We recently hosted FTT Embedded Finance & Super Apps, a live event exploring the technologies, innovations and trends re-defining the future of how financial services are crafted and distributed. A huge community of innovators and industry leaders, including retailers, manufacturers, financial institutions, insurers, telcos, fintechs and tech providers came together, offering a unique diversity of

Economists, governments, financial institutions, and crypto players are showing a growing interest in the development of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs). The term refers to a digital token of a country’s official currency, providing the public with direct digital access to central bank reserves. Issued and regulated by a national monetary authority or central bank,

Already in widespread use in China and other nations, super apps are yet to reach mainstream appeal across the West. While individual smart phone apps are extraordinarily popular, few of these applications offer more than a few core services to users. In China, WeChat is the definitive super app, with users being able to do

Know-your-customer (KYC) checks have long been associated with high levels of customer friction. Traditionally, these assessments were largely carried out by financial institutions, conducting due diligence to safeguard against financial crime. Creating a seamless customer journey was not a priority in the design of legacy identity proofing systems.  Until recently, customers looking to open up a bank account would expect to take paper-based documents into

A warm welcome to the fifth and final post in the series 10 Steps to GDPR Compliance. In each post, we’ve covered two Steps to help you to become GDPR compliant. By following along and completing these 10 Steps, you’ve been building out the Privacy Framework that will power your ongoing Privacy Governance. This series

A warm welcome to the fourth blog in the series 10 Steps to GDPR Compliance. In each post, we cover two Steps to help you to become GDPR compliant. By following along and completing these 10 Steps, you’ll be building out the Privacy Framework that will power your ongoing Privacy Governance. This series is brought