As of April, the Brazilian economy reached the ninth spot as the country with the highest number of unicorn firms.
Fintechs are among the sectors contending with a shortage of cybersecurity professionals, where the global shortage is 2.72 million. This comes as the global cost of cybercrime in 2021 was pegged at $6 trillion.
Dave co-founder and CEO Jason Wilk says the uncertainty and market forces are dragging all tech down in the same bucket, innovators and all.
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Galileo’s CPO, David Feuer, said AI and improving infrastructure allow financial services innovators to create more responsive products, including in BNPL.
Embedded finance and buy now, pay later (BNPL) are hotbeds of innovation, and Marqeta is in the middle of the action, CEO Simon Khalaf said.
Embedded finance has been caught in the convergence of instant payments and open banking. It could be its time to shine.
There is still too much friction involved in switching bank accounts. But a new tool from Atomic called PayLink is addressing this friction by making it easy for users to move their recurring payments.
Digital banks in Brazil are finally making inroads into one of the most competitive and highly profitable credit markets in the world.
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FedNow's launch is imminent and there seems to be a whole lot of confusion about what it means - Here's all you need to know.