FinTech

Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Economy has announced the launch of an anti-monopoly investigation into Google. The announcement follows a number of complaints received after the internet giant began to block the …

A proposed merger between Yandex and Tinkoff is being heralded by many as a move that will greatly benefit both sides. For Tinkoff, they will gain access to an expanded …

Telecom companies and banks benefit from cooperation in the field of mobile finance, especially in regard to transfers and payments. In Kazakhstan, mobile finance is only at the beginning of …

The St. Petersburg International Economic Forum hosted a discussion with the heads of Yandex, Tinkoff and Severstal, during which the three discussed ideas on the development of technologies. Highlights of …

Russia’s Sberbank has a plan to create a fully-functional online ecosystem that combines banking services and non-financial services by 2024. To do this, the bank has been spent more than …

Russian bank Sberbank is planning to launch a music streaming service in the near future. Currently, the bank is looking for a partner and is reportedly in negotiations with Yandex, …

BIS economic adviser and head of research Hyun Song Shin discusses the entry of bigtech companies into the financial services industry and the new challenges this poses for financial regulators, …

Chris Skinner, chairman of the Financial Services Club UK, discusses the opportunities of TechFin. WeChat owner receives investment fund license A future without cash in Belarus Infographic: best customer identification …

Representatives from Business Insider, Dankse Bank, Erste Group Bank AG, Paypal, Frontier Economics and UniCredit Group discuss how bigtech companies’ roles in finance is likely to evolve in the coming …

Collectively, the top 5 bigtech companies generate over USD 8 billion in revenue each year, more than the country of Saudi Arabia. But how do these companies make their money. …

Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Google and Microsoft are five of the most valuable companies in the world, earning the monikers “The Big Five” and “The Frightful Five”. Take a quick look …

In this excerpt from a panel on mass automation, three CEOs discuss the impact of digital companies’ actions on the financial industry and what it means for traditional players. Alfa-Bank …

With a lower-than-ever-before barrier to entry, bigtechs are starting to see the financial sector as a highly-profitable way to expand their businesses and give consumers even more. In fact, there …

Small businesses form the base of many economies around the world; however, profitably serving them has been a challenge for many financial institutions. A new ecosystem approach may be the …

FinTech has slowly but surely changed the banking industry over the last few years, giving more options when it comes to enhancing or maintaining finances. This is especially true for …

Once overlooked, customer experience is now a pillar of the business-to-business (B2B) world. A recent survey found that 90% of B2B leaders say customer experience is crucial to their companies’ …

FinTech startups are creating a wide range of solutions for small businesses by targeting the pain points small businesses face in the world of finance, resulting in a direct competition …

Financing for small businesses is lacking throughout the world, even when ample funding is available and ready to be used. To close this USD 2 trillion funding gap, FinTech disruptors …

Innovative FinTech companies are set to change payment processing for B2B transactions, especially as an increasing number of financial services are moved to cloud-based models that facilitate easier access to …

As commercial financial institutions strive to keep pace with consumer demands, many are looking to FinTech partners to help deliver improved service and value. In fact, a majority already use …