Making Meaning with Models in FinTech

Making Meaning with Models in FinTech

Models and framework clarify, simplify, and help to explain concepts and complex situations. We all know about marketing model SWOT, but also think of a strategic management tool such as Osterwalder’s Business Model Canvas, process model such as DMAIC, or change model...
Technology in Finance

Technology in Finance

One of the most exciting things of being an educator is that you have the opportunity to help students acquire new knowledge and master new skills that will eventually be beneficial for them in the workplace. Up till beginning February, around 130 students in the...
Metaverse, Blockchain, NFTs and Smart Contracts

Metaverse, Blockchain, NFTs and Smart Contracts

Aside from the fantastic weather (one can’t help but swoon at the sunny winter the Spanish are blessed with, if one is from the Netherlands); it was an inspirational endeavor to travel to ESIC University in Madrid, Spain for the one-week Blended Intensive Program:...
The story of fintech (and you)

The story of fintech (and you)

When was the last time you were inside a bricks and mortar bank? In the Netherlands, in 2023, there was a 95% penetration rate of online banking (Statista, 2024). It is very likely that you already use fintech on a daily basis. Think of all the ‘tikkies’ you send in a...
Mergers and Acquisitions

Mergers and Acquisitions

I was out shopping for some cupboards … just two extra ones, in exactly the same color, size and style as the ones I currently have. So I went back to the same shop where I went to some seven years back to purchase the original ones. Of course, the guy had my record...