBDC) is gaining traction in governments around the world. Take a quick glance of the benefits of a CBDC …

Taking place as part of Ethereal Virtual Summit 2020, Michael del Castillo of Forbes hosts an enlightening discussion on central bank digital currencies in the age of COVID-19 with guests …

While social media companies are great at determining what gets our attention, financial institutions know what opens our wallets. Now, Big Data offers a way to combine these two forces …

Big Data is one of the biggest trends happening right now in the financial services industry, with nearly every player understanding the need to leverage analytics garnered from an ever-increasing …

The financial services industry is changing at an unprecedented pace. Let’s take a quick look at the role of Big Data in this time of extraordinary change: Risk modeling and …

Understanding complex and interdependent financial systems has long been the proverbial pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. The sheer volume of data involved, the administrative burden of …

Data scientists operate by combining coding, statistics and business ideas to develop predictive models for decision-makers, while investment bankers generate investment ideas that are supported by financial models. With the …

Data analytics has been the backbone of many revolutionary companies disrupting business as usual. Here are the top 10 data analytics startups disrupting the financial services industry today: Chime (mobile …

Data science is a relatively new industry in Russia. And with great demand for data scientists (especially those involved with machine learning), there is a significant shortage of qualified individuals …

Victoria Omelchenko, CEO of the Ukrainian IT company Banza, recently presented her Client Ecosystems: The Art of Integration report at the Financial and Digital Ecosystems for SMEs: Update 2020 forum. …

We live in a world where data is abundantly available and has become king. With concerns rising over use of personal data, governments were quick to pass laws (e.g. the …

The Kiev-based startup company IntelSoft has created a smart platform that is capable of detecting bank fraud and disgruntled consumers at a rate that exceeds 90%. The platform uses mathematical …

From giving better risk evaluations to incorporating the use of machine learning algorithms, data science is reinventing the financial services industry. Uncover 5 ways financial institutions are implementing data science …

To remain relevant in the modern world, financial institutions must acknowledge the importance of data science, integrate it into their decision-making processes and develop strategies based on actionable insights. Here …

Martijn De Jong, global co-head of digital channels and data analytics at Standard Chartered, discusses whether the financial services industry is technologically intelligent enough to take advantage of data analytics, …

As contactless payment solutions rise in popularity amid the COVID-19 pandemic, it has become clear that digital wallets are likely to become an important part of our future. Not only …

Biometric payment cards are finally poised to become a commercial reality, with Norwegian company Zwipe leading the way. According to Zwipe CEO Andre Lovestam, the company plans on small-scale commercial …

QR codes have been around for years, seemingly a marginal tech solution for a problem that didn’t exist. But as with so many things in the world after the appearance …