How are challenger banks faring across North America? Where are they finding the most success? Is the future driven by the needs of communities with shared needs or common bonds? A fascinating line-up of challenger banks joined Mary Wisnewski to talk about their development and mission at Fintech Talents North America. Guests included: Juan Miguel

The traditional banking systems in place across the world have served billions of people and allowed them to save, invest and borrow for decades. But there are also billions of people who have been left behind as the conventional banking offering fails to meet their needs and they find themselves being excluded from the global

Technology changes, coupled with the boom of e-commerce rapidly increased the ability to provide financial products and services directly to small businesses or consumers, at point of demand. No wonder embedded finance is currently the hottest topic in fintech: The industry is taking financial services everywhere.  Last Tuesday, our community of innovators and industry change makers,

The modern banking landscape is dramatically different than it looked 50 years ago. Instead of regional banks that had extremely close connections to the communities they serve, the banks that are commonplace in town centres today are likely to belong to a vast, multi-national financial organisation. Each business has their own unique challenges and opportunities

“Banking is necessary, but banks are not” Bill Gates’ 1994 famous quote is the realisation of the concept of embedded finance: The integration of financial services that are adopted by non-financial institutions. At FTT Embedded Finance UK & Europe 2021, our panel of rockstar speakers debated the big questions in embedded finance: How can we

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Customer Experience is the Name of the Customer Loyalty Game  Nowadays, capturing customers’ attention and loyalty is more complex than simply creating a well-functioning product accompanied by a catchy slogan. Consumers are constantly inundated with information from physical and digital sources across multiple channels, and at times, simultaneously. As a result, attention spans are shrinking

How payment cards can take crypto mainstream The number of cryptocurrencies now exceeds 5,200, according to Investing.com, evidence that cryptocurrencies are increasingly viewed as viable stores of value. However, the technology that supports Bitcoin, Ethereum, Binance Coin, and Dogecoin trading has some inherent limitations. Even the most popular cryptocurrencies today are not easily accessible for everyday