When we talk about the fintech industry, we’re often focused on highly disruptive technology firms taking on large institutions such as banking, loans, and credit. But one financial area we tend to overlook in fintech is taxes. And perhaps no one needs more help with their taxes than freelancers. The Great Resignation—where more than 4… Continue reading Can Taxes Really Be Stress-free for Freelancers? New Fintech Says Yes!
Artificial intelligence (AI) has been applied to a wide variety of businesses and is transforming almost every industry. Financial services is one industry that has deployed AI and leveraged huge sets of consumer and transactional data to develop a variety of competitive advantages. Of course, AI requires a significant amount of infrastructure to have an… Continue reading Accelerating Financial Services with NVIDIA AI
Perhaps no other tech company in the world is more ubiquitous than Google. From dominating search engine traffic to providing apps and tools for individuals and businesses alike to delivering mobile experiences to more than 2.5 billion active Android users globally, Google touches nearly every person in the world with an internet connection.
When we talk about Fintech, we often talk about using technologies to deliver new digital banking services to underbanked customers. Or evolving the banking experience. Or how technology is democratizing access to financial and economic opportunities.
We all know that change is hard, and while large strides have been made in making Fintech more diverse, there’s still a way to go. That’s the frank assessment that Tracey Davies delivered in this week’s Fintech Growth Talk.
When we talk about Fintech, we often focus on upstart companies in the United States or Europe. However, according to the World Bank, the fintech investments in Southeast Asia have grown 700 percent since 2015. This is not only digital banks, but the overall ecosystem.
According to global accounting and business consultancy KPMG, investors poured $105 billion into fintech startups last year, the third-highest annual total ever recorded. This clearly demonstrates significant growth in the industry and interest in developing tech firms that are modernizing payment and financial infrastructure.
Product management is a core function in any fintech, requiring a savvy understanding of how ideas, opportunities, and people all come together to form products that users love. There are many factors that contribute to successful product management and parsing what’s important and what isn’t can be tricky. Product managers need to be able to… Continue reading Top Insights for Fintech Product Managers – From Accuracy to Innovation
Until recently, transferring money internationally was a long and expensive process. Typically, bank fees were high — both on the sending and receiving end — on top of currency exchange markup fees. What’s more, international bank to bank transfers can take as long as five days to be completed, which can be a long time… Continue reading Why Wise Is Pushing for Greater Financial Transparency
This year has certainly started off with a bang in the Fintech industry, with more Fintechs raising greater than $100 million than ever before. And we’re just wrapping up the first quarter of 2021! Like many industries, the pandemic has dramatically accelerated digital transformation and consumer adoption of digital Fintech tools, and that’s certainly apparent… Continue reading Why Trust Is the Key to Customer Growth
