Tag: FinTech startups

Green Fintech 2025 – Trends, Actions, Impact

The emergence of green fintech companies offering innovative solutions is gaining traction. This is due to investor interest and regulatory bodies’ push to hold corporations accountable for the environmental impact of their business operations. Sustainable development is not a trend – it’s becoming a priority across all continents. Green fintech faces many challenges but adapts quickly. What trends do we predict for the upcoming year? What actions could companies take and how will it all impact the industry and beyond?

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FinTech Wire: Episode #68 – Non-Mainstream News, October 2024

October has been a dynamic month in the FinTech and VC spheres. Marked by super-interesting FinTech News and Investments, new product launches. From fresh funding boosts to emerging tech initiatives, the latest developments are poised to influence the industry’s direction in exciting ways. Here’s a look at what’s been making headlines this month! Let’s welcome FinTech Wire: Episode #68.

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Fiat Republic – Between the Old Gods and the New

The Fiat Republic is a Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS) company, founded in London. It’s focused on linking the blockchain platforms with global and local banking transfer networks. The ultimate goal is to change the optics of cryptocurrencies in brick-and-mortar financial circles while seeking opportunities to cooperate and create joined ventures. Therefore the “Song of Fire and Ice” reference seems fitting.

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Mercury – Startup Finances Made Simple

The company’s tagline says it all: “Your bank account should do more than hold your money. Now it can.” Mercury aims at providing professional business banking services that incorporate a vast array of possibilities. It enables companies to manage their finances at the level of a comfortable dashboard, having it all at managers’ fingertips. The idea targets startups but it can be useful to all that need quick and seamless banking services.

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Superfluid – Stream Your Wealth

Superfluid is a London-based fintech company that focuses on revolutionizing personal finance. The company developed an Ethereum-based money-streaming protocol that automates recurring transactions like subscriptions, salaries, rewards, and any composable stream of value. Let’s dive a little deeper and see how your company can get inspired by this case.

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How to Meet Investors’ Demands for Long-term Profitable and ESG-Aligned Fintech Businesses?

Regulatory compliance is a must for every fintech out there. Business conditions vary depending on the market, industry sector, etc. The common denominator is that companies need to take into account strict ESG laws. How to navigate these waters, what are the current trends, and how to build the resilient ESG fintech sector?

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Top 13 Green FinTech Companies – Sustainable FinTech Firms

FinTechs going green is a popular subject among investors, startups, software development specialists, and users alike. Sustainable FinTech companies are not a buzzphrase anymore. It’s a strong trend that grows and fuels another revolution in the finance world. A green one; literally and figuratively speaking.

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Top Trading Platforms to Watch in 2022

You don’t have to be a millionaire to invest in stocks, currencies or even precious metals. Trading has been a widely available option for decades, but thanks to web based platforms it’s now easier than ever. Such platforms are also great examples of FinTech in practice: how they are made, how they work and what are their best features depends both on the market needs and what their creators can actually offer. Let’s take a look at some of the most popular online trading platforms to find out why they have succeeded.

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Which FinTech Investment Trends Are Popular and Why?

In business, good enough is often not enough. Many people are turning away from incumbent financial institutions because traditional banking can’t provide the level of services they are actively seeking. Meanwhile, FinTech startups introduce innovative service offerings almost every month. Investors keep their eyes open, they don’t want to miss a potential unicorn. Here’s a list of important FinTech investment trends to watch—maybe they’ll bring another industry star.

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The Future of InsurTech

Many sports fans have a saying, often expressed on a wall of their neighborhood building: “you will never walk alone”. It shows the mass support of the entire ecosystem designed to help the team. The same goes for InsurTech—the future of the industry lies in platforms and ecosystems. Everything in favour of interconnected services, giving the user the ultimate experience.

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Ask Me AnyFin with Tom West: Social Strength of the Sharing Economy

What if consumers started sharing instead of buying? In the new episode of Ask Me AnyFin, we’re taking a closer look at the state of the social sharing economy with Tom West, the founder and CEO of the rental platform RentMy. We also discuss building a community around the idea of renting your items and what makes some sharing economy models a success with users.

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Top 10 Innovative FinTech Startups That Found Their Niche

FinTech innovations are hard to come by. The competition is fierce and there are thousands of companies that do the same thing you want to do. To succeed, you have to find your own voice and recipe. With this list, you can find out what currently sells and adjust the strategy and the product accordingly.

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FinTech Wire #56: Just One Bad News Can’t Beat the Success of Abeg

November is a happy month for many FinTech companies, but some strange things need to happen now and then. Boots will not offer cashbacks in crypto yet (what a surprise), that’s all for bad news, however. Let’s celebrate with Abeg, a Nigerian startup, which got so popular so quickly, that it’s story could be a material for a Hollywood movie.

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FinTech Wire #53: Klarna Partners with Stripe, B2B BNPL Solution to Expand into the UK

Buy now pay later solutions have been in the spotlight of the FinTech news feeds this week. Klarna has made a significant move towards further growth by partnering with another industry leader Stripe, while the German startup Billie has raised funding to bring BNPL to British businesses. However, BNPL is not all roses: a recent survey by Laybuy reveals that the majority of customers agree that credit checks should be required to access these products.

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FinTech Wire #50: Payments Processes in the Era of Digitisation and the UK as a FinTech-friendly Ecosystem

This week’s FinTech Wire news selection reflects the strong position of the UK as a FinTech-friendly ecosystem that is inclusive, technologically-advanced and based on solid regulatory foundations. When it comes to the FinTech actors, the spotlight is now on the providers of payment solutions who are pitching their scalable and cost-effective products. 

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FinTech Wire #49: Borderless Solutions Empower Their Users and Secure the Biggest Fundings

How do you overcome barriers? FinTechs featured in this week’s Code & Pepper news selection seem to know the answer providing their audiences with experiences that work across borders, help to save time and most importantly, empower their users to be in charge of their financial wellbeing. Find out more about a major Open Banking event, a fund encouraging NFT projects and successes of companies that optimise processes around payments, money transfers, education loans and donations!

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FinTech Wire #48: TrueLayer Gains Unicorn Status, Recognise Gets Green Light from the PRA

This week the news is all about open banking. From a new Unicorn company through illuminating findings on the EU bankers’ attitudes to the UK’s largest seed round of any open banking startup. Apart from that, we’re taking a look at an SME challenger bank, a partnership built around cryptocurrency, and a study on embedded finance. Read on to get the full story.

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FinTech Wire #46: Europe’s Largest-Ever Equity Funding Round and New British InsurTech Unicorn

European FinTechs are growing stronger. Every week we hear about yet another successful funding round and record valuation. This time, the spotlight is on InsurTech Marshmallow and BNPL startup Scalapay. There are also some interesting partnerships between multinational financial institutions and innovative FinTechs, so read on to learn more!

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