Four lessons learned about fraud in 2019
We look back at the year gone by to see what lessons we can take with us this year.
Analysis
The witches are coming
Our togetherness is our greatest legacy to a world that can and should do better for the next generation of humans.
The impact of COVID-19 on the Chinese market
The effects of the coronavirus on the local fintech market isn’t all negative.
Achieving reconciliation maturity will be easier in the decade of data
Financial professionals feel more comfortable entrusting their data to the cloud.
Banks rely on big bang system replacements to cope with real-time demand
An evolving customer base demands accelerated time-to-market, says Oracle’s Vikram Gupta.
Three top tips to combat visual hacking
Make it hard for screens to be viewed, consider installing privacy filters and other points.
A look ahead to strong customer authentication
It’s vital that we use the year ahead to invest in long-term consumer testing.
How APIs overcome the challenges of digital transformation
No transformation is pain-free.
The trade in human beings: How financial institutions and tech can have an impact
Banks in particular can do a lot to curb sex trafficking.
What is office politics, anyway?
For some, politics is about winning the battle. For others, it’s wining the war.
Inaccuracies of facial recognition: security, prejudice, pollution and fashion
The issue of accuracy is one which is often cited but rarely explained.
Taking chances: An interview with Chuka Ikele, legal counsel at CrossLend
Drawing connections between the correlation of law and finance.
Ask the expert: what’s the best market to launch my fintech?
The reasons fintechs struggle to crack mature markets and four key considerations for expansion.
“Pale, male and stale” tag still dogs financial services industry
Three steps to break the cycle and achieve genuine diversity and inclusion.
Report: The digital drive to replace the passport in financial services
FinTech Futures publishes its latest industry report, on digital identity and fraud.
Community spirit: Reminiscing on the halcyon days of the bank branch
“I had to find out how to best serve people and customers at a community level.”
Decentralised versus centralised finance: Impacting a global market
Maybe a hybrid of both systems will be the future of finance.
Why we need to persuade governments to tokenise the world’s forests
Tokenisation is a new innovative mechanism for sustainable financing.
The risk of siloed IT procurement
Why it pays to say no to the silo.
FinovateEurope: Key takeaways
Sharon Kimathi and Ruby Hinchliffe explore the event’s top five themes.
FinovateEurope: Yolt chief exec muses API quality determining account switches
This would be “a nice end point for open banking”, he says.
How far can venture capital take European challenger banks?
European challengers have been among the top recipients of regional venture capital.
Oh to be saved of doubt and false hope
No one person should be enough to make another worthy of a future they can’t themselves lose sleep dreaming of.
FinovateEurope: RBS head says bank has “turned a corner” in its innovation culture
“Our approach historically [to innovation] was the wrong one,” Broadbent admits.
Ask the expert Finovate special: I’m a new fintech
How can I generate awareness of my business among potential investors and clients?
How Canada’s Wealthsimple is building a whole financial suite
“We’re building a lifestyle brand,” says the fintech’s Europe CEO.
Banks’ compliance heads trapped between regulations and cutbacks
Governor Software CEO says investment in compliance technology is crucial.
OakNorth CIO: UK success means European banks take us seriously
OakNorth says it has £2.3 billion in the pipeline for 2020.
Where do Gen Zs draw the line on data?
Gen Zs draw the line on data according to convenience and the ‘fear of being left out’.
PSD2 turns two: Where do we go from here?
Break out the birthday cake as the Second Payments Directive (PSD2) just turned two!
Why Payments-as-a-Service is the first choice for FIs
More financial institutions are choosing to outsource their mission-critical payments infrastructure.
Hot-seat with Sanat Rao, CBO and global head at Infosys Finacle
He talks about workforce and culture transformation, RPAs, open banking and more.
Nordic API Gateway CEO: Fintechs trying to be European too fast
“Open banking has a tendency […] to do stuff globally or do it pan-European,” says CEO.
Service models: The future of fintech
FinTech Futures talks to two BPC senior VPs about the company’s new processing business.
Fintech in the next decade: The intersection of what’s possible and what people want
Before we start to look at what the next 10 years hold, it’s worth taking a quick look back.
There is no ‘one-size-fits-all’ approach in the ongoing fight for greater diversity
We should never lose sight of the ‘why’ that lies behind the lack of diversity in British businesses.
From data to decisions: The rise of AI in retail banking
But first, banks need to de-silo their data and create a single data universe.
Fintech M&A: Prioritising growth and resilience
There is still runway for further consolidation.
An evolution in the world of trading
Traders are extremely bullish about the potential of digital assets and crypto-products.
How fintech is helping UK savers
Many of us have a poor relationship with saving money.
