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Ahon Sarkar, GM Helix by Q2, on how banks find their place in embedded finance

Helix is the Banking-as-a-Service platform of Q2 Holdings, a provider of digital solutions for the banking and lending sector.
Ahon Sarkar, GM at Helix, discusses the strategies banks can adopt to become better partners in the embedded finance ecosystem.

Sara Khairi | August 22, 2022

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