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Fintech discussions and conversations around the development of fintech.
In this blog series, we are exploring the crucial role the finance department plays in enabling growth within scaling organisations. Over the course of the series, we will be deep diving on key challe...
Against the backdrop of the economic downturn, discussions and questions about the future of fintech are becoming increasingly frequent, making many in the industry nervous. In the first quarter of 20...
As advancing tech is released, consumer demand often shifts, and this is why innovation when it comes to payments is so critical. During the COVID-19 Pandemic, tap or scan-to-pay solutions became incr...
By Farouk Ferchichi We are living in an age of unprecedented uncertainty. Inflation has spiked to its highest levels in over 40 years. The federal funds rate is 32 times what it was just a year ago. V...
During economic uncertainty, fintechs and all other credit providers face a very different landscape. The real risk of global and national recessions means that net interest margins are wafer-thin. Bu...
According to the statistics of National Bank depository, since the beginning of the war, Ukraine has raised about UAH 150 billion (about USD 4 billion in equivalent) through the sale of government bo
The rapid development of disruptive technologies in recent years has sparked an explosion in start-up activity. Thanks to the favourable investment climate we witnessed in the past few years, there is...
Over the past few decades, nearly every industry has felt the impact of technology disruptors – and traditional banks are no exception. The introduction of fintech has revolutionized modern banking by...
The value of the global financial technology (fintech) market was USD 112.5 billion last year. The same market is projected to grow threefold to reach USD 332.5 billion over the next six years. This g...
Every company is subject to a degree of financial risk and the past few years has taught business owners, and their respective finance teams, that uncertainty is the new certainty. With supply chain i...
Since the explosion of fintech over the last several years, the industry has been a breeding ground for buzzwords and acronyms. Terms like “BNPL”, “neobanks” and “open banking” showcase how the indust...
Is Poland attractive as a jurisdiction for opening a cryptocurrency business? The Polish government, following other European countries (such as Estonia and Latvia), officially regulated entrepreneuri...