If you work in fintech, you’ve no doubt often felt how hard it can be to constantly shift your stance as the regulatory ground changes under your feet. For years, participants in this sector have complained that financial regulation hasn’t kept pace with the pace of technological innovation....
Most CEE startup founders start their entrepreneurial journey by building an agency, like Omnisend, which began as a digital marketing agency, or MailerLite, which started as a web design studio in 2005 and pivoted in 2010 to productize email marketing. It’s a simpler way to generate revenue, learn the...
Fibank’s Chief Digital Officer Vladimir Ikonomov talks about the bank’s digital‑only expansion into Greece and the innovative services it’s bringing to customers. Learn how a traditional bank is positioning itself alongside fintechs and what the future of banking looks like.
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Let’s be honest: fintech loves talking about diversity. Panels, hashtags, initiatives, you name it. But on the ground, things aren’t moving fast enough.
In 2024, women-only founding teams in Europe received just 12% of total VC funding, around €5.76 billion across more than 1,300 rounds,...
Over the last 8 years, I’ve worked with fintech startups at various stages – from early teams still shaping their go-to-market strategy, to later-stage scaleups managing multi-million dollar budgets. For instance, at Zilch, a UK-based unicorn, I helped build the paid acquisition department from the...
With changes in the economic environment, technological advances, and investor behavior, liquidity in the stock market in 2025 is undergoing significant changes. What is important to note is that, with global trade tensions gaining traction, the international trade landscape is no longer uniform.
Liquidity also falls victim to the deteriorating...
For fintech companies, expansion is just part of the job. You grow, or you get left behind. However, entering new markets (especially in Europe) is rarely smooth sailing. Most fintechs start out in friendly ecosystems — places like France or Germany — where there is access to capital, infrastructure, and the kind...
Have you ever tried to reach out to customer support and received a reply from AI or a bot? Most likely. And it probably left you feeling like the bot could not fully understand or resolve your issue. That’s because while AI can handle simple questions, it often falls...
