Fintech

I had the honor of talking to some of the folks on the Eden team a little much earlier in the year about product building. I’ve been thinking a bit and decided to share slides from the talk alongside some of my thoughts on how I’ve thought about this —…

Formal financial inclusion is high in Kenya and has consistently increased over the last few decades: 84% of adult Kenyans in 2021 (vs 27% in 2006) had access to financial services and products from formal institutions (e.g., microfinance institutions, savings unions, banks, and mobile money providers). However, while financial inclusion…

Be our own bank. In recent years, the term “fintech” has become increasingly prominent in the financial and technological world. These startups are revolutionizing the way financial transactions are conducted and are changing the way we interact with money. A revolution not only in favor of the technology that the…

This article is a collaboration between Wharton FinTech and Tactyc, a platform that enables GPs to construct and manage venture portfolios. The team at Tactyc share their insights on the best practices for fund modeling and explain why maintaining an active forecast is important for responding to market shifts and…

Magma Capital Funds, a Chicago-based private hedge fund investment manager hired UXDA to design a next-gen investment platform, Magma, for high-net-worth individuals. The aim was to create a quantitative hedge fund product to simplify and enhance the investment experience with cutting-edge technologies. …

There are many ways to conduct online transactions these days. Nowadays, we all meet financial solutions such as online banks, credit and debit cards, cryptocurrencies and digital wallets. Based on Juniper Research Report, it is predicted that there will over 60% of the global population will use a Digital Wallet…

This was the summary of discussions at the just concluded Digital Identity 7.0 webinar on the theme, Beyond Compliance: Building a stronger defense against FinTech fraud. …

Blockchain, cryptocurrencies, and decentralized finance (DeFi), a new wave of technical developments, have started to shake up the world of finance in recent years, bringing about significant changes that may redefine the sector’s basic foundations. Blockchain Blockchain technology, a decentralized, distributed ledger that keeps track of transactions across numerous computers…

Richmond has built a financial technology company that provides secured and fast payment solutions and tailor-made business tools for individuals and small businesses. — Q: Tell us a little bit about yourself, where you’re from, and the experiences that led you to starting WallX. A: My name is Richmond Ogigai, and I’m the cofounder of WallX Africa. I’m originally from Lagos, Nigeria. I started out building WallX because of a real situation that took place at some point in 2019. I had seen firsthand the experiences of small business owners when it comes to…