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Latin America and Africa – Hot, and getting hotter

02 Aug 24 @ 14:24

Consistently ranked as the fastest-growing and most innovative globally, Latin American and African markets have attracted significant investor interest. There’s a comfortable, if misplaced, perception in the West that the... read more

Investors over-valued payments firms and CBDCs are overhyped: 2024 jury

23 Jul 24 @ 09:55

According to the 2024 report from the Payments Innovation Jury, many payments firms were over-valued prior to the pandemic, CBDCs have been overhyped and Asia remains the most promising region... read more

Resurgence in UK Fintech sector is good news for Europe

04 Jul 24 @ 16:04

Following a challenging 2023, the UK fintech sector, particularly in London, is experiencing a notable rebound in 2024. This year has seen a significant uptick in job opportunities and investor... read more

LatAm region poised as best source of tech unicorns

02 Jul 24 @ 16:29

Once overlooked by the global tech industry, 2024 marks Latin America (LatAm) as the best region for tech “unicorns”, and particularly fintech start-ups, to emerge as game-changers and industry leaders.... read more

Fighting Big Tech – banking’s biggest threat

22 Mar 24 @ 17:06

As funding dries up for neo-banks and questions arise over their capacity to secure account balances from the many customers who have opened digital-only accounts in recent years, it looks... read more

Market meltdown – impacts on infrastructure, regulation and innovation

13 Mar 24 @ 18:03

The Payments Innovation Jury today releases its 2024 global report “Market meltdown – impacts on infrastructure, regulation and innovation”, which reveals global payment leaders’ views on how tumultuous macroeconomic changes... read more

Banks plan to maintain or increase technology investment in 2024

27 Feb 24 @ 16:35

Over 100 bank executives have been interviewed to gain insights into their bank’s biggest challenges, spending initiatives and tech preferences for 2024. The State of Banking survey shows that bank... read more

European banks start fight back against competition

15 Feb 24 @ 12:28

New research from Economist Impact finds that European banks are fighting back against competition from platform players, neobanks and payment providers. According to the study, “Challenging the challengers: Europe’s banks... read more

Navigating the fintech landscape with user-friendly apps

12 Feb 24 @ 13:52

Have you ever felt lost in the maze of financial technology? You’re not alone. But reimagine the map with apps pointing you straight to your destination – hassle-free transactions and... read more

African Fintech to grow to $65 billion by 2030

07 Feb 24 @ 17:56

Africa is predicted to become the world’s fastest-growing continent when it comes to fintech revenue, with a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 32%. This means that by 2030, the... read more

Pulse of Fintech: global fintech investment falls $125bn from high

06 Feb 24 @ 16:57

After reaching a record $238.9 billion across 7,321 deals in 2021, total global fintech investment across M&A, PE, and VC fell to $164.1 billion across 6,006 deals in 2022. While... read more

Growth is out there… so why are traditional players struggling?

05 Feb 24 @ 18:13

New research shows that growth opportunities across the payment sector are better than they’ve been in a long time – but traditional “big players”, from banks to processors and retailers,... read more

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Pay by Bank – The future of Europe’s payment sovereignty

28 Jan 26 @ 22:23

Europe’s strategic autonomy debate has expanded far beyond defence and energy. [caption id="attachment_57038" align="alignright" width="400"] Pay by Bank... more

How shopping chatbots could reshape the future of retail payments

29 Jan 26 @ 21:31

Artificial intelligence is moving rapidly from novelty to infrastructure in retail, and nowhere was that more apparent than at Retail’s Big Show in New York. ... more

A new standards battle is reshaping identity, data and payments

28 Jan 26 @ 21:43

A quiet but consequential standards war is emerging across identity, data and payments. [caption id="attachment_57702" align="alignright" width="399"] A ne... more