Financial services will look to collaboration and consolidation in 2019
Collaboration in banking; consolidation in the payments sector.
Analysis
Everything you need to know about blockchain in Switzerland
Switzerland has introduced a comprehensive legal framework for regulating blockchain on a national level.
Technology without heart destroys us: the hard currency of bankers’ feelings
Technology without heart will take you nowhere, in the slowest and most expensive way possible.
Interview: Transferwise – the power of partnerships
We talk to Transferwise about its progress, with partner banks as well as under its own steam.
The case for plugging nature into the economy
How can banks factor in extreme climate events and environmental disasters risks to improve their credit risk ratings?
Can automation transform trade finance?
How automation could provide benefits for both bank and corporate clients.
UK banks capable of surviving a “no-deal” Brexit
However, a no-deal situation could leave the UK economy worse off than the 2008 recession.
Real-time payments: the next big thing in US banking
RTP promises to be the biggest change in US payments since the 1970s.
All this time, you’ve been doing meetings wrong
There are three types of meetings in the world.
Could PayPal dethrone banks when it comes to small business loans?
In the field of small business loans, PayPal is certainly changing the traditional paradigm.
Mark Carney’s backdoor to the European financial system
The boom in fintech investment should not be taken for granted.
The biggest hurdle to financial institution future-proofing
It’s surprising how many FIs are still resistant to the changes that are revolutionising their industry.
Banking-as-a-Service: why IBAN is key
The IBAN capability BaaS platforms will become the key driver of flexibility and growth.
Top three action items for FIs from 2018
Condensing six fintech events down into a handful of concrete takeaways.
How technology and AI are set to transform compliance
A three-level structure: humans at the top, AI at the bottom, an automated decision support system in the middle.
What steps are in place to protect my money online?
The “invisible” nature of online transactions give pause for thought.
Diversity absolutes and the absurdity of decency by design
What’s diversity good for? Everything.
Cybersecurity: private equity in pole position
Private equity is uniquely positioned as cybersecurity presents both a threat and an opportunity.
Becoming a digital bank
Digital transformation must be a far-reaching and whole-hearted undertaking.
Brexit is real. What now for finance companies?
Frankly, the time to act is now.
Protecting yourself from increasing cyberattacks
Stay diligent, keep updated, and safe surfing.
Open Banking: how the rhetoric is becoming a reality
We need to change the first five pages of a Google search from cynicism and hyperbole to positive stories.
The five attributes of a successful digital banking experience
What factors need to be considered to create powerful digital self-service apps and similar differentiators?
Contrary to what your mother told you: banking reality checks and other fables
You can be anything. But it will get messy.
What does the future look like for cryptocurrency?
The crypto boom, bubble, revolution… what to actually expect from cryptocurrency moving into 2019?
Cloud adoption: the key to agile change
What does agility actually mean in practice for the post-trade market?
How to turn bad data into a new revenue stream
The cost of data redundancy is expected to be $3.3 trillion in 2020.
Achieving growth of SME lending by harnessing digital customer data
An organisation’s data strategy is there to serve the overall business strategy.
Creating open banking to meet expectations
A change in culture and attitude should be part of a holistic strategy for open banking.
The PSD2 compliance clock is ticking, but help is at hand
For those banks struggling with the complexities of PSD2 help is at hand.
Move beyond the electronic payment: how well do you know E-Sign?
E-Sign can save you the cost of many hundreds of thousands of first-class mail stamps.
SCT Inst: gaining traction one year on
Interview with Javier Santamaría, chair of EPC, to mark the first anniversary of SCT Inst.
How open will your bank become?
Open banking means different things to different CEOs.
Avoid your auntie Mabel: career tips for optimists, curious cats and rebels
Play something that you care to win with people who are playing the same game.
Technology for the new world
Business as usual is no longer an option. You can bank on that.
Blockchain fatigue? A brief look at the Trade Information Network venture
This network does not use distributed ledger tech, but relies on CGI’s SaaS platform.
New legislation puts motor insurers in the driver’s seat of autonomous cars
The next few years will be transformative for the motor insurance industry.
The transformation of the European payments landscape
Instant payments are becoming the new normal.
Data mining
If data really is the new oil, where is the pipeline flowing?
The emerging landscape of fintech regulation
Just passing laws will not work to control fintech. Regulators will have to be much more pro-active.
