Yaroslav TaraninFintech Strategy SketchesEuropean neobanking market: review of 2020 and outlook for 2021At the beginning of 2020 Neobanks market in Europe started showing signs of reaching maturity and growth started to slow down. Combined…Jan 31, 2021Jan 31, 2021
Yaroslav TaraninFintech Strategy SketchesNeobanks’ path to profitability — exploring potential routesFollowing a period of an extraordinary boost in the number of customers, neobanks are facing increasing pressures from investors to switch…Jun 2, 2020Jun 2, 2020
Yaroslav TaraninFintech Strategy SketchesPandemic as a turning point for neobanks: will they sink or thrive?There are polarized opinions on how pandemic will affect the neobanks/challenger banks. Some analysts conclude that pandemic will present…May 24, 2020May 24, 2020
Yaroslav TaraninFintech Strategy Sketches2020 crisis as a “rise and shine” moment for mobile wallets at POS — will they capture it?Paying with cash for grocery shopping nowadays highly increases your risk of catching CoVID-19. Paying with a magnetic strip card (common…May 1, 2020May 1, 2020
Yaroslav TaraninBrave New post-Coronavirus WorldWhy vaccine is unlikely to help the CoVID-19 crisis, and what is the alternative?In recent weeks, all the global media broadcast the idea that coronavirus pandemic will not be fully over until vaccine is found…Apr 19, 2020Apr 19, 2020
Yaroslav TaraninBrave New post-Coronavirus WorldRelaxing the lockdowns — what’s next?At stage one, the coronavirus was seen by the public as a relatively mild disease that is limited to a few unlucky people who had recently…Apr 14, 2020Apr 14, 2020
Yaroslav TaraninBrave New post-Coronavirus WorldHow coronavirus will change the world over the next 10 yearsThe world order has changed abruptly as a sudden spread of the coronavirus triggered exploding media coverage, wartime-like political…Apr 8, 2020Apr 8, 2020
Yaroslav TaraninFintech Strategy SketchesHow the Corona Crisis and European lockdown will affect payments fintech?Economic crisis stemming from the pandemic will affect all the industries, although the size of the effect and its longevity will varyMar 24, 2020Mar 24, 2020
Yaroslav TaranThe biggest economic shift of 2020s decade and its 8 consequences for the global economy.Second World War has ended in 1945 and seems to be a distant past already. Nevertheless, the biggest economic shift of 2020s has its roots…Feb 10, 2020Feb 10, 2020
Yaroslav TaraninFintech Strategy SketchesDisruptions in Banking and Automotive markets — same or different?Banking and Automotive are the two large markets where long-standing champions and proven business models face a sudden threat from…Dec 12, 2019Dec 12, 2019
