
New York, N.Y. — Fintech’s top innovators were recognized this morning when the sixth-annual Fintech Nexus Industry Awards were handed out in New York at the Fintech Nexus USA 2023 conference. The awards celebrate the achievements of the most outstanding individuals and organizations in the finance industry. Luvleen Sidhu named top fintech exec The 2023 […]

Renaud Laplanche, CEO and Co-Founder of Upgrade NEW YORK, N.Y. — The failure of Silicon Valley Bank has set in motion a domino line of bank failures whose end is still uncertain. If some are to be believed, it may be over already. Regardless, the crisis has brought issues to light and sparked debates stretching […]

NEW YORK, N.Y. — Today, at Fintech Nexus USA 2023, Mastercard announced the launch of an enhanced Open Banking for Account Opening solution Increasingly, people are turning to fintech companies to provide them with the customer service traditional finance lacks. In 2022, 78% of adults were found to prefer a banking experience through the website […]

NEW YORK, N.Y. — Superhumans have shown up to the AI discussion — minus capes but with added insight and intelligence. The ability to bolster human knowledge in a short amount of time is a tantalizing prospect for the application of AI. “This is a good way to think about what … the potential return […]

Over a year after Revolut signaled an expansion to Latin America, the British neobank has finally launched in Brazil amid an increasingly competitive digital market. As of this month, Revolut is officially operative in Brazil, signing up clients for its international account, including a Visa card. “We arrived in Brazil,” Glauber Mota, the local CEO, […]

The gig economy has been fantastic at putting more money in the hands of individuals seeking a side income or flexible hours. However, it has caused significant problems for financial industries built on the assumption that most income earners work a full-time, 9-to-5, W2 job. In 2023, reconciling the challenges with verifying income from gig […]

Digital identity verification tools must respond quickly and accurately, even as fraudsters change their methods. Sumsub is one company meeting the challenge. It offers an all-in-one verification platform that secures every step of the user’s life cycle with customizable KYC, KYB, AML, and transaction monitoring solutions. Sumsub’s 1Click Verification uses government databases to accelerate onboarding […]

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NEW YORK, N.Y. — There’s something magical about witnessing the energy of hundreds of eager preppers buzzing about their beehives the day before a major event. That was today’s scene as exhibitors, sponsors, and Javits Center contractors built stages, booths, lighting rigs, and custom signage in anticipation of Fintech Nexus USA 2023, our flagship event […]

Hi guys. Welcome to the Fintech Coffee Break. I’m your host, Isabelle Castro, and today I shared my coffee break with Alex de Vries, founder of Digiconomist. The Digiconomist is laser-focused on tracking the ecological impact of DeFi’s largest blockchains. Paying particular attention to bitcoin, Alex has conducted a number of studies into digital currencies […]