What will happen in payments in 2021? Sirpa Nordlund, SVP Industry Engagement at Nets, shares her views on three big trends to expect next year.

1. In 2021, we'll see the war of platforms continue.

In anticipation of the recently announced U.S.

Many might joke they want a refund for 2020. Jokes aside, it’s been a testing year for many businesses, consumers, and governments alike. Yet, these tests have spurred innovation and accelerated the pace of change, advancing digital transformation by at least five years in the space of six months.

Working in venture capital offers insights into the problems, challenges, and new markets today’s entrepreneurs are addressing at the very earliest opportunity, a window on disruption and innovation. Business models are being redefined at an ever-quickening pace, and this is particularly visible in fintech. We recently sat down with the founders of all of our fintech investments with the following key learnings and insights.

1. Fintech everywhere

The Derivatives Service Bureau (DSB), founded by the Association of National Numbering Agencies (ANNA) to facilitate the allocation and maintenance of ISINs, CFIs and FISNs for OTC derivatives, is today announcing the forthcoming DSB consultation timelines for the principles underlying the fee model for the new Unique Product Identifier (UPI). 

Apptio, Inc., the leading provider of technology business management (TBM) solutions that help organizations analyze, plan, and optimize technology spend, announced today that it is participating in the launch of Professional Services in AWS Marketplace.

Sber ecosystem resident SberCloud has developed Machine Learning Space (ML Space),a cloud platform forAI model training, David Rafalovsky, Executive Vice President, CTO of Sberbank Group, Head of Technology, said at the AI Journey conference.

Millennials prefer Bitcoin to gold as a safe-haven asset, a new global survey from one of the world’s largest independent financial advisory and fintech organisations has revealed.
 
The findings of the poll carried out by deVere Group come in the week when the price of Bitcoin, the world’s original and largest cryptocurrency, peaked at an all-time high this week by reaching $19,864. 
 
This just beats the previous price record that was set in December 2017.