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  Ilie Ghiciuc - 16 Oct 2024

  Why It’s Harder for Tech Startups to Secure $1B Valuations Today

  In the early 2000s, achieving “unicorn” status—a $1 billion valuation—was often the result of a strategic blend of growth, innovation, and venture capital. However, the tech landscape has shifted dramatically in the last two decades. By 2020 and 2021, the scene was further transformed by the COVID-19 pandemic and the influx of a $2 trillion economic stimulus, sparking a surge in venture funding and soaring tech valuations.

  Featured Startup
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  Ilie Ghiciuc - 27 Jun 2024

  How Banks Can Leverage Banking As A Service (BaaS) To Stay Competitive

  The financial services industry is undergoing a revolution lead by new, digital-centric neobanks and fintechs. Built from the ground up with user-friendliness and flexible functionality as their guiding principles, these new players are rapidly gaining traction. A report by AppRadar shows that neobanks are taking the lead in user growth with 18 million more downloads than legacy banks in 2023.

  Fintech
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  Ilie Ghiciuc - 22 May 2024

  How AI and Machine Learning Transform Mobile Banking Security

  Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) are becoming pivotal in enhancing the security of mobile banking applications. Through our work on the open-source banking front-end, Ivory, we've delved deep into how these technologies not only redefine security paradigms but also ensure a highly personalized banking experience.

  Fintech
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  Ilie Ghiciuc - 16 May 2024

  Behavioral Analytics for Fraud Prevention in Banking Apps

  Behavioral analytics is becoming an indispensable tool in the arsenal of fintech, especially in the realm of mobile banking applications. Our journey with implementing this sophisticated technology in different fintech projects and our open-source front-end, Ivory, has given us firsthand insight into its critical role in enhancing security and user trust.

  Fintech
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  Ilie Ghiciuc - 13 May 2024

  Biometric Authentication Technologies For Personalized Banking

  In the rapidly evolving fintech sector, biometric authentication technologies are becoming a cornerstone of security and user experience in mobile banking apps. At Thinslices, our expertise in integrating these technologies into projects like Mobilize Pay and Penta, alongside our open-source initiative, Ivory, has shown us the profound impact of biometrics on the finance industry.

  Fintech
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  Ilie Ghiciuc - 25 Nov 2023

  Device Binding in Mobile Banking Apps: Enhancing Security & User Trust

  Device binding is a critical security measure in the world of fintech, particularly for mobile banking applications. As a fintech product development company we are only too aware of this. We experienced firsthand with the importance and implementation of device binding in projects like Mobilize Pay, Penta and our open-source mobile banking front-end, Ivory.

  Fintech
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  Ilie Ghiciuc - 21 Jul 2021

  All the Phases of the Mobile and Web Product Development Process

  Analysing the market, deciding on the type of app you will build, estimating the budget and, finally, the execution – they all are long steps that can sometimes discourage you. However, they all are equally important. Neglecting some can prejudice the others and can eventually cause delays in the release.

  Team
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  Ilie Ghiciuc - 2 Sep 2020

  Mobile design. Something almost as important as the app itself.

  For startup founders and entrepreneurs it’s essential to keep in mind that design has a lot to do with business success. If the design process is neglected, most times bankruptcy can occur.

  Technology
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  Ilie Ghiciuc - 26 Aug 2020

  Internal vs external team for mobile product development

  His concern was the following: “We will need continuous development and working with an external agency will definitely be too expensive. Even though your prices are very competitive, costs don't match those of two developers employed in-house.”

  Technology
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  Ilie Ghiciuc - 18 Aug 2020

  Smartphone statistics and tablet usage patterns

  As technology advances, so do the behaviors of the users so, for us, keeping up with the latest research and statistics is both a necessity and a delight. We're aware that we process images 60.000 times faster than texts so we've prepared some infographics for all you data viz aficionados out there. Click to go straight to the infographics.

  Technology