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Fintech Reimagined: Pioneering Solutions for the Digital Age

Financial institutions aren’t typically known for their scrappy agility. Between legacy systems, overhead concerns, and the high bars of regulatory and security compliance, banks and other financial service providers have historically been slow to embrace technological innovation. Fintech is changing all that.

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Once the stuff of nimble startups, fintech is now essential to established institutions. It enables finance that’s strong, scalable, and secure, and it’s an integral part of how we bank, invest, pay, shop, and do business.

Whether it’s through mobile wallets or blockchain, fintech delivers change that is more cost-effective, more secure, and quicker than business as usual. Through our expertise in fintech consulting and financial software development, we collaborate with innovative startups and fintech companies across various domains, including financial deal management, pet wellness, and solar energy.

Our takeaway? The best fintech engineers think in and outside of the financial services world — and its security needs. They’re constantly weighing potential vulnerabilities and building software with powerful protections.

What’s inside

What does fintech look like for innovative startups? What about for enterprise institutions? Our comprehensive guide to fintech has something for every business, including our breakdown of the industry’s unicorns, the latest news on emerging solutions, and essential context on how technological innovation is unlocking a financial future that is more nimble, personalized, and secure.

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What is fintech?
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Fintech unicorns
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First steps
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Blockchain in fintech
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Digital transformation
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Big data
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Emerging tech
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Fintech goes way beyond banking

If fintech seems confined to financial services like banking, lending, and real estate, it’s time to think bigger.

With applications across use cases, fintech empowers streamlined, enhanced, and even automated financial services across industries, from a retailer’s online payment gateway to a startup’s branded debit cards. That big picture understanding of what fintech can do, regardless of the industry, can underpin strategic growth for your company.

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Let’s get straight to the point

Fintech holds claim to the most unicorns by sector, but this legendary herd took a hit in 2022 along with the rest of the industry. We break down the who, what, and where of fintech unicorns to help you better understand the innovation and investment happening now in financial technology.

From exploring fluctuations in funding to how fintech unicorns weather market turbulence, our report combines extensive statistics, deep analytics, and expert insights that you can take to the bank.

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Fintech unicorns: Facts and figures

While unicorns might not be what they used to be and economic uncertainty caused a pullback in funding, the data still reflects some good news.
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Your first steps in fintech

Founding any startup requires dedication, technical grit, and a bit of luck. For burgeoning fintechs, though, a clear-eyed understanding of the financial landscape can’t be dismissed.

Building your product requires not just software expertise, but an adherence to regulations and compliance standards wherever you plan to operate. If you need a primer, we’ve got you covered.

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Regulatory compliance for fintech startups

When one mistake can cost millions in penalties, adhering to the rules is a must. Start by building your knowledge of the regs and then bake compliance expertise into building a solution.
Nov 9, 2022
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Fintech engineer hiring guide: key attributes and skills

Besides being outstanding coders, fintech devs must know the products, regulatory concerns, and security risks the financial world deals with every day.
May 29, 2024
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How to develop a fintech app

When you need to build a solution that distinguishes you from your competitors, best practices matter — but there’s plenty of space to innovate and capture the market.
Nov 22, 2022
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How to grow your fintech product

Financial technology products are incredibly demanding to build. Stay ahead of the curve with a product growth strategy that leverages all the tools — and talent — available to you.
Nov 18, 2022
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New kids on the blockchain

Distributed ledger technology has the potential to revolutionize the way we manage assets and make payments, but the characteristic volatility of crypto markets has put some of that hype on ice. Nevertheless, enterprise financial institutions and fintech startups alike have embraced this emerging tech, finding use cases and novel applications across the industry.

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Asset management might be the ultimate use case for blockchain in finance. Here’s how the technology enables results impossible in legacy models.
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Modernized financial operations

The leaders of banks, insurance companies, and other financial institutions must be prepared to help lead digital transformations that leverage the latest and greatest in fintech.

Fortunately, on the other side of that transformation are automated workflows, accessible data, and reduced clutter — all of which prime businesses to be profitable years into the future.

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Dec 8, 2021
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Aug 30, 2021
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Cloud computing in financial services is driving industry change faster than ever. It opens up the playing field, democratizes powerful solutions, and accelerates innovation in a positive feedback loop.
Jun 7, 2022
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Dec 1, 2022
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Adding a few more 0’s

Financial institutions have access to an enormous volume of customer data — and it’s only growing larger with every swipe, tap, and deposit. By leveraging big data for deep personalization and intelligent analytics, your business can uncover critical insights, inform decision-makers, and drive long-term growth.
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Sep 13, 2021
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From fraud detection to AI stock trading, new analytics have changed the financial world. Smart companies in the financial sector are cashing in.
Sep 16, 2022
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Chance is an outdated concept when it comes to the stock market — particularly when data analytics solutions are robust.
Apr 11, 2022
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Companies lose about 5% of annual revenue to fraud. Luckily with machine learning and data science technologies, it’s easier to detect and prevent fraud.
Apr 28, 2022
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Yesterday’s cash, today’s cachet

The fintech applications coming into the industry go way beyond slick CRMs and cloud-based software. Advanced AI and other emerging technologies are disrupting and transforming the sector.

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How artificial intelligence is transforming fintech

How artificial intelligence is transforming fintech

In this post, we will look at some of the ways in which AI is revolutionizing the financial services sector.
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Fintech futures

Market turbulence and heightened consumer expectations have spurred financial services to modernize and streamline processes. With solutions that hasten, automate, and ease financial operations, companies both in and outside of financial services stand to benefit.

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