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Covid-19 has disproportionately impacted women, with 62% saying financial plans have been affected, including retirement plans

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FinTech ‘Origin’ launches Airbrush in collaboration with LuxSe and Clearstream

February 19, 2021

Origin, the London-based fintech digitising debt capital markets, has announced the launch of Airbrush, an interface data standard that will aim to act as a universal language for bond issuance market participants. The initiative is being launched with the support of Clearstream and the LuxSE, and follows Origin’s $7 million Series A funding round.

The Safe Haven – 10 months of using Glint!

February 5, 2021

Back in March 2020, Revolut introduced its customers to a brand-new service, letting them invest their money into two particular commodities – Silver and Gold. However, their service is still missing functionalities. For instance, digital transfers of Gold to someone. With it being easier to send crypto over precious metals, the challenger bank might be popularizing the idea that crypto is more user-friendly.

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sync & Nordigen combine to offer Europe’s most advanced budgeting tools

February 4, 2021

While many of us are used to hearing stories about VISA partnering with some bank or another to offer a new service, it is less common to hear of two FinTechs forming similar partnerships.

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Smoooth Dogg’s Klarna on the radar for the FCA

February 2, 2021

‘The use of BNPL products nearly quadrupled in 2020 and is now £2.7 billion, with 5 million people using these products since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic.’

Europe Fintech

Can digital finance deliver social value to European citizens?

January 28, 2021

The danger is that this digital finance ecosystem will simply get sucked into the mainstream banking industry through acquisition, or because FinTech becomes merely back-end service providers to the big banks and disappears as an industry of its own. Or FinTech will try to mimic the big banks, driven by where the money is or by the constraints of regulation.

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Digital Fintech Careers – Post-Covid

January 22, 2021

33% of the skills that were present in an average job posting in 2017 won’t be needed by 2021.

Banking Fintech

The Good, the Bad and JPMorgan’s 2020 Results

January 18, 2021

You might have heard the news about Plaid’s failed acquisition by VISA? $5.3 billion was the amount the fintech was reported to be going for, before the deal fell through.

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Open Banking’s #BlackFriday, Nordigen launches the first-ever free API platform

December 15, 2020

So we knew people who had credit scoring backgrounds and who had learnt to build scoring models from scratch, and who could build machine learning models from scratch.

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How is Hungary strengthening its Cooperation with Singapore & FinTech?

December 10, 2020

The Co-operation Agreement sets out a framework for FinTech collaboration between both countries. It will put in place a referral mechanism to help FinTech firms access each other’s markets. MAS and MNB have also committed to exchange views on emerging market trends and developments in FinTech, as well as regulatory issues on financial services innovation. The agreement will facilitate joint innovation projects between MAS and MNB.

Banking Fintech Startups

How did a country that is 55 years old create the Biggest FinTech Festival in the World?

December 3, 2020

A new sector created with over 1,000 Fintech firms employing 10,000 workers, serving the larger ASEAN region of over 650 million people Over 40 innovation labs set up by both local and international financial institutions, catalysing digital transformation of the incumbents More than 150 Venture Capital firms have registered in Singapore, enhancing the City’s allure as an international financial centre and the regional hub for startup fund-raising

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Your Reliable Portfolio Management and Research as a Service Partner, going Global with Scorable

December 2, 2020

We tried many things on our journey and we eventually came up with the solution we have today. We had a plan, but we were open to new ideas and tried not to limit ourselves to any technology or methodology. It was the freedom and agility from day One that allowed us to act as an independent company, build the startup culture and make sure we can come up with the best possible solution.

Events Fintech

Bill Gates joins the speaker list for next week’s Singapore Fintech Festival

November 30, 2020

Bill Gates is predicting that business travel and office work won’t return to pre-pandemic levels in the future. The Microsoft founder and philanthropist believes that at around half of business travel will go, along with a third of working in the office.

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Why did Ant Group not complete its’ IPO? A fight against Fintech monopoly or free speech?

November 26, 2020

Recently there was a scandal that we covered at #DisruptionBanking involving German digital payment giant Wirecard. € 1.9 billion went missing. The story may have led the Chinese government to understand that it needs to scrutinize Fintech companies more; and that fraud does happen in this sector.

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Exploring New Horizons – UAE as an Open Gateway to MEASA Region

November 25, 2020

The UAE is leading the Middle East and North Africa (MENA)’s FinTech market, reaching a record-high of USD 2.5 billion by 2022, as a result of regional and multi-national financial institutions rolling out digital platforms to transform customer experiences, optimize costs, and meet data regulations.

Events Fintech

Why is Singapore hosting the Biggest Fintech Festival of 2020?

November 23, 2020

Jane Fraser, President of Citi speaking about how the Financial Services Sector will Respond in 2021 on the 8th of December A Fireside Chat with the Winklevoss Brothers about Crypto being the new Safe Haven on the 8th of December Akon speaking about Akoin City & Beyond on the 9th of December Adena Friedman, CEO of Nasdaq speaking about How Technology is Shaping the Future of the Capital Markets on the 10th of December

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