No economy can boom without a healthy mix of SMEs, but they are often left to fend for themselves when it comes to funding in times of crisis. SMEs have suffered outsized impact from COVID-19 but have not received corresponding loan consideration from big banks. How can this be turned around so that SMEs will not just survive but thrive?
With the number of reports suggesting that fintechs are bad news for banks, it may come as a surprise, that the opposite is in fact true. Fintechs may actually be the best thing to happen to traditional banks and the banking sector for a long time. No, really.
Traditional banks’ dominant position in the value chain is under threat. They are involved in a growing battle for consumers’ business, driven by an increasing amount of competition from challengers, new Fintech players, and each