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The progress made in the gender equality fight is cause for celebration. But the FinTech industry must not be complacent, there is a long way to go.

Improving the customer experience has become one of the biggest priorities for financial services. In fact, 63% of firms place customer experience as their number one focus as they try to meet the evolving demands of their customers. Lending is one area of finance where the fight to provide the best customer experience is really heating up. Many have even dubbed it as the next major battlefield.

With the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) proposed changes to personal financial data rights, open banking could soon make its way to the US As firms in the country get excited about the development, should wealth managers be taking note?  

It is no secret that the customer experience is one of the biggest modern battlegrounds for business. Despite this, many companies still fail to offer end-to-end streamlined experiences. Ushur was designed to change this.  

Financial institutions need to be willing to experiment with partnerships and accept failure is likely, according to a panel at the Global WealthTech Summit...

The WealthTech market continues to grow at a rapid rate. The wealth management platform market is expected to grow at a 13.8% CAGR to reach $9.18bn by 2028, according to research from Insight Partners. The value of the market in 2021 was $3.71bn.

Bdeo, which builds visual intelligence for motor and home insurance firms, is currently going through big changes as it looks to reinforce its identity. As part of this effort, the Spanish InsurTech recently underwent a rebranding.

Building an on-demand insurance solution which provides a service rather than a ‘contract’ is how the space will evolve, according to a panel at the Global InsurTech Summit 2019.

The Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA) of Abu Dhabi Global Market has been embracing innovation, growth and FinTech, but remains alert and cautious of potential technology risks according to CEO Richard Teng.

Cyberattacks still plague the internet, leaving waves of personal and financial destruction in its path, but making cyber insurance mandatory would help with reparation, according to Richard Fry, head of information security and risk at Covea Insurance.