Fintech Trends Making Waves In 2020 and Outlook For the Industry In 2021

The fintech industry has been undergoing deep-seated changes for quite some time now. This revolution can be attributed to the trend of fintech adoption by sectors across industries. For instance, by March 2020, India accounted for 87 per cent of worldwide fintech adoption, showing that fintech adoption has been particularly going strong with Indian markets. As such, […]

Top banking official praises China’s new fintech regulations

A top Chinese banking official has publicly announced his support for a spate of new regulations to manage the growth of fintech in China. Pan Gongsheng, the deputy governor of the People’s Bank of China, who also heads the State Administration of Foreign Exchange, praised the way the communist nation-state is managing fintech risk and […]

Meet Anika – Digital Source Internal Interview

Presenting an all new release from our internal interview series! This week, we checked in with our Digital Source Marketing Executive and fairly recent addition to the team Anika Doshi. Read our chat below, as we get all her thoughts on what makes great content, her favourite DS projects and love for spicy food.  Where […]

Fintech Albert raises $100m

American mobile banking, saving and investing app Albert has raised $100 million in a Series C funding round led by General Atlantic. CapitalG, Alphabet’s independent growth fund, Portag3, and QED joined the round, which brings Albert’s total funding to date to $173 million. Since launching in 2016, Albert has signed up more than five million […]

Financial Revolution spurred on by Decentralized Finance.

For more in-depth insights, discussions and expert opinions on all things Fintech, check out the latest issue of PCN Magazine. Decentralized finance has grown into one of the most active sectors of blockchain, now with over $15 billion total value locked in DeFi smart contracts. From decentralized exchanges to lending and insurance platforms, the DeFi ecosystem […]

Securing payments in Asia with latest 3-D Secure technology – Omise integrates the EMV(R) 3DS 2.2 protocol using Netcetera’s 3DS Server

The Payment Service Provider Omise has implemented the Netcetera 3-D Secure Server to secure online payment transactions in the APAC region. Netcetera, a market leader for digital payment solutions, offers certified products for 3DS payment processing, and promotes secure and frictionless consumer authentication. With the go-live beginning of January 2021, Omise is among the first […]

Ravelin releases first fully certified 3DS2 authentication service for merchants and payment service providers

EMVCo certifies Ravelin’s 3D Secure 2.2, offering a complete enterprise risk management suite with authentication capabilities 26th January 2021, London UK — Ravelin today announces that its industry-first 3D Secure 2.2 (“3DS2”) solution has been certified by global payments body EMVCo and approved by payment schemes including Visa. Ravelin is the first fraud vendor to offer such […]

14 Essential Books to Break Into a Data Science Career in 2021

If there was one thing that stole the limelight in Linkedin’s 2020 Emerging Jobs Report for any country, it was the mention of AI Specialists and Data Scientists in the top 3 roles. As now companies have also begun to realize the power of data, we can expect to see more job postings and higher salaries in […]

An Insider’s Guide to Nailing Your LinkedIn Profile

For more in-depth insights, discussions and expert opinions on all things Fintech, check out the latest issue of PCN Magazine. LinkedIn is, without a doubt, the most effective platform for professional branding. For recruiters, the platform enables head-hunting the very best talent. For candidates, it allows you to market your skills and interests to a professional […]

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