As apps and institutions further integrate, data and data sharing have become the building blocks of modern finance. Entire ecosystems are being built around financial institutions and fintechs that incorporate rich and impactful information about their customers.

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While attention often focuses on developed markets, the most exciting fintech innovations are emerging where mobile technology, young digital-native populations, and gaps in traditional banking converge. These regions aren’t just adopting Western models – they’re creating entirely new paradigms that may eventually reshape global finance.

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At Turnberry Golf and Resort in Aventura, Florida, one thing was clear: banks are moving from “digital-first” to “experience-first”, and teams who understand customer pain points from the inside make all the difference.

For the better part of a decade, banks have been chasing “digital transformation” as if it were a destination rather than a journey. But co...

Historically, most banks have seen digital assistants as little more than peripheral features of their digital footprint. Bank of America took a very different approach with its virtual assistant  Erica, from the get go, allowing the chatbot to wrap around the firm’s consumer experience and enhance it at the same time. 

And the firm co...

KeyBank and payments infrastructure provider Qolo forged a partnership in February 2023. With Qolo’s support, KeyBank added near real-time payments to its KeyVAM platform last year, making it available through both KeyBank’s platform and clients’ own systems. KeyVAM is the bank’s virtual account management platform.

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