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Disrupt is around the corner — Here are the fintech players taking the stage

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In this week’s edition of The Interchange, we touch on the resilience of BaaS in a sometimes messy fintech space, earnings highlights, and much more. We are particularly excited this year because we have our very own Fintech Stage ! If you want to receive this in your inbox every Sunday, sign up here. This is a first.

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Banking on customer experience and security via technology-based innovation

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Customer experience and security But as in most industries, customer expectations and security challenges continue to grow along with technological advances. Banks continue investing in technologies that make the customer experience seamless, including mobile apps and peer-to-peer payments.

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Payments remain the darling of the fintech space

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Every week, I’ll take a look at the hottest fintech news of the previous week. There’s a lot of fintech news out there and it’s my job to stay on top of it — and make sense of it — so you can stay in the know. — Mary Ann Last week, I dug into CB Insights’ State of Fintech 2022 report.

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5 reasons why Ukraine’s fintech sector is growing despite war

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Vadym Synegin is a Ukrainian impact entrepreneur, philanthropist and investor in fintech and crypto projects with more than 15 years’ experience as an entrepreneur in Europe and the UAE. Ukrainians have often pioneered market-leading companies and built products that positively impact society, especially in the fintech sector.

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Akros Technologies, an AI-powered asset management platform, raises funding from Z Holdings

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Artificial intelligence is taking over almost every industry. Technology such as AI has digitized the finance sector, ranging from payments and remittances to lending. Technology such as AI has digitized the finance sector, ranging from payments and remittances to lending. Image Credits: Akros Technologies.

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Inside fintech startup Upstart’s IPO filing

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The fintech startup facilitates loans between consumers and partner banks, an operation that attracted around $144 million in capital prior to its IPO. Upstart’s technology uses what it describes as artificial intelligence (AI) to approve consumer loans. Can Upstart reach unicorn status with its IPO?

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Fintech companies must balance the pursuit of profit against ethical data usage

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Australia native Richard Steggall is the CEO of Urban FT , a New York-based fintech company. He has more than two decades of experience in fintech, capital growth, mergers & acquisitions and strategic IPO advisory. Richard Steggall. Contributor. Share on Twitter. Traditional banks miss the digital mark.

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