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The financial literacy gap is still a major issue globally. While the market has seen the proliferation of FinTech companies looking to fix the problem, should schools be the place where children learn about investing or other financial services?

Greenwashing is still a widespread problem. As the pressures increase for firms to act sustainably, both through regulation and customer expectations, there is a risk more will look to embellish their green efforts.

Buy now, pay later (BNPL) providers have thrived in a low interest and inflation market. As the market shifts the other way, will BNPL be in a fight for survival?

Last year was quite the rollercoaster. As 2023 kicks off, what will the biggest developments and trends will be? Here is a look at some of those.

Talk of artificial intelligence was once an exciting prospect. The idea of bringing a hallmark of sci-fi fantasies into the real world sparked a lot of enthusiasm. While systems might not quite be on the same level as HAL from 2001: A Space Odyssey, the technology has brought a lot of changes to how businesses operate.

As 2022 draws to a close, it a good time to look back over these last 12 months. FinTech Global has spoken to a number of WealthTech companies to see what the biggest developments from the year were.

As the cost-of-living crisis takes hold of the world, there are bound to be a number of challenges the financial market will need to brace for. One of the ways firms are looking to prepare for the challenge is through technology. 

Super apps have sparked a trend for companies to expand their product suite across verticals. As more companies look to implement financial services, there needs to be a simplified way of implementing new types of products. Stefan Willebrand –founder and co-CEO, and Erik Hagelin, co-CEO, at cloud financial services platform Bricknode - spoke to FinTech Global about why Bricknode was founded and became the building blocks for digital investment and lending products.

It is no secret the economic situation is in a bit of turmoil. People face a cost-of-living crisis and having just recovered from the impact of the pandemic, businesses are once again preparing for a tough market where survival is a priority. SME lending is their saviour. 

Ever since Meta, formerly Facebook, gave that presentation on its move to the metaverse, the virtual world has become more of a reality.