FinTech Weekly Magazine
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Bridging Finance & Crypto Via Fintech App DevInnovative fintech apps can bridge cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology with more traditional financial products and services.
Thursday, December 15th 2022
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Alternative Investments: A path to transparencyCapital has been flowing into the alternative investment industry over the past few years, with sources projecting that money invested in private funds will reach as much as $20 trillion by 2020. Preqin recently published a study stating that there are as many as 17,000 private funds open for investment.
Monday, February 19th 2018
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Cryptocurrency Accounting Guide: How Do I calculate My Crypto Gains?The increased interest and excitement towards cryptocurrencies has resulted in an influx of new money flowing into the cryptocurrency market. However, entering into the crypto world is extremely intimidating, especially when you’re dealing with a subject matter that is technically complex. With many making a considerable rate or return on their investments, it is vital to understand how we should value our crypto gains (or losses).
Friday, February 16th 2018
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Bitcoin is just the tip of the iceberg: exploring blockchain’s full potentialIf there is one topic setting tongues wagging in FinTech, it is blockchain. Because of its distributed ledger system, Blockchain makes processes easier, faster and by extension, cheaper. Bitcoin is only one case among the many applications of crypto. Once its potential is fully explored, blockchain could generate much more than digital money, and empower individuals by putting them in full control of their money and transactions.
Wednesday, February 7th 2018
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How AI Improves Customer Onboarding in FintechOnboarding is pivotal to start clients’ journeys in the best way. Fintech products can use AI to optimize this process.
Monday, December 12th 2022
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Friday, February 2nd 2018
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Open Banking – Intellectual Property ConsiderationsOn 13 January 2018, the starting pistol was fired for the Open Banking race. Retail banks (and building societies) are now required, with their customers’ consent, to provide access to their customers’ banking data to approved third parties in a standardised, straightforward and secure way. Open Banking has been hailed as a catalyst for the Fintech sector, facilitating innovative new banking apps and services for consumers and small businesses.
Thursday, February 1st 2018
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How big data and AI has revolutionized financial tradingMany banking and finance companies have already taken advantage of big data analytics to simplify the process of personalized offers, targeted cross sales and to improve their customer service. The term big data keeps expanding and today incorporates numerous new meanings, such as Deep Learning, Cluster Analysis, Neuron Networks and Artificial Intelligence.
Wednesday, January 31st 2018
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5 Essential Things You Need to Set Up a BusinessRunning a business can be one of the best ways to be financially secure and achieve your goals.
Saturday, November 26th 2022
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The role of blockchain in the Open Banking eraPSD2 - the second Payment Services Directive - offers European consumers significant control over the use of their personal financial data. But while they trust their banks with this sensitive data, a recent Accenture study shows that consumers are overwhelmingly reluctant to share their bank details with third-parties. So how can fintech companies generate trust and encourage consumers to sign-up? I believe empowering consumers to manage their own data could be the answer.
Wednesday, January 24th 2018
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A Cautionary Tale for TokensAs the digital asset community tries to project how the world’s governments and agencies will ultimately regulate the cascade of coins and tokens now being blockchained into existence, we could use a good anecdote. Do we have a relatively recent story that features large quantities of regulatory uncertainty, customer frenzy and start-up obsession? One that might illuminate basic truths that help token investors and issuers navigate the unusual regulatory landscape they find themselves trying to cross? In fact we do. The story of daily fantasy sports companies during the second half of 2015 offers the digital asset community several valuable insights.
Friday, January 19th 2018
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Mobile Payment: NFC, QR Codes, In-app and beyond…‘Mobile payments’ is a broad term. As the ecosystem has developed, various new technologies have emerged to change the way we act and transact in-store.
Wednesday, January 17th 2018
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Different Types of Personal Loans in SingaporePersonal loans are often used in Singapore to benefit from the many opportunities offered by the country.
Friday, November 18th 2022
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PSP ecosystem explained and global mapping of key playersAs the PSP segment in the payments value chain is maturing, retail prices for online payments are steadily dropping, while the level of service offered to merchants is only increasing. Consequently, players aim to gain scale and increase capabilities through strategic acquisitions. This report describes the global PSP space today and defines the capabilities offered by the different participants in the ecosystem.
Monday, January 15th 2018
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Navigating Cryptocurrency Regulation: Common Sense in an Uncommon IndustryThe recent, exponential growth of bitcoin, Ether, and other cryptocurrencies has brought cryptocurrencies firmly into the public eye. Some have created crypto-products or tokens to raise funds in a veritable cash grab with little foresight, planning, or disclosure. Others – by the tens and hundreds of thousands – are signing up to purchase crypto-assets. Often these purchasers have no understanding of the underlying technology or the risks involved, proving that, as Mark Twain opined, “common sense is very uncommon.”
Monday, January 15th 2018
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Cryptocurrencies – Does the Next Big Thing have Staying Power?Cryptocurrencies – not just bitcoin, but any of the hundreds of different currencies that have been created using blockchain technology – have caught the imagination of the public. There are, seemingly, daily articles that predict either the demise of all traditional currencies in favor of cryptocurrencies, and just as many articles predicting the demise of cryptocurrencies.
Saturday, January 13th 2018
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GreenOnline Wins Hearts & Minds in EuropeThe CEO of GreenOnline talks about the logic behind the company – and how it helps customers.
Wednesday, November 16th 2022
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Fintech perspective: the best is yet to comeIn the past 18 months a great many column inches have been given over to distributed ledger technology, more commonly known as blockchain and its power to disrupt industries, particularly in the financial sector.
Friday, January 12th 2018
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Managing Identities Online: Blockchain and AI are the KeyBlockchain and identity management are not only a natural fit, but will also be an increasingly important part for online businesses in the future. AI and Blockchain will play crucial roles in customer onboarding and provide better conversion for businesses and more security for all parties involved.
Wednesday, January 10th 2018
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How Online Identification Will Change Businesses – Rupert Spiegelberg and Armin Bauer, IDnowFinTech Weekly talked to online identification provider IDnow about why identity management will be one of the most interesting areas to watch in 2018. Further, we discussed their highly interesting business, how opening bank accounts online can be safer than in a bank, and how even customers of 102 years old can use online identification.
Wednesday, January 3rd 2018
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Bitcoin Predictions for 2023Are you curious as to the predictions for Bitcoin in 2023? Read on for the answers!
Tuesday, November 8th 2022
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Building the fintech hub – Interview with N26's Head of International Markets, Alexander WeberFinTech Weekly interviewed Alexander Weber, Head of International Markets at mobile bank N26. We briefly talked about their market expansion to the UK and US, building the fintech hub through partnerships with incumbents and fintechs and why N26 does not fear the tech giants in banking.
Wednesday, December 27th 2017
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Blockchain Trends to Keep on Your Radar for 2018Blockchain is for sure a disruptive technology, and there are some trends you should consider for the next year.
Monday, December 18th 2017
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Bridging Cryptocurrency with the Travel Industry“The 90s had dotcom mania. Here comes crypto mania!”
While Bitcoin is conquering new highs in the 20,000 range, and global public attention is glued to the charts of altcoins of all types, opinions have split: from baby boomer’s claiming cryptocurrency a gigantic bubble, to millennials hoping to hedge against political and economic fluctuations.Monday, December 18th 2017
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Is Car Insurance Cheaper Depending On The State?Have you wondered how car insurance premiums work and whether states have different prices?
Tuesday, November 8th 2022
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