Spotlight MEA: Talking Cryptocurrencies and Fintech in Dubai with Brock Pierce
Cryptocurrencies are a hot topic in the public in recent memory. As parts of the world slowly recovers from the coronavirus pandemic, The Fintech Times...
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Bitcoin Announced As Legal Tender in El Salvador
On the 9th of June 2021, El Salvador announced that congress had voted in favour of president Nayib Bukele’s proposal to use Bitcoin as legal...
Spotlight Asia: Powering Digital Lifestyles with Payments
Over the past few years, Southeast Asia has become a hotbed of payments innovation with the Covid-19 pandemic accelerating the shift to all things digital....
Spotlight MEA: The Nigerian Fintech Boom with Zazuu
Zazuu is a money transfer marketplace enabling people to see and compare the best rate and fees for their remittance. Aiming to be the world’s...
BigCommerce: Digital Payments, and the Importance of Payment Innovation in eCommerce Success
A crucial and often overlooked component of any eCommerce journey is payments. Getting this part of the user experience right can make the difference between...
Spotlight MEA: Digital Transformation in Banking with Backbase
The changes happening in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) with respect to fintech and wider digital transformation have been noted. The Fintech Times sits...
Glint: The Global Currency of the Future – Crypto, Gold or Something Else?
Consumers want to take more control over how they spend and save their money; with interest rates at minuscule levels, they are also searching for...
Spotlight MEA: Scaling Inclusive Solutions with the Arab Financial Inclusion Innovation Prize
The changes happening in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) with respect to fintech and wider digital transformation have been noted. The Fintech Times sits...
The Future of Travel: How Paytech Can Drive the Travel Industry’s Recovery
The travel industry has been one of the worst-hit by the pandemic. The industry came to a complete standstill during the peak of the pandemic...
Spotlight Asia: eKYC – Hong Kong’s Opportunity To Show Fintech Leadership
by Tyler Pathe
The importance of knowing your customer (KYC) can never be understated. And as the race to digital continues to sweep up many traditional, and often...