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HOW CRYPTOCURRENCY IS DEMOCRATISING OUR FINANCIAL SYSTEM


In 2021 roughly a third of the entire global adult population remains unbanked — an estimated 1.7 billion people that have been left behind by the shortcomings of an outdated, inadequate, and inefficient financial system. If we are going to make this right, we need to overhaul current legacy systems and create something that’s fair,

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WHAT KIND OF PARTNERSHIP DO YOU NEED?


Most businesses have some problem they need to solve at any given point in time. These days, getting stellar growth may be a challenge, and the cost of acquiring a new customer seems to go only one way. Up. Ouch! For others, it may be that the business you set up a few years back

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HOW BANKS CAN TAKE ADVANTAGE OF OPEN BANKING TO INCREASE CUSTOMER RETENTION


Open Banking now has three million active users in the UK as of January 2021 according to the Open Banking Implementation Entity. However, since PDS2 came into force, the big transformation that was expected has not come to fruition. The directive paved the way for data sharing from multiple accounts from different providers, helping people

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LET’S USE DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY TO TRANSFORM NOT BREAK BRANCH BANKING


Three months into 2021 and we are seeing more bank branch closures on the cards with HSBC unveiling their plan to close branches. Of course, this isn’t unusual news. Legacy banks are suffering a perfect storm; massive reductions in customers utilising traditional banking channels and new entrants seizing market share with innovative digital only solutions.

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4 WAYS TO IMPROVE FINANCIAL FITNESS


Despite significant efforts by schools and media to give more attention to financial skills, the level of financial literacy in the general population remains low. Basic financial budget management appears very difficult for many people, let alone understanding more complex concepts like the correlation between risk and return, the need for diversification or fiscal optimization. read