Could I run my year one start-up whilst working from home? Do I need a London address?
Confession #9: Home working blues? Dear Luc, Could I run my year one start-up whilst working from home? Do I need a London address? If you had asked me pre-March 2020 I might have given you a different response; however, COVID really has changed everything. Having been in the industry for a long time and […]
The planet was in a state of emergency even before COVID-19. So with the finance industry focusing on recovery and resilience as we come out of lockdown, should the environment and sustainability also be top of the agenda?
In partnership with Ecolytiq Normalcy. A word that has eluded us this past year and has caused a sense of longing towards something familiar. With vaccine campaigns around the world ramping up, many discussions around reopening and returning to life as it was are taking place. Therein lies a problem. We can’t go back to […]
As mobile wallets overtake cards and we strive for a more environmentally friendly industry, is plastic still needed?
Confession #8: Time to ditch the plastic? Dear Luc, As mobile wallets overtake cards and we strive for a more environmentally friendly industry, is plastic still needed? Sustainability is a big topic in payments and with the increasing adoption of mobile wallets it’s understandable why people might think that digital or sustainable payment methods are […]
Vicki Gladstone, Moorwand CEO, COO, and Director, shares her thoughts on what the post-pandemic payments industry looks like.
For some time, it felt like the pandemic would never end. But now, with vaccines being rolled out en masse across the UK and pubs back open in full swing, it’s finally starting to feel like a post-pandemic world is in sight. As the CEO of a scaling payments start-up, it’s my job to ask: […]
This week FinTech Alliance has profiled Luc Gueriane, Chief Commercial Officer at Moorwand so we can learn a little more about a day in his life!
Fintech Alliance interview with Moorwand CCO Luc Gueriane Moorwand is a payments solution provider offering issuing, digital banking and acquiring services. Founded in 2013 in London, over the past three years the business has been working with challenger banks and FinTechs, offering support in bringing digital banking experiences to life. Chief Commercial Officer Luc Gueriane […]
I want to build out my executive leadership team. Should I be looking at ex-bankers, or would that be too boring?
Confession #7: Boring bankers? Dear Luc, I want to build out my executive leadership team. Should I be looking at ex-bankers, or would that be too boring? Former bankers can offer the right mix of experience to new firms Getting to a stage where you want to grow your business by adding to your executive […]
We recognise the importance each payment type holds. That’s why we’re profiling each of the main payment types, for our fourth instalment of 'History of Payments' series, we're looking at the emergence of wearables
When we think of payment ‘types’, our minds often jump to the ones which have been in circulation the longest – cash and cards being the main ones. But exponential leaps in technology over the last two decades have meant emerging methods are beginning to gain ground, and fast. As we’ve mentioned previously, the world […]
In Dear Luc, we answer the questions the industry’s fintech founders are worried to ask, and solve the problems they don’t want their VCs to know about.
Moorwand, the payments solution provider which aims to transform compliance into an enabler of innovation, has today announced the launch of a new segment with Fintech Futures. ‘Dear Luc’, the new payments agony uncle column, will appear online once a month and will be answering industry founders’ difficult questions. From regulation readiness to technology teething […]
With the world opening up again, do I need to start offering multi-currency to my customers?
Confession #6: Going multi-currency Dear Luc, “With the world opening up again, do I need to start offering multi-currency to my customers?” We’re still a long way from a pre-pandemic “normal” but many countries do seem to be on the road to recovery thanks to the success of vaccination programmes. As such, it makes sense […]
We recognise the importance each payment type holds. That’s why we’re profiling each of the main payment types, for our third instalment of 'History of Payments' series, we're looking at the growth of debit cards.
‘Payment’ might be one word, but it takes a multitude of forms. At its core, a payment is just the action of paying or being paid. But there are tonnes of ways in which this action can happen, depending on the method, as well as the parties involved. According to Chargebee, there are more than […]
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