Tagged: sophie guibaud

February 5, 2022 @ 1:07 am By Omar Faridi  |  

London-headquartered Fintech Fiat Republic recently announced that it has acquired $3.5 million in seed funding from EU tech investors Speedinvest, Seedcamp, and Credo. The startup, which is building a compliance-first, e-money-regulated banking and payments API, is looking to “drastically reduce the time and cost of… Read More

April 22, 2021 @ 10:06 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Wednesday, a group of digital payment experts sat down at UK Fintech Week 2021 to discuss the industry’s growth and development through the years. During the breakout session, the group explored the digital payments “boom” and took a closer look at the success stories… Read More

April 22, 2021 @ 7:56 am By Omar Faridi  |  

While attending a recently-held panel session for this year’s UK Fintech Week , moderator Kristy Duncan, CEO at Women in Payments, acknowledged that the United Kingdom and the European Union could potentially benefit from an updated regulatory framework that supports innovative projects and competition. As… Read More

December 28, 2020 @ 10:32 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Sophie Guibaud, Chief Growth Officer at OpenPayd, a UK-headquartered API-based Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS) provider, notes that Fintech and other industries have had an “extraordinary” 2020. She pointed out that major scandals (like Wirecard) have “rocked the industry,” however, we’ve also seen significant progress that should help… Read More