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This is one of our Fintech From A Peak Interviews, where we talk to people making a big difference in people’s lives with fintech services, Accion, founded in 1961, is hardly an overnight sensation. This is a story of quietly doing the right thing for a long time and then suddenly the world catches up. Today Accion […]
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If you were in London over the last couple of weeks, you wouldn’t have missed the activities of the extinction rebellion. While I don’t condone all their actions, they are making a valid point and it is being heard at the highest and the lowest levels. A week ago, I explained to my five year […]
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PHYGITAL E-commerce giant Amazon is a big player in many markets. From e-commerce, cloud, delivery, entertainment, payments, smart home devices, and physical stores. Retail giant Walmart, not included in the FANGs or the GAFAs, as it is a native of another tribe (physical retailers), can actually stand respectfully next to Amazon and other large non-financials […]
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Earlier this year, Hongkong offered digital banking licenses to Alibaba, Tencent and Xiaomi. Therefore, it is not surprising to hear that the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) are opening up their doors to digital banks too. Applications are open for firms wanting to set up a digital bank in Singapore. The deadline for applications is […]
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Arunkumar Krishnakumar is a Venture Capital investor at Green Shores Capital focusing on sustainable deep-tech investments. Catch ‘em young is banker marketing mantra – people rarely change from their first bank. UK with c. 20% of the population under 18 is an example. This is where top neobank Revolut offers “Revolut Youth” for 7-18 years old. […]
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SoftPoS stands for Software Point of Sale. If you lived in parts of the world outside of the US, you would have come across contactless payments. It made the payment experience seamless and almost invisible to the customer. As a result, in the UK for instance, by Q4 2018, contactless payments took over chip and […]
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Earlier this week banking history was made in Australia, with two new neobanks claiming a photo finish first to market. On Monday, within hours of each other, new banks Xinja and 86 400 both announced they were open for business. The launch of both businesses marks a significant milestone for the fintech sector downunder, […]
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Poor existing banking infrastructure? No major Unicorns from the local ecosystem? – No problem. The rise of Vietnam as an innovation/Fintech hotbed is a fascinating trend. A tech savvy population, supportive government regulations, and high smartphone penetration – a great combo that has done wonders to several countries across the world. Image Source Vietnam ranks […]
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For many fintechs, the obvious barrier to competition has always been the banking incumbents, who in the past have religiously denied access to financial infrastructure, or used regulation as a weapon in the fight to prevent fintech startups gaining a foothold in the market. But the sands are shifting, incredibly fast. Today, a new and […]
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We live in a world where we often have to wonder what the balance between promise and performance is. It is especially critical to see the distinction in a space where Billions of dollars is being pumped into. “The promise to provide lending solutions brings in more capital at higher valuations than lending itself” – […]
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