Reimagining the future of money: freedom-bearing, human-centric
Protecting privacy is critical for digital money and CBDCs in order to obtain public trust.
Analysis
The digital transformation divide in Europe’s banking industry
Europe must harness the full potential of the digital revolution for the continent’s unbanked.
Multi-cloud, multi-headaches?
While a multi-cloud strategy offers potential benefits for banks, it also introduces significant challenges.
Constant change is not normal, but it is necessary
Normal is nothing more than what everyone is doing… until someone stops and change occurs.
State of play: the future of credit
Alternative data sources will be key to ensuring the future of credit is affordable, inclusive, and accessible.
Risk orchestration: addressing the misconceptions – hub platform vs true orchestration performance
There’s a genuine bottom-line benefit to be realised through effective risk orchestration of your compliance processes.
Plastic and dollars: confronting the environmental impact of consumerism and banking technology
We must ensure that banking technology follows a more planet-friendly path than plastic.
Miracles on minimum wage
I don’t know what it would take for people at the top to take their own empowerment spiel seriously.
Temenos: empowering banks through core modernisation
William Moroney, Temenos: “Banks need business agility at a whole new level to keep up with market trends.”
The real cost of cloud banking
Simply moving old software to the cloud will not necessarily save you much money.
What do you want to be famous for?
At the end of the day, when it’s all said and done… what do you want to be remembered for?
How to create award-winning marketing – a tale of two campaigns
Marketing should be viewed as strategic and critical. Take care in crafting it.
What you’re really embedding when you embed financial products
An embedded world is a world where trust is essential and needs to be constantly renewed.
Opus CEO Praveen TM on driving AI transformation in banking and payments
Praveen TM, CEO of Opus Technologies: “Innovation is the only way to survive in this competitive market.”
Is your head in the cloud when it comes to core banking?
Being cloud native and supporting multi-tenancy are key considerations when looking at a new core banking solution.
State of play: core banking
Investment in core banking technology will continue to be the utmost priority for the industry.
Can’t touch this
Touchpoints with customers are not a good thing. Stop counting them. Stop wanting them.
Human connection in the age of AI
Even in the age of an AI arms race, we can still reclaim what is uniquely human: our empathy.
Is a phone charging cable the new bank card?
Have smartphones completely replaced the need for physical bank cards?
If Mary has three apples…
Always measure opportunity cost. What are you not doing while you are doing what you are doing?
How hackathons can help redefine your ESG communications and product strategy
Hackathons focused on ESG challenges are a fun way for fintechs to use their tech prowess for the greater good.
Cloud banking: 60 years on
Cloud is all the rage again, and the advantages for banks of being truly cloud native are huge.
The procurement saints
Procurement buddies, those workday saints, have always been what separates a good day from a terrible one.
Optimising compliance in a busy year of reporting rewrites using Rosetta
Exploring the safe, fast and cost-effective regulatory compliance solution the industry has been looking for.
The evolving relationship between supermarkets and banking and the key role of fintechs
Supermarkets across the globe continue to embrace fintech partnerships to power their financial services.
Is talking to our money the next user experience paradigm?
We need a way of literally talking to our money to help us build a proper relationship with it.
The art of not dying
Maintaining your tech estate is not an exercise in bravery, but rather an exercise in risk management.
“What are we getting for our tech spending?”
Research has shown there is no industry-level correlation between spending on tech and growth.
Going for gold: when fintech meets the Olympics
With the Paris Olympics on the horizon, we take a look at the relationship between the event and fintech.
Forget the accolades and the pleasantries and pay us
For this International Women’s Day, and for all the days that follow, my message is simple: pay us.
From start-up to unicorn – the rise of Revolut
Vytautas Danta, CCO and deputy CEO of Revolut’s European entity, discusses the fintech’s remarkable rise.
Crabs and KPIs
The majority of organisations fail because they allow folks to see what other teams do as ‘not my problem’.
The history of banking technology vs the history of banking experience
Over time, the transactional aspects of banking have been solved, but not the emotional ones.
FinovateEurope 2024: Digital transformation, shifting customer expectations and Africa’s fintech growth
Influential figures from across the financial industry assembled in London for the final day of FinovateEurope.
State of play: banking
Banks are facing a myriad of challenges, from transformative technological shifts to increasing competition.
Wishful thinking
The job is still about new technology, but it’s not about the ‘if’. It’s about the ‘how’.
(Fin)tech for good?
The ‘tech for good’ movement has the potential to effect real and positive global technological change.
Returning to the fundamentals: BaaS as mission-critical financial infrastructure
BaaS has become a critical element in the digital transformation of global financial services.
Understanding inclusion in marketing
When inclusion and sustainability waltz together in your marketing strategy, magic happens.
Lithuania: A David slaying Goliath in the fintech arena
Lithuania is making its presence known in Europe’s burgeoning fintech scene.
