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THE IMPACT OF THE CORONAVIRUS ON MORTGAGE REFINANCINGS


Many markets were hit hard by the Coronavirus pandemic. The effects are still manifesting in some areas, and it will take some time to fully understand the implications of what has happened during those couple of years. And as many people have found themselves hit hard by the situation, it’s become crucial to take a

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CLOUD MOMENTUM IS BUILDING IN RETAIL BANKING


For retail banks entering a post COVID-19 world, the only way is cloud. Today, the world’s most disruptive banks are in the cloud. For newcomer banks, cloud has been the only option for some time – and the same is increasingly true for established banks as well. Why? Because cloud is not only disruptive in

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BUILDING BETTER BANKING WEBSITES AND STRONGER FINTECH TEAMS


Last week, the podcast hosted Matthew Covi, co-founder and CEO of Signal Intent. A Best of Show winner in its Finovate debut this spring, Signal Intent builds financial calculators for banks, credit unions, and other financial services companies. These solutions, designed for the digital age, help companies enhance the customer experience they offer with what

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5 TECH TRENDS THAT ARE SHAKING UP THE FINANCIAL SECTOR


The use of fintech or financial technology is becoming increasingly widespread. Chances are that you’re using it, too, even if you don’t realise it. The developments in this area are a pretty positive thing, designed as they are to make personal financial management easier and improve financial literacy. As fintech experiences its meteoric rise and

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WHY FAIRER AI IS ESSENTIAL FOR LONG-TERM SURVIVAL


An important consideration for data scientists, businesses, and society as a whole, today centres on how we might establish AI as an indisputable and indispensable force for good in the world. For years, we have seen stories of bots and machines taking over the job market, discriminatory facial recognition technology, and few of us will

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INVOICE FINANCING 101: WHAT IS INVOICE AND RECEIVABLES FINANCING?


It’s undeniable that the pandemic has been especially hard on small to medium enterprises, or SMEs. While multinational corporations like Amazon and Tesla have grown astronomically over the pandemic, small disruptions, like late payments on invoices which are typically survivable in normal times, are causing many SMEs to go out of business. Although there are

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WHAT TO EXPECT AFTER BITCOIN PRICE STOPS NOSEDIVING


https://finovate.com/finovateasia-digital-banking-brand-intimacy-and-the-future-of-payments/ At one point on Wednesday, May 19, Bitcoin plunged 30% to near the $30,000 mark (a new low since February) before climbing back 8%. Altcoins suffered even bigger losses. Ethereum price crashed 46% on May 19 as it dipped from $3,441 to $1,850 (a day earlier, the 15% fall stopped at $2.9k). Just a