Arjeh Van Oijen Head of Product Management at Icon Solutions
Shifting geopolitical dynamics and the demands of the always-on digital economy have reshaped the European payments landscape – driving the need for instant, secure and accessible transactions across the bloc. This transformation has been enabled by a wave of regulatory and technological initiatives that have imposed new requirements and overhaul...
23 May 2025 /payments
Prakash Bhudia HOD – Product & Growth at Deriv
Copper’s soaring. Silver’s holding ground. And a shaky 90-day trade truce between the US and China has markets breathing a little easier - for now. But under the surface, things aren’t quite so smooth. Copper’s been swinging wildly, smelters are running on negative margins, and silver’s safe-haven shine is fading fast. China’s buying big, but sto...
23 May 2025 /markets
Andrew Bonsall COO at AperiData
Collections strategies have evolved. But many still rely on long-standing assumptions: that customers' ability to repay is stable, that financial circumstances remain unchanged, and that static repayment plans will work for most. Today, that approach is increasingly risky. Rising living costs and income volatility are widening the gap between what...
23 May 2025
Serhii Bondarenko Artificial Intelegence at Tickeron
Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) remains a cornerstone of the technology sector, consistently shaping the global market through its leadership in cloud computing, artificial intelligence (AI), and software innovation. As of May 23, 2025, the company’s stock performance, strategic partnerships, and technological advancements continue to draw si...
23 May 2025 /ai /markets Artificial Intelligence and Financial Services
Rob Straathof CEO at Liberis
The financial needs of small businesses have evolved dramatically over the past decade and so has the technology supporting them. Traditional lending models are broke, but how are they being fixed? From co-pilot models to fully autonomous financial agents, we’re entering a new era of AI-driven finance that will empower small businesses to thrive —...
23 May 2025 /inclusion Embedded Finance
John Adam Chief Revenue Officer at Aimprosoft
A few weeks ago, I visited several events in London over UK Fintech Week. I listened to a lot of speakers and panels and spoke to a lot of people in the sector—at established financial services companies, scaleups, those still early in their product journeys and other ecosystem participants. By far the most common use cases of predictive AI in f...
23 May 2025 /ai Artificial Intelligence and Financial Services
John Reese Business Analyst | Platform Growth Expert at Hashcodex
Banking just got smarter. Gone are the days when digital banking only meant checking your balance online. Now? It’s freedom. It’s control. It’s your money, your way. Still not clear? No worries. Let me explain. Imagine you are a freelancer or running a business, you know the struggle. You work with clients from all over the world. Some pay in regu...
23 May 2025 /startups /crypto Fintech
Rohit Mishra Director, Product at Shopify
Global commerce is no longer the reserve of enterprise businesses. Today’s businesses – whether digitally native or omnichannel – are increasingly expanding into new regions, and in 2024 alone they tapped into the £873 billion in UK exports of goods and services. Driven by rising demand, faster fulfilment capabilities and consumer expectations, gl...
22 May 2025 /ai /payments E-commerce
Leon Fischer-Brocks Co-Founder | CEO at Bloxley
My name is Leon Fischer-Brocks. I’m co-founder and CEO of Bloxley, a digital finance app gearing towards launch. At 24, I’m at the start of my journey, young enough to challenge conventions, but with experience enough to know that execution is everything. Like many in this space, I am at the crossroads of vision and reality, staring down the exhi
22 May 2025 /retail /startups Fintech innovation and startups
Ben O'Brien Managing Director at Jaywing
In our previous post on CP10/25, we examined how expectations around climate risk are becoming more specific and embedded. This follow-up focuses on the details, breaking down the proposals in the draft Supervisory Statement and what they mean for firms assessing their current position. Each area highlighted below reflects the level of depth and i...
22 May 2025 /regulation
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