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The Asian Countries That Actually Need A CBDC
At the recent Singapore Fintech Festival, the city-state’s announcement that it would pursue a wholesale central bank digital currency (CBDC) pilot next year was big…
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Apple Launches “Connected Cards” Using Open Banking (In The UK)
The upcoming Apple AAPL iOS 17.1 developer beta shows the first services for the new iPhone Wallet app powered by…
The Most Important Lesson From Having Built 10 Companies From Scratch
In 2010, we started our first company, DeinDeal, which became the fastest-growing startup in Switzerland. We sold it in 2015.…
The FTC Takes On Amazon
The time-worn metaphor of the “white whale” relates to something one pursues with little chance of success, as seen in…
Personal Finance Management Meets Payments
Apple AAPL recently announced the soft launch of a new feature allowing users in the United Kingdom to view their…
The Top 10 Global Crypto And Digital Assets Conferences: From AMM To ZKPs
Crypto and digital assets conferences have become a cornerstone of the Web3 industry, serving as useful networking events and forums…
Apple’s Next Big Play: PFM Meets Payments.
Apple AAPL recently announced the soft launch of a new feature allowing users in the United Kingdom (UK) to view…
Twitter And Ticks, Payments And Persons
Elon Musk says that Twitter — now known as "X formerly Twitter” to everyone else and “TwiX" to me —…
The Promise And Possibility Of SMB Cross-Border Payments For Banking
Over the past decade, the world of business-to-business cross-border payments has seen an acceleration of innovation, development and market moves.…
Can Cryptocurrency Still Deliver On Financial Inclusion?
Remember when cryptocurrency was supposed to make the world a better place? In the pre-FTX era, before Sam Bankman-Fried fell…
5 Reasons The Future Of Tech Is African
Last week, three hundred venture capitalists descended on Nairobi for the Kauffman Fellows Summit, one of the world’s largest venture…
Why Delinquencies Could Spoil The Soft Landing For Banks
With inflation easing and talk of a “Goldilocks scenario” abundant, banks might be tempted to think that the economic tides…
How One Irish Entrepreneur Went From Sheep Farmer To Fintech — And Made A $900 Million Fortune
Terry Clune has started eight fintech companies in three decades to help such clients as Barclays, Wells Fargo and Harvard…
From AI To Zombie Unicorns
In the fast-paced world of fintech, staying ahead of the curve is a necessity. The plethora of global fintech conferences…
Things Lie About Their Identities Just Like People Do
Well, this is ironic, given my last column about the need for “know your employee” processes. Marianna Spring, the BBC’s…
How AI Can Help Boost Inclusion Across The Fintech Industry?
The increased use of AI has sparked debates on its potential benefits versus possible harm across all industries. Concerns encompass…
U.K. Leads The Digital Space Race In Trade
This week the most important law you’ve never heard of came into force in the U.K. The Electronic Trade Documents…
Why There Needs To Be More Allyship Among Investors To Diversify VC
Anyone who pays attention to the world of investing knows of the disparity between different demographics of founders when it…
How AI Is Supercharging Financial Fraud–And Making It Harder To Spot
From smoothly written scam texts to bad actors cloning voices and superimposing faces on videos, generative AI is arming fraudsters…