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Fintech, regtech and the role of compliance 2021
The year 2020 has been a year of digital transformation and acceleration to meet the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. By necessity and by design firms have implemented the roll-out of technology, often at speed, to enable business activities to continue as countries went into lockdown. The applications that are covered by the term fintech […]…
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Reflections on recruitment in 2020 – what’s changed, what’s working and what’s needed
Your people are key to the fightback against COVID-19, but the hiring market has never experienced a period like this. But when you need to fill vital roles – it can be difficult to navigate and plan ahead in this new normal. We reflect on what you need to do to ensure you get the […]…
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Fintech and the Software Testing Challenge
Software testing is regularly subject to trade-offs – that is, attempting to cover as much of a codebase as is possible given time and resource constraints. Sometimes known bugs slip through to release and go unfixed because they are deemed low-risk. Within fintech, even small bugs can have serious repercussions for a development team… and […]…
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Seeking balance between fintech innovation and regulation in China
The rapid development of fintech in China has prompted regulatory authorities to consider the potential risks it poses on the overall financial system. Ant Group’s initial public offering (IPO), set to become the largest in history, was suspended by regulators last minute. According to the Shanghai Stock Exchange, ‘major issues regarding changes in the fintech regulatory environment might […]…
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Banks and Fintech Firms Must Work Cooperatively to Address Critical Issues like Cybersecurity, UBS CEO Recommends
Ralph Hamers, CEO at UBS Group AG (SWX: UBSG), a Swiss multinational investment bank and financial services company based in Switzerland with around $1 trillion in assets, has noted that innovation and collaboration haven’t really been the norm for many traditional financial institutions. Hamers, whose comments came during the Singapore Fintech Festival, stated that the need to […]…
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Synctera Brings ‘FinTech As A Service’ To Community Banks
Bet your last application programming interface (API) that the strong suits for FinTechs as the year heads to a close are innovation and user experience. On the other side of the table sit the traditional community banks and the smart bet there is on risk and regulatory compliance and capital. But what if there was […]…
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The Year in Review for Fintech
With 2020 in the rearview mirror, financial institutions of the world will be in a much more resilient position. The world has hit the online accelerator in 2020. Indeed, earlier this year Microsoft estimated that two years worth of digital transformation was compressed into just two months. Nowhere is this more acute than in the financial sector. […]…
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Amsterdam among top 20 global Fintech ecosystems; offers strong reasons for startups to invest in: Startup Genome report
The startup ecosystem keeps frequently changing with multiple ecosystems spread across multiple regions, which foster new and upcoming startups. To understand such ecosystems better, Startup Genome’s Global Ecosystem report 2020 is now available. The current report takes a deeper look at Fintech space to better understand the ever-changing landscape. It also lists the top Fintech […]…
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Digital Source’d: An Insider’s Guide to Nailing Your LinkedIn Profile
LinkedIn is without a doubt the most effective platform for professional branding. For recruiters, the platform enables them to head-hunt the very best talent. For candidates, it allows you to market your skills and interests to an experienced network, all while giving you access to a range of opportunities. As our second release under our […]…
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