The Ethereum Merge is finally complete, but instead of talking about what this means for the crypto market, we’d like to reflect on regulation. It looks like new regulatory frameworks for what concerns cryptos, especially Proof-of-Stake (PoS) cryptos, along with inflation concerns, are preventing the price of Ether. A negative consequence of The Merge, but the same concerns could make the prices of BTC rise according to some analysts. At the same time, further implementation of RegTech could make the fintech market more inclusive for SMEs, according to a study conducted taking into account the ..read more

Coinjoin, a way to further anonymize transactions while cooperating with others. As we know, a cryptocurrency like Bitcoin is not fully anonymous, since an expert can still track transactions and even manage to link a transaction to a specific IP address. Coinjoin allows us to pull transactions in order to mask single traders, and it’s a quite complicated process, but the point that most grabs our attention is that those who cooperate need to trust each other. A system born to avoid trust and guarantee privacy needs trust to allow full anonymity. Privacy and anonymity are not the same, but it ..read more

Phygital and physital represent a fusion of “physical” and “digital”. These words are today used to indicate all those experiences, businesses, and projects, that manage to merge two different worlds. Even if they might sound weird now, they force us to think about the new concepts brought by technology, and what they mean for our economies and businesses. Many times, we at FinTech Weekly analyzed the many contradictions of the fintech sectors. And also this time we’d like to do that – but under a different perspective. In this number you’ll discover that the fintech space is not equally profi ..read more

The current strength of the USD is not good news for all those businesses whose returns largely depend on foreign markets. This, combined with high inflation, required a new regulatory framework that mainly has to do with interest rates. Now, this can be a serious challenge to fintech companies: the market experienced an impressive boom during the pandemic, and even if fintech is still thriving – especially in specific parts of the world, like Africa, and it can still offer a way out to companies and people that want to make the most out of their money, all those companies that over hired and ..read more

This number of FinTech Weekly shows how different parts of the world have different approaches towards fintech. While South Korea might witness a more friendly crypto-economy – and major companies are acting accordingly, both the stock and crypto markets – as well as fintech companies and their customers – need to face the aggressive policy adopted by Fed. In the meantime, Europe and Africa seem to have a more positive approach when it comes to innovation. This and much more on FinTech Weekly: discover the most relevant fintech news and conferences and follow us on Twitter ..read more

The pandemic helped people understand what are their priorities: a better quality of life, better services, a better working environment are just a few examples. The new generation of workers made it clear: even if office work is a great way to have human interactions, a hybrid approach is better, as well as a stronger focus on work-life balance and mental health. In the meantime, also insurers focus more on people and businesses, and InsurTech facilitates this new trend. Renting might be the new trend in the NFT market, making it accessible to a larger number of people, and fintech companies ..read more

As Buckminster Fuller once said, things are not changed by fighting reality, but by making existing models obsolete. Fintech companies seem to adhere to this idea, and they’re really obtaining results. Despite those cases in which headlines are made by unsuccessful deals – see our top story – fintech proves to be resilient and extremely useful for businesses and entire markets. In this number of FinTech Weekly, you’ll discover how the real estate market is adapting to new technologies, how fintech companies are able to include the most rural communities in Africa, and how fintech is succeeding ..read more

It’s not news that the fintech space is the protagonist of contradictory stories. While regulators hit companies like the Chinese Ant and Kenyan Flutterwave and Chipper Cash, other fintech firms manage to succeed in sectors like InsurTech and the NFT market. In the meanwhile, the city of Miami launches a new initiative that will mix NFT, Metaverse, Finance and art, and Bloomberg collects the (tragically) funny stories of celebrity crypto endorsements just before the market crash. This and much more in this number of FinTech Weekly, which also wants to share with you the legacy of visionary bus ..read more

This number of FinTech Weekly doesn’t start with the words of the Paystand CEO. Before this injection of optimism, let’s see what’s happening in the fintech space amidst regulatory issues, security concerns, success stories, innovation and new investments. Only this overview will give context to the words of Jeremy Almond: despite downturns, fintech is here to stay, and countless businesses around the world have already embraced this new economy. This and much more on FinTech Weekly, the free newsletter that helps you stay on top of fintech news, conferences, and meetups ..read more

While robots should have helped humans to improve how they do things, it seems that now robots could help humans to keep doing things. Humans seem to need robots and artificial intelligence not to burn out. But this is not the only thing that seems to go the other way around: fintech exceeds expectations when compared to banks; while people used to work to digitalize the economy, now digitalization seems the only way to support the economy and create new “digital” jobs – for instance, in the Metaverse. This and much more in this number of FinTech Weekly: follow FinTech Weekly on Twitter to sta ..read more