All articles by Eric Johansson

Eric Johansson

Eric is the fintech editor at Verdict. You can reach him on eric.johansson@globaldata.com.

CEO Chat: Q&A with Francisco Webber of Cortical.io

The Cortical.io CEO dispels some of the common myths around NLP and his frustrations with the how economics can hold innovation back

Apple Pay Later sets iPhone maker on collision course with fintech firms: “They should be worried”

Apple Pay Later could spell trouble for fintech firms, but the buy-now-pay-later industry is still bullish about its future. Is it right to be?

African fintechs enjoy record funding, but market volatility could stop the party

A perfect storm of market volatility, red tape and poor infrastructure threatens to pop the African fintech bubble

CTO Talk: Q&A with Alesia Braga of SmartRecruiters

Can tech help businesses overcome the Great Resignation?

Criminals use Meta sites and Telegram in crypto scams

Over 46,000 victims have lost $1.1bn in crypto scams since the start of 2021. The FTC singles out Meta and Telegram sites as popular breeding grounds for fraudsters.

CTO Talk: Q&A with Mark Kedgley of Netwrix

Ransomware gangs threaten businesses and cryptocurrencies are making things worse, Netwrix’s CTO says

Qualcomm wants to buy Arm stake after Nvidia deal collapse

Qualcomm seemingly has a plan to skirt the competition woes that scuppered Nvidia’s Arm takeover in February

Klarna celebrates Irish milestone amidst mass-layoff

Klarna celebrates a milestone despite the hardships of the fintech industry and its own problems.

CEO Chat: Q&A with Vishal Marria of Quantexa

What is the biggest mistake companies make when it comes to fraud fighting technology? The CEO of Quantexa provides the answer.

CTO Talk: Q&A with Sergej V. of Kernolab

The Kernolab CTO reveals what people get wrong with embedded finance and why it’s suddenly become all the rage in fintech circles