FinTech Weekly - Fintech News Issue #346

Issue #346 - Did you know? Digital residencies, remote working and much more

2022-01-13

FinTech Weekly collected some interesting news for you also this week: fintech is always more integrated with our lives, but sometimes the degree of innovation we are reaching surprises even us. But are we all on the same level? Fintech is really affecting the lives of every single person? The answer is yes, but it might not be the same for institutions. Ron Shevlin discusses this point, but he considers banks: are they really meeting our needs? Thanks to fintech and blockchain technology we are now able to do amazing things - we can even have a new digital residency without moving (an article we chose for you talks about this) - but it seems that banks and governments can’t keep up with us. Discover this and much more with this number of FinTech Weekly!

Top Stories

This Is A Big Deel: FinTech Startup Frees People To Work Remotely From Anywhere In The World
This Is A Big Deel: FinTech Startup Frees People To Work Remotely From Anywhere In The World
via Forbes

The fintech firm founded in 2019 by Alex Bouaziz and Shuo Wang, Deel, managed to boost its revenue from $4 million in 2020 to $50 million in 2021. How? The firm helps businesses around the world to hire people remotely and to take care of the whole process. Remote working became a necessity with the pandemic, and it seems that this new working methodology is here to stay.

Top Ten 2022 Fintech Predictions
Top Ten 2022 Fintech Predictions
via Forbes

Alex Lazarow, Senior Contributor at Forbes, writes about the top fintech predictions for 2022 but from a different point of view: these predictions are the results of readers' opinions. We always analyze fintech taking into account the points of view of experts and CEOs, but how do people perceive the fintech industry?

Top Events

FinTech & InsurTech Meetup Europe
FinTech & InsurTech Meetup Europe
via Fintech Meetup Europe

Hi FinTekkies and InsurTekkies, let's kick off 2022 and meet again at our free meetup. This time we focus on ■■■ Predictions! Predictions! Predictions! ■■■ We host 3 talks by industry experts and a little discussion together with our speaker from europe and beyond.

HackBerg 2022 Digital Ethics & Sustainability - Time for a Memorandum
HackBerg 2022 Digital Ethics & Sustainability - Time for a Memorandum
via Jan Kus

🧠 Digital Ethics & Sustainability - Time for a Memorandum 🧠 🤓 Coder Creative Minds Ski Bootcamp 🎿 ⏱️ 05.03.-08.03.2022 or 05.03. - 12.03.2022 ⏱️ 🗺️ Axamer Lizum and Innsbruck, Austria 🗺️ 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 12 creative minds, 12 perspectives, with the goal of defining ethical and sustainable values for a digital society 🧑‍🤝‍🧑

Podcasts & Videos

592. News: Anne Boden comments anger fintech bosses and Tencent invests in Monzo
592. News: Anne Boden comments anger fintech bosses and Tencent invests in Monzo
via Fintech Insider

Fintech Insider’s hosts, Benjamin Ensor and Deepa Anikhindi, discuss fintech news with Wiza Jalakasi (Chipper Cash) and Abba Newbery (Habito): from the accusations against Anne Boden to the impressive mortgages offered by Habito, the four experts are ready to share their opinions with us.

Crypto

Republic of Palau and Cryptic Labs launch digital residency program
Republic of Palau and Cryptic Labs launch digital residency program
via Cointelegraph

Blockchain technology still surprises. The cooperation between the Republic of Palau and Cryptic Labs will provide people with a blockchain-based legal ID: thanks to their Digital Residency Program, anyone from everywhere can get a digital residency - in the form of an NFT - and access global business opportunities.

PayPal Is 'Exploring' Launching Its Own Stablecoin
PayPal Is 'Exploring' Launching Its Own Stablecoin
via PC Mag

After the findings of Steve Moser, Bloomberg asked PayPal to confirm if the company is really working on its own stablecoin. As PC Mag reported, Jose Fernandez da Ponte, PayPal senior vice president, confirmed that the company is evaluating this option.

FinTech

Why Every Company Will Be a Fintech Company [Spoiler: Tech Giants Are Already Into It]
Why Every Company Will Be a Fintech Company [Spoiler: Tech Giants Are Already Into It]
via Finance Magnates

Fintech adoption is becoming a must for every company, no matter the industry sector. Digitalization, APIs and financial services are becoming one of the main sources of income of many firms, and also the smallest ones can now access and explore these new solutions very easily - and they should, since it seems that customers trust more those firms that also provide hassle-free payment solutions.

Mexico Passed A "Fintech Law," But Regulatory Headaches Remain
Mexico Passed A "Fintech Law," But Regulatory Headaches Remain
via Fintech Business Weekly

Fintech is booming in Latin America, and governments try to adapt to the needs of businesses by adjusting regulatory frameworks. Mexico is no exception: with 450 fintech startups it is now the largest fintech hub in Latin America, but the Mexican “Fintech Law” - passed in 2018 - seems to address just a few fintech firms.

Banking

Business banking startup Qonto raises $552 million at $5 billion valuation
Business banking startup Qonto raises $552 million at $5 billion valuation
via TechCrunch

Qonto is a well-known fintech startup in Europe: its focus on small and medium companies and freelancers rewarded the company, so that it raised $552 million in the last funding round, reaching a valuation of $5 billion.

The End Of Digital Transformation In Banking
The End Of Digital Transformation In Banking
via Forbes

Ron Shevlin reflects on the digital transformation in banking. What many banks are doing is using new tools for an old industry, without really dealing with new technologies available, without really meeting the needs of their customers. Where will this attitude lead them?

Innovation

Community Banking Network CBANC Unveils New B2B Fintech Marketplace
Community Banking Network CBANC Unveils New B2B Fintech Marketplace
via Finovate

CBANC announced the launch of a new marketplace: the fintech platform will be free for all employees of U.S. financial institutions, as well as the CBANC community, so far used by institutions and professionals to connect and gather useful and reliable information related to the financial sector.

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