En agosto de 2017 publiqué en un IMTC Blog el documento llamado “El Riesgo del No Riesgo” dando una visión de la realidad existente en esos momentos del fenómeno denominado “De-Risking”, e hice un estudio profundo, citando a varios autores, actores e instituciones de la escenario público y privado de los países de Latinoamérica. El…
DetailsEuropean Regulators all share a strong will to address de-risking practices in the European Union as they can leave customers without access to the financial system. Back in September 2020, the European Commission (EC) published a Retail Payment Strategy in which it set its objectives to improve cross-border payments involving non-EU countries, including remittances, to…
DetailsMost of my industry information has come from doing the IMTC Conferences for the past 10 years, from the panels and roundtables that I moderate or participate in. IMTC, as most event companies, had a rough year as we postponed IMTC LATAM in Buenos Aires, IMTC EMEA in London and IMTC ASIA in Vietnam. We…
DetailsWe will always remember 2020 as the Covid year and everything that went on as part of this unprecedented year. It was a year that changed history and will continue to make changes to our lives and livelihoods. In the financial services industry, we are still analyzing the changes that have occurred and the ones…
DetailsEquity Bank, once technically declared insolvent in 1993, now has more than 9 million customers, more than any other bank in Africa with nearly half of the bank accounts in Kenya. The company’s vision is “to be the champion of the socio-economic prosperity of the people of Africa,” with an agent-based model that has won…
DetailsBy Olivia Chow Thunes offers a global platform that provides seamless transfer of funds between payment systems in more than 100 countries and 60 currencies. The company was born last year as the cross-border payments offspring of TransferTo, which was established in 2005 beginning with a mobile top-up and rewards business that has become the…
DetailsNabil spent twelve years growing the business at Western Union between 1998 and 2004 across North America, MENA, Asia, and Europe. He also spent 4 years as President and CEO of Omnex Group, 5 years as CEO of Account Control Technology Holdings, and is now President and CEO of CieloPay. This resume has earned him…
DetailsI met Ronald Mazursky at his NYPAY event, a New York City payments and mobile commerce group hosting events for innovators and leaders since 2006. He is a founder, officer, and board member of NYPAY. The events often revolve around conversations that involve issuers, merchants, networks, FinTech startups, regulators, and others. As a result, lively…
DetailsSofia Freyder gives us her words of wisdom and joins our RemTECH judging panel again. She’s led the development of international payment products for some of the largest players in the industry, including Western Union, MasterCard, Earthport, and now, JPMorgan. Last year she spoke to us about how innovators can partner with the type of…
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