Managers of Wealth Fintech

Nigeria is Africa’s leader in Bitcoin transfers, transacts $8 million weekly

Data shows that the use of Bitcoin for peer to peer lending in Nigeria is on an astronomical run.

Fintech can democratise opportunities in a cashless society

Kent Mackenzie, Partner at Deloitte, discusses how the COVID-19 pandemic has created opportunities for democratised financial systems

Portfolio management: on the crossroads

When major global events of this kind occur, people become very much divided: some are ready to jump at the opportunity to make the best of a crisis, and some other adopt a wait-and-see attitude.

Survey on Wealth Management in the New World

Are we emerging, albeit extremely tentatively, from global lockdown, or are many of the leading economies on the cusp of new lockdowns?

Coronavirus accelerates Nigeria's digital banking push

A new breed of digital banks, without physical branches, say they have had a boost due to the pandemic.

CIOs Wielding More Influence in the Boardroom as IT Spending Surges by $15 BILLION a Week

“To see it scale at basically $15 billion dollars a week, an annualized 20%, was massive”

This upstart Chinese brokerage is now bigger than Credit Suisse

Like the popular Robinhood Markets Inc. app in the US, East Money has found a sweet spot with tech-savvy youth as millions, stuck at home amid the coronavirus, turned to stock trading.

Benefit from Open Banking – it’s all a question of APIs

In the European Union, PSD2 mandates that banks allow third party providers access to accounts at the customer’s request.

The future of tech is female

Artificial intelligence and game technology are advancing by the day – and women are at the forefront of this progress

It’s all about the data: how to prepare for the future of banking

The first lesson learned is that legacy systems and thinking can create barriers, both because data needs to be exchanged between open networks and closed banking systems and because institutions have leaned towards caution and protectiveness in the past.

UK banks outperform Europe in reducing card fraud

UK banks saw the largest single reduction of card fraud losses last year, down eight percent from 2018, according to a recent report.

The CEOs of Chewy and Honeywell talk digital transformation

For Honeywell, that looks like new office automation tools and a gamble on quantum computing, while for Chewy, it's the company's first fully-automated factory.

German fintech Monedo files for bankruptcy

A German fintech once backed by PayPal investor Peter Thiel, has filed for bankruptcy after failing to recover from the economic effects of the Coronavirus pandemic.

How young African tech entrepreneurs can accelerate development across continent

With such widespread interest, effort must be invested into unleashing Africa’s true potential, with its young entrepreneurs at the forefront of creating this transformation.

Fintech funding in Asia-Pacific saw spike in 2Q, led by Southeast Asia

Fintech investments in India declined 38% to US$339 million in the second quarter as the government continued to scrutinise and clamp down on foreign investments.

75% of businesses are more likely to join a fully digital bank

The data, which was obtained via a survey of 200 senior business decision-makers in large and medium sized UK companies conducted by independent polling company Censuswide

Banking is on the cusp of an explainable AI revolution

The latest survey on AI from Microsoft and EY found that an unsurprising “65% of organisations in Europe expect AI to have a high or a very high impact on the core business.”

Ukraine, Russia, South Africa, Nigeria Among Top Countries by Cryptocurrency Adoption

Chainalysis’ 2020 Global Crypto Adoption Index, released Tuesday, ranks 154 countries based on their cryptocurrency adoption.

How the wealth industry risks failing its clients

Technology and processes must help bring people closer to their money

MEA Women in Fintech with Keren Chavkin from Israel

Keren has 20 years of proven international record in running operations and products in a multinational environment.

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