“ THE NEED TO INCENTIVISE , CULTIVATE , AND SCALE INNOVATIVE COMPANIES MEETING THE UNIQUE FINANCIAL NEEDS OF DIFFERENT DEMOGRAPHICS WAS A SIGNIFICANT FACTOR ”

Sarah Biller Co-founder , Sandbox �

( DeFi ) 71 % Decentralised Finance

“ NOW THE ECOMMERCE COMPANIES ALSO GIVE THE OPTION TO PAY IN

( DApps ) 10 % Decentralised Apps

( NFTs ) 8 % Non-Fungible Tokens

( Metaverse ) 11 % Virtual Worlds

INSTALMENTS . THIS POLICY HELPS THEM TO ATTRACT MORE CUSTOMERS ”

Christian Velitchkov Co-founder , Twiz LLC �

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“ WOMEN ’ S WEALTH IS EXPECTED TO REACH US $ 93TRN GLOBALLY BY 2023 . I WOULD CAST THESE AS OPPORTUNITIES , RATHER THAN CHALLENGES ”

Cory McCruden CEO , Wellbly Tech �

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REVOLUT FEELS THE LOVE IN IRELAND More than one in three people in Ireland already use financial super app Revolut . The company plans to offer personal loans and credit cards to consumers in the country

RECORD YEAR FOR FINTECH INVESTMENT Last year was a record year for fintech funding . Figures for the first three quarters show there was $ 100bn in fintech investment , almost double the amount for all of 2020

BANKS ‘ WORRYING ’ ABOUT RECRUITING TALENT Attracting qualified talent is a concern for bank and credit union executives . In a survey by Cornerstone Advisors , 65 % of respondents said it was an issue – up from 19 % in 2021

14 March 2022