FinTech

Financial institutions operating in Eastern Europe and Central Asia were active in providing innovative services and solutions for small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in 2019. In fact, financial institutions in …

The COVID-19 pandemic has given Russian financial institutions the impetus to increase the implementation and use of innovative financial technologies, which will, in turn, serve to further accelerate the process …

Kazakhstan began its journey toward digitization in 2006. Since that time, digitization has gained much traction in the country in both the public and commercial sectors. Our friends at Terrasoft …

Bloomberg convened a peer community of C-level technology executives and senior decision-makers to examine how financial services leaders are embracing digital transformation to improve business continuity, modernize processes and navigate …

Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, many financial institutions were on the digital transformation path, slowly moving toward what seemed like an eventuality. As the pandemic broke and the world moved …

In recent months, there has been a deep cultural change in the way we live our lives and conduct business. This change, brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, is largely …

As we emerge from the COVID-19 crisis and look to the future, we can clearly see that banking will be very different than it was before. Perhaps most obviously, banking …

We’ve already seen some of how COVID-19 has changed our thoughts on the financial industry and how we engage with it. But it’s also important to look toward the future …

COVID-19 has spurred a fundamental shift in consumer behaviors and expectations. This shift is also impacting the way in which financial institutions interact with consumers as well as the way …

With COVID-19 seemingly somewhat under control in China, the country’s banking industry is examining the damage and preparing for difficulties. In particular, the aftermath of the crisis is expected to …

The European Banking Authority (EBA) has published a preliminary assessment of the impact of COVID-19 on the European Union (EU) banking sector. The main findings of the assessment are: Financial …

FinTech services have quickly become fundamentally important for continued development in emerging markets. This is largely due to the fact that access to financial services for many in these countries, …

There has been a large focus on how financial institutions are responding to the COVID-19 pandemic; however, much of that focus has been of the financial services they are offering …

Speaking at the Deloitte How Will COVID-19 Change the Banking Industry? webinar, Alexey Voylukov, vice president of the Association of Banks of Russia, outlined how 3 trends arising out of …

COVID-19 has impacted the way Kazakhstanis are living their lives, and many believe that the new normal will look very different from the old one. Within the banking sector, COVID-19 …

The National Bank of Ukraine is updating its development strategy for the financial sector, taking into account the COVID-19 pandemic. Specifically, they plan to: Consider the possibility of transferring the …

The banking system of Uzbekistan has adapted well to the COVID-19 crisis, particularly in matters that allow consumers to conduct banking transactions easily and safely. Here are 4 ways Uzbek …

Emmanuel Daniel, founder of The Asian Banker, discusses how commercial financial institutions around the world, by and large, failed consumers during the COVID-19 pandemic as well as the emerging new …

Philip Augar, financial expert and author on financial systems, connects with Andrew Hilton and Jane Fuller of the Centre for the Study of Financial Innovation to discuss the future of …

We’re now living in a new macroeconomic narrative, one with major changes taking place nearly every day. To survive in such conditions, it’s necessary to be flexible. Unsurprisingly, FinTechs are …