Do people still build online marketplaces? Hell yeah, they do. More than half of all online marketplaces were launched in the last 7 years. The market continues to grow, people are more willing to buy and sell, online, new countries enter the level of economic prosperity that is just right for online marketplaces. The opportunities are ripe to harvest.
Recently updated on July 22, 2024In the article on personal finance apps, we said that overt repetition about security in fintech is…
Fast backward to ancient Babylonia, 1800 BC give or take several hundred years (yeah, no historic accuracy for us here). Imagine you are a farmer named Abum-kila-ilim, and you need a loan because the latest harvest wasn’t spectacular, your livestock is underfed, and you… you’re quite likely underfed as well. Where would you go? That’s right: to the shrine of Shamash, the sun-god and the lord of justice and righteousness!
Considering that the United Kingdom is among the global technology leaders, it’s quite possible that the next “Amazon//Google/[Insert tech giant of your choice here],” which will change the digital ecosystem forever, is currently rising to its feet on the Kingdom’s islands.
In this article, we gathered the diverse Top of UK Startups to Watch for in 2020, which have the potential to shake the IT and real world.
Payment providers (or payment gateways) are legion, so it is really easy to fall a victim to analysis paralysis while trying to choose the one that will power up your business. You should decide which payment provider to use based on the type of service you provide and a market you want to target.
Recently updated on October 29, 2024If you are reading this article, you probably realize the vast potential of digital finance and want…
Currently, there are over 1600 fintech firms in the UK, and this number is expected to double in the 2030s. As follows, the emerging digital banking companies are numerous, and they come in different tastes and flavours. Unfortunately, not all of them will see through to stable success as it often happens with startups. However, the number of bright fintech rookies is surprisingly impressive.
Java dominates work interviews; 90% of Fortune 500 companies use Java; Java reigns over the Finance industry; it is quite possible that one of your acquaintances learns Java; even your smart fridge most likely runs on Java. Java is everywhere and for a reason. This language is armed with everything required to create reliable and viable applications of all sorts and Fintech stuff in particular.
American Financial Sector gets cyber attacked “over a billion times a year,” stated CEO of PayPal and a chairman of Symantec, Dan Schulman, in this interview. In 2017, Banks lost $16.8 billion to cybercriminals according to Javelin report. The number of Data Breaches reported by UK financial companies to Financial Conduct Authority “rose 480% in a year” according to RPC report.