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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...
Breaking down barriers through Open Banking – Nabeel Moosa, Nexi Group...
Open banking is transforming the payments landscape, and Nexi Group and Mastercard are at the forefront of this shift. In our latest interview, Nabeel...
Titans of Finance: Mastercard and Nexi Joining Forces to Transform Payments
At Nordic Fintech Magazine, we believe that the best outcomes happen when two strong entities come together with a shared purpose. As the saying...
European Fintech Index Ranks Countries by Fintech Attractiveness
Fintech in Europe
Fintech in Europe continues to dominate the headlines. Driven by innovation and a supportive regulatory environment, European fintechs are leveraging technology to...
Breaking into Fintech: The Must-Know Job Market Trends for 2024
by Dana Kocane, founder, CEO of the recruitment and executive search agency "Tech Recruitment"
Few industries on a Baltic scale have generated as much innovation...
Executing Digital Banking Transformation with Fintech Partnerships
by Jim Marous
Financial institutions are increasingly partnering with fintech firms and third-party solution providers to modernize digital banking experiences. These collaborations improve the speed...
Founder Diaries: Zeroing in the Priorities Shaping Fintech
We're already a quarter into the year, and fintech leaders in the Nordics and Baltics are pushing forward with their mission-driven efforts. Despite the...
It’s time you created an Advisory Board.
Opinion piece by Ewan MacLeod
If you’re a FinTech founder or CEO, you already have an informal network of colleagues who unofficially provide you with...
A Closer Look at Three Nordic and Baltic Fintech Environments
The Nordic and Baltic regions continue to establish themselves as major hubs for fintech development, distinguished by an advanced digital ecosystem, high mobile penetration,...
The Future of Identification: How Digital IDs are Shaping Financial Security...
The advent of digital IDs, which offer a robust solution for verifying consumers' legitimacy, is meeting the challenge of establishing trustworthy online interactions and...
How alternative finance is closing the SME funding gap in the...
Interview with Mantvydas Štareika, CEO of CapitalBox
Mantvydas Štareika is the CEO of CapitalBox, a leading fintech lender for small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) throughout...
European Instant Payment Regulations: Reviewing Challenges and Solutions with Expert Thomas...
On 8 January 2025, every bank in Europe that offers SEPA transfers must be reachable through instant payments at no additional cost to customers,...
From Open Banking to Open Finance: The top 10 Lessons for...
by Sarah Häger
As the financial industry evolves from Open Banking to Open Finance, the journey is fraught with technological, regulatory, and strategic challenges. However,...
Aiming High: Inside DNB’s Moonshot Quest for Next-Gen Innovation, Yngvar Ugland,...
In our recent interview at the Norway Fintech Festival, we had the pleasure of speaking with Yngvar Ugland from DNB Bank. Yngvar leads the...
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