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How Can Thought Leadership Drive Success in Fintech
By Raimonda Kriaučiūnaitė, Linkedist
The global fintech market is projected to reach a value of USD 16,652,680 million by 2028, witha CAGR of 13.9% during...
Temenos Launches Enterprise Cross-Border Payments Solution
The solution enables banks to implement full-scale cross-border payments without risking existing legacy systems. And it can be deployed in a single day.
Cross-border payment...
How the EU’s Digital Markets Act is reshaping payments and transforming...
By Chris Meredith, SVP EMEA at Xsolla
The European Union is known for not shying away from taking the first steps towards change, and the...
EUDI Wallet: Scaling Up Opportunities for EU SMEs
The EUDI Wallet presents a major opportunity for SMEs in the EU to enhance efficiency, simplify regulatory processes, and improve customer experiences, potentially driving...
PSD3: Revolutionising Fraud Prevention and Empowering Consumers
With PSD3, the EU will enhance fraud prevention and data security while fostering innovation in financial services and giving consumers greater control over their...
Fintechs Navigating AI Growth
AI in fintech is set to grow rapidly as it helps improve security, streamline processes, and meet strict regulations. Companies like Lucinity and Gilion...
A Day in the Life of Frank
Frank woke to the soft glow of his circadian lamp, the gentle hum of his apartment's environmental systems creating a soothing ambiance. As his...
Experian’s 154 Years of Empowering Financial Health for Businesses and Consumers
The need for borrower and lending assessments by businesses has existed since merchants started trading, and the problems experienced by merchants hundreds of years...
Decoding Denmark
The Nordic region, especially Denmark, has led the way in integrating digital financial services with the public sector, providing efficient, user-friendly platforms. However, challenges...
Unfiltered: Monika Liikamaa on AI, Regulation, and the Fight for the...
Monika Liikamaa, Co-CEO and Co-Founder of Enfuce, doesn't hold back in this candid interview. She goes into the real impact of AI in payments,...
Fintechs to Watch
Every quarter, our editorial team explores the fintech landscape to discover standout companies that get our adrenaline pumping. This fintechs-to-watch list is one of...
Brian Lawlor on B4B Payments Supporting Nordic Fintechs for Global Growth
The Nordic region is known for its stable financial systems, and its fintech sector is rapidly growing and becoming a significant source of economic...
Close collaboration resulted in an exceptional customer advisory system
Over the last decade, Festina Finance and SDC have collaborated to develop a customer advisory system that is not only equipped to handle today's...
Future-Proofing Investments: InvestSuite’s Portfolio Optimizer is a game-changer for financial institutions
As the demand for digital wealth management solutions grows, retail and private banks seek innovative tools to enhance their investment capabilities. InvestSuite’s Portfolio Optimizer...
Rethinking Customer Interactions: How LINK Mobility is Shaping the Future of...
By transforming various communication methods into mini-customer meetings, LINK Mobility not only meets the needs of financial clients but also enriches the customer experience,...
AI, Compliance, and the Brutal Truth About Payments: Monika Liikamaa’s No-Nonsense...
Late summer is the perfect time to visit Paris — not just for the warm, sunny weather, the sublime croissants, and exceptional coffee, but...
ThetaRay’s Explainable AI Helps Tier 1 Bank Catch Bad Actors in...
In the banking world, laundered money is colloquially referred to as “dirty” money, and it’s one of the worst offences in banking.
Unfortunately, more than...
Why Malta for Fintech?
Fintech in Malta is booming.
In 2023, an elite advisory team from Mastercard recognized Malta’s fintech growth and conducted a study resulting in a 100-page...
Green Finance: Banks & Fintechs Embrace Energy Data
In the pursuit of decarbonisation targets, banks with mortgage books are actively seeking ways to reduce carbon emissions associated with home ownership. A significant...
Skaleet Helps Financial Institutions Implement Core Banking “Speedboats” in 4 Months
Customer perception of banking has changed. Their expectations of services provided by banks have altered dramatically and there’s no going back. Customers now demand...
The Power of Data: How AdvanThink is Redefining Financial Security
As financial crime escalates in complexity and scope, AdvanThink is revolutionizing financial security by harnessing the power of data and advanced machine-learning technologies to...
INTRODUCING HYBRID PAYMENTS – ON THE VERGE OF DIGITAL DOMINANCE
Bridging alternative and standard rails to facilitate proximity and in-app payments.
Traditionally, in-store and online payments were considered separate, each with its own set of...
Meet the AI-Enabled Fraud Prevention Tool That Saved a Bank €7.5m...
In October 2023, Cleafy’s cutting-edge fraud detection technology stopped a bot-driven attack that had been sifting through 2.1 million credentials stolen from the dark...
Checkout.com’s Intelligent Acceptance Solves the $50B Problem of Lost Revenue
The solution uses machine learning to optimise payments, increase acceptance rates, and reduce payment costs.
In 2022, merchants in the US, UK, France, and Germany...
Is Ecosystem Enabled Banking the Solution to Banks’ Transformation Challenges?
Executive banking consultant and director of Samlink Advisory Services, Pål Krogdahl, discusses the obstacles banks face in modernisation and how to overcome them.
Banks run...
How Confidential Computing will help pave the way for secure data...
The threat posed by quantum computers is not just a distant concern; it’s already taking shape. Determined attackers can store encrypted sensitive data now,...
Why Partner With Froda for SME Lending?
The Swedish fintech has experienced 300% growth with its Froda Embedded solution.
In late 2015, the founders of Froda saw a gap in the SME...
Firi: Largest Crypto Exchange in the Nordics Makes It Safe to...
Buying cryptocurrency in the Nordics has always had its challenges. Many banks in the zone have been wary of allowing users to purchase crypto...
Scoutz will deliver the best Advisor universe to Danish Banks
In January, BEC Financial Technologies launched its new development hub Scoutz. The ambition is to create the strongest innovation and development hub for Salesforce...
AI, Financial Crime, and the Battle for Control: Who’s Winning the...
Banks have been using machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence (AI) for decades to determine credit scores, predict trends, and spot fraudulent transactions. However,...
Vodeno and Aion Bank Explain Why BaaS From a Bank Is...
Vodeno and Aion Bank are partners offering BaaS solutions to European companies. In July, UniCredit announced their agreement to acquire Aion Bank and Vodeno....
Inside Mastercard’s Strategy: Innovation, Inclusion, and Impact – Johanna Elvinsson, VP...
In our latest interview, Johanna Elvinsson, Vice President of Strategy at Mastercard, shares how the company is driving innovation, promoting financial inclusion, and building...
Ready to take on the tech giants
Vipps MobilePay is well on its way to becoming the largest platform for mobile payments, not only in the Nordic region but throughout Europe....
It is a never-ending battle – but it is by no...
The fight against cybercrime and financial scams goes on and on. The fraudsters get cleverer by the day, but the financial sector and the...
The Danish fintech environment is thriving but needs careful attention
Since the establishment of Copenhagen Fintech, thousands of new jobs have been created in the Danish financial sector, and there is a strong appetite...
Financing Microbusinesses through Innovation and Automation, Oliver Mohseni, Co-founder at Froda
Get ready to hear an inspiring journey from molecular biology to Fintech! In our latest interview with Oliver Mohseni, Co-founder of Froda, he reveals...