Evolution of FinTech Solutions and their Applications in 2021

Fintech, known for its applications in the e-commerce industry, has been in popular demand over recent years. By fusing technology and finance in smart products and services, Fintech brings innovation to the table for businesses and customers alike. According to Statista, the industry will top a staggering $4.8 trillion by the end of 2020 and […]

Navigating Your Next Career Move in Tech: An Interview With Our Team

So far, our Digital Source’d blog releases have compiled a collection of candidate-tailored guides to help you get closer to the tech role that is right for you. We’ve covered topics from Networking in Tech, An Insider’s Guide to Your LinkedIn Profile, Building Your Data Science CV and Nailing An Online Interview. As we come […]

Navigating Your Next Career Move in Tech: An Interview With Our Team

So far, our Digital Source’d blog releases have compiled a collection of candidate-tailored guides to help you get closer to the tech role that is right for you. We’ve covered topics from Networking in Tech, An Insider’s Guide to Your LinkedIn Profile, Building Your Data Science CV and Nailing An Online Interview. As we come […]

Dutch startup Founda Health books $15 million to bring ‘fintech platform’ model to healthcare

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Founda Health, an Amsterdam startup that says it’s bringing fintech-style ‘platformization’ to healthcare, has raised a $15 million seed funding round from an undisclosed group of healthcare and fintech entrepreneurs. Founda cites how fintech has made payments intuitive for the consumer: multiple finance players integrate and collaborate in the background to process a secure credit […]

TransferWise rebrands as ‘Wise’ to reflect brand expansion

Having built a strong initial reputation as being one of fintech’s leading money transfer companies, Wise has reflected that “customers now need [it] for more” and sought to capture this transition with a clear separation from its past identity. Now over a decade since it was founded, the company has broadened its capabilities to include international currency […]

How to build a data analytics dream team

The days of companies wondering whether they should jump on the data analytics bandwagon, or having a single data analyst on staff, are gone. For firms today, the focus has turned to building the right team to fully harness all that data has to offer. As companies add to their data teams, analytics jobs are […]

Google introduces pay for parking within Google Maps

Google has released a new feature which lets consumers pay for parking and transit fares directly from within Google Maps. Users just need to link their Google Pay account to the Maps application to make touch-free payments at parking meters in more than 400 cities across the US. States the tech giant: “Thanks to an […]

Climate Fintech Is Coming

What do you get when you combine the buzziest tech sector with the most high-profile public policy issue? Financial technology combating climate change. It would seem an unlikely pairing, but the last year witnessed an explosion in climate-focused fintech products and companies. The public’s focus on climate change is here to stay, which could continue […]

Post-Brexit Britain Plots Fintech Big Bang with Hubs, Tech Visas

U.K. Chancellor Rishi Sunak plans to introduce new visas for financial technology workers in next month’s budget, part of a package of proposals in a report aimed at boosting the industry in the country, according to newspapers. The fast-track visa program is designed to lure global talent to Britain’s fintech companies and will mirror a […]

NBA MVP Russell Westbrook Leads $63 Million Strategic Investment in Varo Bank

Russell Westbrook will help co-create a new impact platform aimed at underserved communities for the country’s only social-impact focused national digital bank Varo Bank, America’s first all-digital nationally chartered bank, today announced an extensive engagement with Russell Westbrook, nine time NBA All-Star, NBA MVP, entrepreneur, philanthropist, and designer. Mr. Westbrook joins Varo as an investor and […]

New podcast: An Interview with Tom van Wees and Roderick de Koning, CCO and CEO of Ginger Payments