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John Lynch and his fraud identification team at Amount had automated many processes for its banking partners, but were still looking for a way to enhance their services and reduce the time it required to verify customer details. Authenticating individuals’ addresses and incomes required time-intensive human investigation, which could take hours instead of seconds. Manually […]
In the digital evolution of financial services, Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) have become a significant component. Improving customer experience and the flexibility of fintech solutions, they provide a core area of developing successful fintech applications. Salt Security has, however, recently released surprising results regarding the security of APIs. The results found that API attackers targeting […]
Embedded finance (EmFi) has been one of the most hyped financial technology topics of the past two years and is estimated to reach revenues of US $7.2 trillion by 2026. Essentially the placement of a financial product in a nonfinancial customer experience, journey, or platform, EmFi is transforming the way customers approach areas such as […]
The global rise in digital payments has brought with it a booming market for virtual cards. Driven by the ongoing adoption of smartphones, evolving payment technologies, and a desire for increased security, the global virtual card market is expected to reach a value of $9.1 trillion by 2027. If realized, this would represent a 280% […]
The Central Bank of Brazil envisaged Open Finance as a game changer for the financial system. After two years, it is finally taking off, and fintech companies like Nubank appear to be making the most out of it. The neobank emerged as the top data receiver via open finance this year, a framework that facilitates […]
One of the most significant challenges for fintech entrepreneurs is how to successfully sell to financial institutions. Carey Ransom, the Co-Founder and Managing Director of BankTech Ventures, shared valuable insights on the complexities and opportunities involved in penetrating bank innovation departments during the Fintech Blueprint’s inaugural Office Hours roundtable. Carey Ransom, the Co-Founder and Managing […]
Hi guys, welcome to the Fintech Coffee Break, I’m your host Isabelle Castro. This week I shared my coffee break with Eric Satz, CEO and founder of Alto. Alto is an investment Fintech focused primarily on individual retirement accounts, so IRAs. The platform offers investors the opportunity to invest retirement money in alternative assets, moving […]
The BNPL market has seen rapid growth over the past few years. A recent report from Mordor Intelligence valued the US BNPL market at $70 billion for payment value in 2022 and a projected growth rate of 27.5% until 2028. However, the industry continues to be plagued with concern over its practices. Yaacov Martin, Co-Founder […]
Sarah Levy of Betterment It wasn’t that long ago that robo-advice was this exciting new industry that was going to bring automated investing to the masses. Today, much of that initial promise has been realized and all the major investment firms have this as part of their offerings. But there is much more work needed […]