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8 Berlin Fintechs to look out for in 2021
Berlin’s young, enthusiastic and creative energy and business mindset is nearly unmatched in mainland Europe. Comparisons to the US’ Silicon Valley are becoming increasingly justified: In fact, with more than 2.500 active startups, Berlin is attracting more young minds than any other city in the EU. Berlin’s distinct lack of major banking presences like in […]…
Creative
German supervisory regime lambasted over Wirecard collapse
Europe’s top regulatory body has issued a stinging indictment of the German financial supervisory regime which allowed bankrupt payment processor Wirecard to hoodwink investors for years.The report by the European Securities and Markets Authority (Esma), identifies a number of “deficiencies, inefficiencies and legal and procedural impediments” in the two-tier German supervisory system, which splits responsibilities […]…
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The Software Engineering Job Ladder
Software companies should put careful deliberation into their engineering job levels, and make available a job ladder explaining what is expected of employees, the distinction between roles, and areas for career growth. In this post, I’ll discuss why having a job ladder helps everybody; what makes for a good job ladder; the way I think […]…
Events
The Future of Insurance Europe: Reuters Exclusive CEO and C-Suite Leadership Discussion Points
The Future of Insurance Europe (Nov 24-25, 2020, Online), will unite the most influential CEOs and insurance C-suite leadership teams for real business discussions to develop solutions, tackle challenges, set benchmarks and collectively lay the foundations for the future. With over 30+ CEOs and C-Suite execs from all major European markets, we are taking a […]…
News
Role of FinTech in the post-COVID-19 world
The growth of the global FinTech market has been significant. According to the Business Research Group, the market was valued at about $127.66bn in 2018 and expected to reach $309.98bn at an annual growth rate of 24.8 percent through 2022. Of course, the COVID-19 pandemic has caused significant disruption and cast doubt on many predictions […]…
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Five revenue-generating ideas for fintech/bank partnerships
Collaborative approaches to boost the fintech sector by teaming with, rather than seeking to disrupt, established banks. The fintech industry worldwide has grown very successfully over the past decade. But since the global pandemic, start-ups have suffered through a lack of investment from areas that previously have supported the new financial technology revolution. Suddenly, funds […]…
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nexo standards: Providing the building blocks for global card payment acceptance
Arnaud Crouzet, General Secretary of nexo standards talks about how the lack of interoperability in today’s complex global payments acceptance world is hindering merchants’ plans for international expansion. As technologies evolve to offer evermore payment options for consumers and globalisation continues at a rapid rate, it is inevitable that merchants want to take advantage of […]…
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PSD2 and GDPR – Customer consent is the key
PSD2 & GDPR will come into force in the first half of 2018. Paul Weiss, Consulting Practice & Financial Services from Accenture talks about their seemingly conflicting coexistence. While the PSD2 is all about making the data of individuals available to third parties, the GDPR is all about keeping this data private. Surprisingly little has been said […]…
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Why COVID-19 is accelerating the shift of international remittances to digital
Author: Lorenzo Pellegrino, CEO of Skrill, NETELLER and Income Access, at Paysafe Group For millions of people across the globe, sending money home to family and loved ones is a normal part of life. For the recipients of those transactions, the finances they obtain is often their only source of income and the difference between […]…
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