Read moreThere are several vectors I’m dealing with here, as I start to write up an interview with Mariam Matiashvili, Chief Business Development Officer of the Ukrainian payments company LEO. The previous night I was at a concert by the Ukrainian band DakhaBrakha that I’ve been a fan of for several years, now on a tour of European capital cities, spreading the message about the invasion of their country, and raising funds and consciousness.
Read moreOnline banking services are satisfying more and more needs and are becoming more and more widespread; many are choosing the comfortable solution of using their smartphone as a bank, among others. Many decided to do so because they have bad experiences with the institution of traditional banks or they feel like they charge unreasonably high fees for purchasing foreign currency or transferring money abroad.
Read moreThe majority of young people do not want to bother with banking apps; however, they are keen on using novel or on the contrary, familiar interfaces if those match their lifestyle. Splitting the cost of a dinner together or communication with the bank similar to a chat app? We need solutions to questions like this! The low-budget, and therefore often uncharted age group is not yet experienced in using financial apps but can be won over by functions that are used daily.
Read moreUsers are increasingly conducting their digital transactions via mobile applications. The number of users who also perform their financial or banking transactions on banks’ own mobile applications (mobile banking) is increasing day by day.
Read moreIn the 1949 classic movie, The Third Man, the central character famously says, “In Switzerland, they had brotherly love, they had five hundred years of democracy and peace. And what did that produce? The cuckoo clock.
Read moreFor many, owning a home would remain a dream forever if mortgages didn’t exist. For millions of people, one of the first steps to home ownership is taking out a mortgage loan – but it’s often a bumpy road to getting there.
Read more‘If you can’t beat them, join them’ as the old saying goes, which continues to be valid even in the age of Fintech. ING Belgium is attempting to exploit opportunities for rapid financial growth with the help of its own incubator programme, while BNP Paribas Fortis is playing emphasis on openness.
Read moreIn Austria, which considered to be a rather conservative country, it is perhaps not surprising that people still largely prefer cash and traditional banking services to digital solutions. Nevertheless, the digital sector is growing steadily with the emergence of mobile banking and apps.
Read moreWhat makes Ukraine exceptional among other countries in Europe? There are thousands of reasons for that, among them – a unique financial scene which we are about to uncover together. Overview of a Ukrainian Fintech ecosystem Let’s face the truth: Fintech advancement’s pace in Ukraine has been quite moderate, which mostly contributes to outdated regulations on the governmental level, lack of capital and investment, slow acceptance of innovation and low personal income among the population.
Read moreSince 2010, the Belgian Fintech segment has been developing steadily, with the first players focusing on alternative financial solutions such as crowdfunding. However, the last few years have brought changes, the end of the decade saw the rise of payment solutions on the Fintech scene.
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