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Bank Negara Malaysia has released a proposed guideline for open APIs in Malaysia and is currently seeking feedback from the public. Three areas of focus for the open APIs have …

Indian-based Federal Bank has unveiled a banking platform that will allow FinTech companies to use its APIs for new products that integrate with its banking services. The creation of the …

A 2016 study by KPMG and H2 Ventures found that London hosts 17 of the top 50 international FinTech companies; however, much of the talent at these companies (42%) comes …

In recent years, traditional financial institutions have been on the losing end of a trend that has seen talent move towards FinTechs. This has largely been driven by a “robots …

Despite what would seem to be a slew of advantages, Europe has failed to become a prominent home to consumer tech. While the U.S. is home to Apple, Amazon and …

Many wonder how Brexit will impact the United Kingdom’s FinTech sector, especially given recent data that suggests nearly 42% of FinTech employees in the United Kingdom come from abroad. In …

Singapore’s goal of becoming a high-tech financial hub is running into real-world problems of labor supply and demand. While the nation’s universities and polytechnic schools churn out an estimated 400 …

In 2018, tech firms in London raised over GBP 1.8 billion in venture funding and public listings, higher than anywhere else in Europe and reinforcing London as a major destination …

The widespread adoption of mobile money in Kenya has eliminated many traditional barriers and enabled millions of Kenyans to access financing for the first time. This, however, has also resulted …

There is a marked lack of FinTech talent available for financial institutions to hire to work directly in their organizations, especially in Southeast Asia. This has become a big challenge …

Sberbank has been at the forefront of many innovations in recent years thanks to its repositioning of itself as a technology company that aims to provide both financial and non-financial …

VTB Group (VTB) has launched a corporate FinTech accelerator based on GenerationS, the largest accelerator of startups in Russia and Eastern Europe. VTB’s corporate accelerator is aimed at finding and …

The FinTech Association and FinTechLab have concluded a cooperation agreement that will help organize support for new FinTech projects. Specifically, the two sides are planning joint programs aimed at building …

FinTech startups begin with dreams of large-scale success on an international level. And advice is often given for ways to help them succeed. Perhaps just as important, however, is to …

Lots of FinTech startups have brilliant ideas, but not all of them succeed. Some, however, become huge successes. Here are a few of the more successful ones and what their …

Startups are becoming increasingly fashionable in the modern world; however, not all will become great successes. Here are 13 common problems seen in startups: Small/unscalable ideas Lack of market research …

Turning a FinTech startup into a success story is no easy task, no matter how disruptive or innovative. Here are 5 mistakes FinTech startups often make that lead to failure: …

The startup puzzle is different for every business, yet there are critical pieces that shape a startup’s development and, ultimately, contribute to it becoming a larger success: Failing fast – …

Growing a startup is important, but so is keeping the heart and culture of a startup as a business grows. While there is no one way to ensure this, there …

FinTechs are enjoying a boom period right now, one that shows no sign of slowing down anytime soon. But experience has taught us that good times can turn bad very …