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Over the past few years, there has been much made of the FinTech boom and how tech- and financially-focused companies were invading the financial sector from seemingly every corner. A …
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Digital-centric companies like Amazon and Uber have raised consumer expectations regarding the experiences companies provide. These expectations are even being placed on financial institutions. Here are 4 lessons the financial …
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With concerns of a BigTech “invasion” into financing reaching an apex, it seems appropriate to examine BigTechs’ interest in the financial sector: Why might BigTechs get into banking? – financial …
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Chinese tech firms are moving into the banking sector in a much different way then their Western counterparts. Whereas Western BigTechs like Amazon and Google seem content in serving financial …
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New players, so-called BigTechs, are entering global financial markets and capturing new market niches by taking advantage of their technological innovations and huge customer bases. As these companies slowly begin …
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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 …
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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, …
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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, …
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E-Commerce and FinTech Hackathon 2019, organized by KG Labs and financially-supported by GIZ’s Trade Facilitation in Central Asia project and Interbank Processing Center, was held June 14-16, 2019 in Bishkek, …
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Karen Mills, former director at Small Business Administration, discusses the influence of smaller financial technology companies on big banks in this insightful video. Blockchain technology can rewrite the mortgage process …
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FinTechs are leading the charge in using advancements in technology to fundamentally change the landscapes of e-commerce, payment networks, online lending, money transfers, business-to-business (B2B) payments, personal finance and banking. …
Read More »Video: B2B financial services firm case study
Explore an interesting case study of a financial services firm that produces software for other businesses as they incorporated a new reference model and enhanced functionality to meet new government …
Read More »BFC takes part in E-commerce and FinTech Hackathon 2019
BFC experts took part in E-Commerce and FinTech Hackathon 2019, which was held June 14-16, 2019 in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. During the event, participants were given 54 hours to turn their …
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With open banking pushing digital transformation in financial markets around the globe, financial institutions, in their efforts to maintain revenue streams, now face an important decision: which is the most …
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