Christine Lagarde, IMF: an even-handed approach to crypto-assets
A judicious look at crypto-assets leading to neither crypto-condemnation nor crypto-euphoria.
Analysis
“The #WomenInFinTech movement is critical to create positive change”
Shruthi Rao of Adapt Ready tells InsurTech Rising about her journey in fintech.
Compliance in finance: why written note-taking will no longer stand up as evidence
Banks that get this right will be stealing a march on competitors.
Crypto-investing 101: advice for beginners
Ten tips to help you avoid common pitfalls when investing in cryptocurrencies.
Women won’t apply for roles even if they’re short of one requirement of the job spec!
No one is 100% perfect and you don’t have to be. If there’s a fit there’s a fit.
The finance industry’s dirty little secret: what the Net Promoter Score isn’t telling you
Your focus should be on consumer behaviour, not good intentions.
Why retail banks will disappear
There will be three types of retail bank in the future: pipes, stacks and hubs.
Tenacity: the least glamorous life skill and the greatest business asset
Choosing to stay the course even when it’s not nice or easy, matters.
Why the auto industry is ripe for disruption
Is the auto insurance industry keeping up with changes in insurance?
Interview: Tom Meredith, BitMinutes – better crypto for a better world
BitMinutes creates cryptocurrency around prepaid airtime minute, plans ICO for 30 April.
Banking – it’s a safe bet branch banking no longer need safes!
There’ll come a time when carrying cash into the bank will be cause for a mild-panic attack for branch office tellers.
Follow the yellow brick road: digital transformation for cowardly lions
By the time we get to the emerald city, the biggest change will have been on us: our people, not our infrastructure.
Credit rating processes could get better with blockchain tech
More disruptions for the credit rating industry are yet to come.
Five companies that are creating their own cryptocurrencies
More companies are getting involved and capitalising on the cryptocurrency movement.
HR, the secret weapon of banking
HR is not a support function but a driving force!
2018: the year of data, data, data
Three “mega-trends” pointing the way to the future needs of clients and the changes banks must undertake to remain relevant.
Bringing customer-centric insurance to life
How can insurance companies ensure they drive transformation with customer needs at heart?
The mythology of emergent tech: confusing reality with preference
Banking is a tech business.
NY FinTech Week – our transatlantic opportunity
In the areas of fintech, the “special relationship” between the US and UK is thriving.
The evolution of regtech
The industry has proven itself to be resilient and, as always, it will find a way to adapt.
The relegated bank – a positive scenario?
Bank executives should actively consider the “relegated bank” scenario as a potential option.
Open banking, PSD2, and the urgent need for banks to “think different”
How can banks think differently and remain competitive in the era of open banking?
Three big trends on display at FinovateSpring 2018
FinovateSpring is a little less than a month away.
Pocket money embraces the digital age
For the children of today, new payments technology is triggering a revolution in pocket money.
“Talented female experts and leaders would rather do than talk about doing”
Women in in fintech are making waves – here we speak with Shan Millie of Bright Blue Hare.
Interview: Cyril Cottu, BNP Paribas Global Markets – the Tesla effect
Artificial intelligence (AI), bots, the demise of email, investment in Symphony and more.
AI: the weapon of the insurtechs
How are insurtechs leveraging artificial intelligence to take on the insurance industry?
Is voice the next UI?
Theodora Lau discusses what the future might look like for fintech and brands.
Business transformation for the home: the subversive act of helping
Over the years, I have left radically different people mildly confused by asking them how I can help them.
Spotlight: how Alpha Suite is helping fund managers to succeed
TradeSocio’s Alpha Suite has become highly significant for fund managers, brokers and investors.
Fashionably late
As Steve Jobs said, “you don’t have to be the first, but you’ve got to be the best”.
European Payments Summit 2018: the future is nearer than you think
Discussing incredibly futuristic subjects at EPS 2018.
Blockchain: does it live up to the hype?
It’s important to separate fact from hype before jumping on the blockchain bandwagon.
Swift gpi: move forward or fall behind
Making the case for banks to become Swift gpi-ready.
Waste not want not: time as the most undervalued resource in banking
We use time as a yardstick. And yet we don’t seem to value it.
Fintech and credit unions: risk vs. reward
“Fintech can’t turn you into something you aren’t.”
Interview: Red Hat – fuelling open innovation in banking
Discussing cloud titans, blockchain and why the company is at the heart of the open source community.
Five ways AI is disrupting financial services
Whether you realise it or not, artificial intelligence (AI) is taking over the world.
“Active sponsors” and other mythical creatures of banking innovation: a survival guide
Sponsorship is a double edged sword.
Going for gold: what fintechs can learn from text
In the “Age of the Customer”, corporate empathy has never been more important.
