Bekhzod Botirov Сo-owner and member of Supervisory Board at PayWay
Author: Bekhzod Botirov, fintech expert, co-owner and member of the PayWay Supervisory Board In recent years, Uzbekistan has emerged as a key destination for international investors in Central Asia. The country’s economy is experiencing rapid growth: in 2024, GDP expanded by 6.5%, reaching $115 billion. The government's ambitious goal is to incr...
11 April 2025 /payments /markets Private Equity Investing in Financial Technology
Wendy Rodgers Product Manager at Corlytics
In the current regulatory environment, where enforcement is becoming more and more intense, and expectations are changing from reactive to proactive compliance, businesses can no longer afford to treat compliance as a checklist exercise. Instead, firms must evolve continuously, embracing new mindful approaches to compliance. One such approach is t...
11 April 2025
Terence Creighton Head of Retail Banking Delivery at GFT Financial
Digital transformation in today's banking environment is no longer optional but imperative. Financial institutions are compelled to move with the ever-evolving expectations of tech-savvy customers and to compete with agile fintechs and digital-first challengers. Yet, despite the urgency, significant impediments often arise at almost every step tow...
10 April 2025 /retail Digital Bank Transformation
Nick Green Director at Purple Patch Broking Ltd
Lenders have traditionally turned to credit bureau data to assess affordability and risk—but that reliance is starting to change. AI-powered models are now delivering real-time, predictive insights that offer far more than static bureau scores. And with alternative data sources gaining traction, credit providers are under pressure to reassess how ...
10 April 2025 /retail /crime Banking
Perry Carpenter Chief Human Risk Management Strategist at KnowBe4
Let’s face it, we live in a world where technology reigns. And, in this world, senior leaders face increasingly sophisticated scams targeting both their personal and organisational assets. Understanding the mindset of the “bad players” behind these deceptions is your first line of defense. Cybercriminals don’t only target your technology. They kno...
10 April 2025 /security Information Security
Prakash Bhudia HOD – Product & Growth at Deriv
Economic discussions in the United States have increasingly revolved around one pivotal question: Are we already experiencing a recession or merely bracing for a downturn that has yet to emerge fully? Shifting corporate sentiment, considerable market volatility and ongoing trade disputes have all contributed to the conversation. Below is an in-...
10 April 2025 /markets
Shailendra Prajapati Associate AI Engineer at Compunnel Inc.
It began as a whisper a subtle promise that artificial intelligence (AI) could revolutionize the way financial institutions operate. For years, AI lingered on the fringes of the financial world, reserved for specialized projects, niche applications, and forward-thinking experiments. But today, that whisper has become a roar as AI takes center
10 April 2025 /ai /inclusion Artificial Intelligence
Sakkun Tickoo Digital marketing consultant at Wonderful Payments Ltd
The growing need for batch payment processing In today's dynamic business environment, driven by digital advancements, a company's ability to carry out financial transactions significantly impacts its success. Be it payroll or supplier payments, businesses process several transactions every day and processing every payout individually is time-cons...
10 April 2025 /payments
Jaco Fok Chief Evangelist at FlowX.AI
As enterprise AI adoption accelerates, we are now entering a phase where AI agents are not just assisting your teams; they may be making decisions that have a direct financial impact. Scary? There is good news at the end of the article... These agents don’t just generate text or summarize documents. Increasingly, they are being tasked with executi...
09 April 2025 /ai /predictions
Philipp Buschmann Founder & CEO at AAZZUR
“If they invite you and pay for your plane ticket and hotel – then go. Otherwise, skip it. The only event you want to be at is Money20/20. That’s the one you keep your money for.” That was the advice I got from one of the co-founders of Currency Cloud and Railsr when I first started in fintech. And honestly? It turned out to be solid advice. With a...
09 April 2025
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