FinTech Magazine February 2021 | Page 3

FOREWORD It ’ s been an exciting start for fintech this year : the rise and fall of Bitcoin ’ s value , cashless economies are starting to take hold around the world , and investors have started to hone in on exciting startups that could lead the way in finance ’ s new normal .

That spirit of far-reaching innovation is succinctly summed up by our lead story this month , TAB Bank . Committed to driving the future of open banking , Mike Palmer , COO , described the company ’ s digital transformation and how it is maintaining the financial wellbeing of its customers during a particularly stressful time :
“ When you ’ re dealing with people ’ s money and their financial lives , it ’ s emotional ,” he says . “ It has a huge impact on everything that they do , how they live , and even how they see the world . And so doing that well , doing it right , is very important to me and the people that I work with .”
Another example is Mambu . This Berlinbased startup has designed a SaaS banking platform that is laying the foundations for a new financial era : “ Fintech is the age we ’ re living in ,” states CEO and co-founder Eugene Danilkis . “ I think this decade will be
a time when tech companies become critical business partners for how financial services companies are designed and built .”
Elsewhere , we explore modern trends in crowdfunding , find out why it ’ s so hard to keep up with cryptocurrencies ’ developments , and track how the COVID-19 pandemic has spurred on a culture shift with investors and venture capital firms .
If you want to experience the marvels of the fintech era first-hand , our Top 10 mobile apps list could be the perfect place for you to start . Highlighting some of the best smartphone-based financial companions currently available , you ’ re guaranteed to find something useful no matter which area of the sector you ’ re interested in .
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