Can artificial intelligence help society as much as it helps business?
By Jacques Bughin and Eric Hazan
The answer is yes—but only if leaders start embracing technological social responsibility (TSR) as a new business imperative for the AI era.
In 1953, US senators grilled General Motors CEO...
Fintech 50: 5 years in Fintech
In 2014, KPMG released the “50 Best Fintech Innovators” report, one of the first papers examining the most promising Fintech players globally. 5 years later, CFTE decided to take a look at the evolution...
CEX.IO Has Expanded Operations to 31 States and the District of Columbia
London, United Kingdom, August 2, 2019 — Since the launch of the US office of CEX.IO Corp on July 4, CEX.IO’s regulatory compliance team has been tirelessly working with regulators to pass all required...
Banks and fintechs, instead of banks versus fintechs
By Juan Salazar
In 2016, global market uncertainty seemed to make investors somewhat more cautious, thanks to the results of the votes in the UK and the USA. However, fintech’s stellar run did not come...
Georg Schardt joins Bluecode as new Chief Commercial Officer
The European mobile payment provider Bluecode is expanding its management team: Since July 2019, Georg Schardt (51) acts as new Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) of Bluecode and is responsible for cooperations with retailers and...
PFS Turnover Increases to €72.5 Million with EBITDA Hitting €11.5 Million
London, UK, Tuesday, July 30th, 2019
Figures released today reveal that Prepaid Financial Services experienced a record-breaking financial year in 2018. Powered by innovation and acquisitions, revenue has risen to over €72 million. This has...
Glint Pay Brings the Gold Currency to the U.S.
July 29, 2019, Boulder, CO – Glint Pay Inc. (Glint), a subsidiary of the U.K.-based fintech company that makes gold an alternative global currency by enabling its clients to buy, sell, save and spend their physical...
Fox’ silhouette: thinking outside templates
By Nilson Roberto Da Silva, Economist
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder; innovation does not fall behind. Illumination on an object creates shadow - a necessary natural phenomenon to life: The Earth would...
Czechs and Slovaks now have their own Association of PropTech companies
Ten Czech and Slovak Property Technology startups and
companies have founded the Czech & Slovak Association of PropTech Companies.
Technological solutions in the area of real estate are experiencing a global boom, and
it is common practise...
Big banks can handle fintech competition
By Sarah Simpkins
Moody’s Investors Service has observed that the larger banks are investing in their own technology, as well as collaborating with and backing fintechs, to gain new capabilities.
The report noted the incumbent banks’...
