A growing number of online entrepreneurs and businesses are realizing that even with a great SaaS, getting your offering the exposure it needs to provide you with those big returns, in a sea of highly similar and competitive options, is a major undertaking.
You can absolutely focus on paid acquisition strategies and social...
Monument, a UK challenger bank looking to tap Britain’s mass affluent population, has revealed its build partners – including Mambu, AWS and Salesforce.
The start-up says its “lego-like” platform rests on a cloud-based microservices architecture.
“We have been working closely with our chosen providers for some months now,” says chief operating officer, Steve Britain.
Global trade is under unprecedented pressure from COVID-19 and geopolitical challenges, with supply chains affected by a range of factors firms cannot control. As liquidity dries up and the global economy shrinks, banks should prepare for higher levels of non-performing loans, and should find ways to move credit risk off their balance sheets. At the…
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When it comes to whether emerging technologies like artificial intelligence (AI) and blockchain are practical for equipment finance, it depends on the application. That was the key takeaway from the recent ELFA 2020 Business Live! virtual convention panel discussion I had the fortune of being a part of. I joined host Deb Reuben of TomorrowZone and fellow…
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There’s no two ways about it: ISO 20022 is a complex new standard for financial services firms of every description. Inside that complexity lie some operational hurdles for payments players—but also tremendous opportunities. We can see why by looking at the ISO 20022 message format, which neatly encapsulates the high-level impact of the new standard.…
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Hong Kong could have a major role to play in supporting the overseas expansion of China’s fintech giants. The growth of China’s fintech giants in their domestic market has, until recently, been relatively unfettered by regulatory constraints. But the recent emergence of a more hands-on regulatory approach has created a degree of uncertainty about the…
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When it comes to digital, middle market banks want what the big banks have. But they assume it’s out of reach. The refrain I hear from leaders goes something like this: “I’d love to be more digital, but we don’t have a big bank sized technology budget.” Banks go so far down the rabbit hole…
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