2017 Webit stage saw the cooperation of two people – the one with years of experience in the sphere of fintech – Michel Stuijt, the CEO of Eurogiro, and the great, innovative mind Or Benoz, co-founder of Rewire. They both investigated the trends in cross-border payments.
In his experience, Michel opens the discussion, he outlined a four expectations of what people see in the future of payments:
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Free
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Fast, if not instant
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Secure
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Full withdrawal
However, Michel’s observations are one thing, but the Israeli point of view is different. In the developed regions in Europe, like Sweden, where Michel comes from, key words are freedom and security. In developing countries, however, there won’t be mass adoption of these technologies. For example, in India, one cannot pay rent with bitcoin.
The main trend, the future in financial technology, lies in the cooperation.
The duo on the stage is quite a good example – the financial institution Eurogiro and the innovative products Rewire create is a great example in cross border cooperation. In 20 years time the only solution for regulation of the blockchain, fintech, trading, transactions, etc, is the good cooperation between all stakeholders. Because, let’s face it – there are few companies that create new technologies in the world today.
In 5 – 10 years from now, we will see many technology companies focusing on consumer experience, making the experience amazing; on the opposite side, the financial institutions, organizations, etc, already have financial instruments, licenses and the infrastructure. The future of cross border payments lies in the cooperation between both ways.