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The internet of things (IoT) is changing how we interact with the world around us. This video highlights how IoT has allowed analytics to be applied to massive amounts of …
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With the global cybersecurity battle growing increasingly sophisticated and merchants’ demand for personalized customer data rising, Walmart and other corporate giants have decided to invest in Team8, a cybersecurity think …
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NetGuardians, a Swiss cybersecurity specialist, is bringing its fraud fighting solutions to Zimbabwe’s Steward Bank (formerly TN Bank). Steward Bank will integrate NetGuardians’ platform with its core banking system, meaning …
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The fusion of technology and the financial world is no longer limited to improving banking experiences as many new FinTech startups are using technology to create a brighter future in …
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The consumer financial system has an important role to play in achieve complex global goals such as ending poverty, abolishing hunger, moving to renewable energy and reducing inequality since the …
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Futurists like to talk about how the future will be cashless and how FinTech is ushering in this new age of digital currencies, contactless payments, prepaid debit cards and mobile …
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Although there have been many exciting advancements to further financial inclusion in the Arab world in the last 15-20 years, 60% of the adult population in the region’s developing countries …
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Many countries are switching to a digital economy as a way to better fight shadow businesses and crime, increase control over flows of money and reduce the responsibilities that come …
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Kyrgyzstan has traditionally been a cash-based society, with many preferring the comfort of the familiar paper currency to digital alternatives. In fact, many Kyrgyzstanis are reluctant to use cards, mostly …
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The company Click has partnered with charitable organization Waqf to provide Muslims the opportunity to make religious-based payments via the internet and cellular communication devices, meaning that Muslim users can …
Read More »Video: World FinTech Report 2017 findings
Take a quick tour of the FinTech landscape with this insightful video that outlines the finding of the World FinTech Report 2017. Uberization offers a brighter future in the financial …
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The impact of blockchain technology has now extended to helping us create a healthier, more sustainable world to live in. Video: B2B financial services firm case study Experts believe retail …
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The sharing economy has quickly overtaken many business sectors. To be successful in the sharing economy, a company must adhere to four core principles that also define successful entrepreneurship in …
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Over the past four years, the peer-to-peer (P2P) lending market has grown by more than 1,000%, reaching USD 119 billion. Moreover, it could reach has high as USD 1 trillion …
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Every year more and more people around the world are ready to use goods and services without buying them, instead giving money for the opportunity to use them at the …
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There are three main banking services people routinely use: payments for products/services (i.e. transfers from one account to another), lending (i.e. borrowing funds from a bank for a specific purpose …
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Data provides a solid foundation for sound decision-making; however, the availability of data is increasingly at an exponential rate, and it is becoming harder and harder for the average person …
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The era of open banking has come, and it is already starting to change the rules of the game for financial institutions around the world. As this trend continues, it …
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