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The Opportunities of Financial Inclusion in Latin America

The Opportunities of Financial Inclusion in Latin America

Table of Contents Latin America’s Financial Inclusion in Figures Main Barriers to Financial Inclusion in Latin America Low access to credit Poor financial education The Gender Gap in Latin America’s Financial Inclusion Next Steps for Financial Inclusion in Latin...

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Clearing Up the Myths: The Truth about Open Banking

Clearing Up the Myths: The Truth about Open Banking

Table of Contents Data security is at risk with Open Banking It complicates financial processes Consumers don’t trust on Open Banking It's having a slow market adoption Final thoughts Open Banking is transforming the way people manage their finances, but there’s still...

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XaaS in Finance: The future banking success

XaaS in Finance: The future banking success

Welcome to the dawn of a new era in the future banking industry, where Everything-as-a-Service (XaaS) models, combined with cutting-edge banking solutions, are reshaping the landscape of financial services.  XaaS models, enabled by cloud computing, allow for anything...

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How will PSD3 impact European Open Banking?

How will PSD3 impact European Open Banking?

Adapting Legal Frameworks to the Financial Market Demands PSD3: a more Secure and Accessible Open Banking Some of the most impactful measures (to be approved) When will PSD3 come into effect? Final thoughts On June 28, 2023, the European Commission released the draft...

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Experience at the Global SME Finance Forum Cambodia 2022

Experience at the Global SME Finance Forum Cambodia 2022

Under the “Harnessing Digitalization for Sustainable and Inclusive SME Finance '' claim, the past September from 19th to the 21st in Phnom Pehn, Cambodia, took place the Global SME Finance Forum 2022 edition, which gathered international experts unleashing latest...

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Amazing participation at Finovate Fall 2022

Amazing participation at Finovate Fall 2022

Our first FinovateFall is in the books and what an incredible experience! The event that took place in New York City during September 12-14, 2022 gathered more than 1700 influential attendees, of which 50% were from financial institutions. This edition explored how...

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Strands & CRIF Digital Sponsor Money20/20 Europe 2022

Strands & CRIF Digital Sponsor Money20/20 Europe 2022

The Money 20/20 Europe event is the place where the fintech community moves forward. From global leaders to new challengers, tech giants to scrappy startups, this is the event that catalyzes change through the collision of people and ideas. For this special occasion...

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Fintech 2022: The Rise of Sustainability in Finance

Fintech 2022: The Rise of Sustainability in Finance

Sustainability in finance is no exception to global corporate shift that embraces the impact on the environment and society Sustainability in finance has very much moved in from the margins to become a key priority for organizations virtually accross all industries....

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10 Books Every FinTech Professional Should Read

10 Books Every FinTech Professional Should Read

It’s safe to say banking is not the same industry it was a few years ago. If you are working in a bank or any other financial institution, you will be well aware how crucial it is to stay ahead of industry trends and technology advancements. To get your reading list...

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The Opportunities of Financial Inclusion in Latin America

The Opportunities of Financial Inclusion in Latin America

Table of Contents Latin America’s Financial Inclusion in Figures Main Barriers to Financial Inclusion in Latin America Low access to credit Poor financial education The Gender Gap in Latin America’s Financial Inclusion Next Steps for Financial Inclusion in Latin...

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Clearing Up the Myths: The Truth about Open Banking

Clearing Up the Myths: The Truth about Open Banking

Table of Contents Data security is at risk with Open Banking It complicates financial processes Consumers don’t trust on Open Banking It's having a slow market adoption Final thoughts Open Banking is transforming the way people manage their finances, but there’s still...

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XaaS in Finance: The future banking success

XaaS in Finance: The future banking success

Welcome to the dawn of a new era in the future banking industry, where Everything-as-a-Service (XaaS) models, combined with cutting-edge banking solutions, are reshaping the landscape of financial services.  XaaS models, enabled by cloud computing, allow for anything...

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How will PSD3 impact European Open Banking?

How will PSD3 impact European Open Banking?

Adapting Legal Frameworks to the Financial Market Demands PSD3: a more Secure and Accessible Open Banking Some of the most impactful measures (to be approved) When will PSD3 come into effect? Final thoughts On June 28, 2023, the European Commission released the draft...

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From Open Banking to Embedded Finance: an evolution

From Open Banking to Embedded Finance: an evolution

Embedded Finance is the integration of financial services into non-financial products and services, enabling companies and financial institutions to generate new revenue streams. Thanks to secure APIs, Embedded finance allows people to access financial services on one...

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How to improve ESG in banking

How to improve ESG in banking

Tracking, reporting and taking action on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues is increasingly important across industries. As these themes gain more attention from the community, banking and financial institutions executives should identify the steps...

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Why you need a carbon tracker

Why you need a carbon tracker

The ongoing climate crisis has highlighted the need for a global transformation that begins with governmental policies, influences business practices and involves every individual in their everyday lives. With consumers willing to understand how they can contribute...

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Open Banking APIs Worldwide: An update

Open Banking APIs Worldwide: An update

With the Open Banking PSD2 directive adopted by the European Parliament just 7 years ago, most of Europe and few outside of the continent took a regulatory-driven approach to open banking adoption. We may follow up on what happened in the rest of the world in that...

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Dynamic PFM Solutions for Financial Wellness

Dynamic PFM Solutions for Financial Wellness

Whether you know it or not, banking, and the financial services industry as a whole, is undergoing a revolution. Peer-to-peer payments, online banks, mobile banking, investing, or any other financial service you can think of has most likely already been disrupted or...

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3 Reasons Why Banks Choose a Personal Finance Management Tool

3 Reasons Why Banks Choose a Personal Finance Management Tool

The number of banks adopting Personal Financial Management (PFM) solutions has more than tripled in the last 4 years.There is a significant consumer demand for Personal Finance Management (PFM) mobile apps and tools today. With crypto currency and buy-now, pay-later...

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Unlocking a New Green Banking Revolution

Unlocking a New Green Banking Revolution

Sustainable banking is the recent shift towards sustainable finance or green banking, and many financial actors are joining the movement. Financial institutions are unsure how to respond to a market that is exploding and still unsure what green finance means. At its...

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Open Hub Account Aggregation With New Features

Open Hub Account Aggregation With New Features

Microservice for account aggregation will be ready within this month Open Hub's new Microservice for Account Aggregation provides account aggregation through external aggregators taking care of the entire process from connection to automatic feeding. Plaid has been...

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Strands Launches a New Re-Designed Website

Strands Launches a New Re-Designed Website

Strands has launched a new corporate design website With the re-design of Strands, we wanted to cement our position as the bank’s financial partner. To do so we had to improve our main touch points - products, website, and company profile - enhancing communication and...

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3 Drivers of Digital Banking’s Unstoppable Rise

3 Drivers of Digital Banking’s Unstoppable Rise

After the Global Financial Crisis of 2007-8, large banks around the world were deemed by governments to be “too big to fail”. Fast-forward to just 13 years later and traditional financial institutions operate in a much different environment: the digital banking era....

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Why Banking Data Is the Key Differentiator for the Digital Era

Why Banking Data Is the Key Differentiator for the Digital Era

In the digital era, many companies are still struggling to transform their business to meet customers’ new expectations. In this scenario, the COVID pandemic has accelerated a transformational process, leaving many institutions with only one possible way: adopting...

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When will banking data drive customer success?

When will banking data drive customer success?

The exponential growth of technology is the paradigm that was described by Moore’s Law years ago and is characteristic of the present evolutionary process in technology. How fast this technology becomes reality is difficult to quantify, but a first discussion point...

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Intelligent Categorization: PFM’s Secret Sauce

Intelligent Categorization: PFM’s Secret Sauce

“How you spend your money is how you vote on what exists in the world” ― Vicki Robin Nearly every book, every blog, every advisor that sets out to help you manage your finances better will start the same way: First, know where your money is going. If knowledge is...

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