Efi PylarinouThe Freetrade Acquisition ParadoxA Platform Built for Retail Investors Leaves Its Own Retail Investors in the ColdJan 17Jan 17
Efi PylarinouFintech Chronicles: Brazil’s PIX, US Innovations, and Future TrendsImagine a comparable Financial Engineering moment as the `Chopstick Manoeuver`!Oct 17, 2024Oct 17, 2024
Efi PylarinouMetaverse Banking: Digital Identity, Smart Wallets, and the Future of Financial ServicesThe term “Metaverse” is no longer in its 2021 hype phase (remember the Meta X connect rebranding) but that does not mean the Metaverse Tech…Nov 29, 2024Nov 29, 2024
Efi PylarinouFintech Triple Roundup: Risk Management, PR Tactics, and GenAI ModelsI’ve been told it's been slow while I was on my annual digital detox. It`s refreshing to come back to Fintech land wondering whether I…Aug 22, 20241Aug 22, 20241
Efi Pylarinou12 Ways to Apply Munger’s Inversion Technique in Financial ServicesWe need new mental models to deal with the increased level of Complexity, Uncertainty, and the web of interconnectedness between the…Jul 25, 2024Jul 25, 2024
Efi PylarinouUnlocking the Bond Market: Ultra-Low $100 Fractional Bond InvestmentsThe fractionalization of bonds via APIs and via Tokenization is taking off. The global bond market is immense, with the total volume of…Jul 4, 2024Jul 4, 2024
Efi Pylarinou5 Diverse Embedded Finance ExamplesDigital transformation in financial services and commerce is evolving. Just as we thought we understood its ways with Fintech partnerships…Mar 14, 20241Mar 14, 20241
Efi PylarinouCooking and Serving an Embedded Finance StewWe keep trying to reduce friction in everything, from payments to credit, insurance, trading, and investing.Jun 23, 2023Jun 23, 2023
Efi PylarinouWorldpay vs Boku: Comparing 2024 Global E-commerce Payment TrendsPayments are Eating the World. The annual Global Payments report by FIS has become an industry standard. Their Worldpay Global Payments…May 2, 2024May 2, 2024
Efi PylarinouThe Payment methods graveyardA co-authored commemorative articleMar 23, 2023Mar 23, 2023
Efi PylarinouBeyond Features: The X-Factors of Wildly Successful Super AppsI can only agree with Sangeet Choudary`s statement [1] that whenever people claim they want to become the next WeChat, this stems from an…Apr 4, 2024Apr 4, 2024
Efi PylarinouNavigating the Paradox of Choice: Fintech Savings Overload in the UKCash has become an asset in the current economic environment due to the high-interest rates. Consumers are presented with a dazzling choice…Mar 20, 2024Mar 20, 2024
Efi PylarinouFemale Finance: Insights from 4 Swiss Leading InnovatorsAs we celebrate Women’s International Day, we put the spotlight on the state of personal Female Finance. In collaboration with Dr. Karen…Mar 8, 2024Mar 8, 2024
Efi PylarinouDigital Dilemmas around Sustainability: Why Bitcoin not GenAIIn economics, finance, and technology, the concept that everything is a form of storytelling, as Yuval Noah Harari postulates, is a great…Feb 29, 2024Feb 29, 2024
Efi PylarinouMoney Meets Romance: 4 Ways Valentine’s Day is Celebrated in BankingLove and food, are a harmonious combination but what about Love and Finances? Friends or Foes?Feb 15, 2024Feb 15, 2024
Efi PylarinouInnovation can work even in a Fragmented worldHappy New Year to all!Jan 12, 2023Jan 12, 2023
Efi PylarinouThe $5 Trillion shortfall in cross-border trade financing for SMEsEven if you haven’t traveled the world and its Seven Seas, mostly likely you own or you have `consumed` items that have traveled the Seven…Jan 19, 2023Jan 19, 2023
Efi PylarinouThe collaboration village in Davos 2023Davos this year felt back to normal in terms of attendance and intensity. The Spring 2022 edition which was the first one post-COVID was…Jan 26, 2023Jan 26, 2023
Efi PylarinouThe 5 aspects of MoneyMoney is fiction, is power, is political, is a way to cooperate with countless strangers, and is adapting to Technological Innovations.Feb 2, 20231Feb 2, 20231