Fintech vs. Fincrime: Are Startups Built to Defend or Just to Scale?
In the fast-moving world of fintech, growth is the north star. New digital banks, payment platforms, investment apps, and embedded finance startups are launching faster than ever - often with slick user experiences and powerful value propositions. But there's one critical area that doesn't always scale as fast: cybersecurity. As fintech continues to disrupt traditional banking, financial cybercrime is evolving just as rapidly. Sophisticated fraud rings, API exploits, AI-generated phishing, and deepfake identity attacks are no longer future threats - they are already here.