Interview: Cyril Cottu, BNP Paribas Global Markets – the Tesla effect
Artificial intelligence (AI), bots, the demise of email, investment in Symphony and more.
Analysis
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.
The gift of the gab: three chatbots leading in insurtech
Chatbots can do more than just use a script to move customers through a sales funnel.
Addressing liquidity challenges in T+2 securities settlement
With less time to secure funding for securities trades, faster settlement in FX could be the solution.
The rise of fintech raises trademark challenges
Within a highly competitive fintech environment, trademark-related complications can arise.
Distribution: the lifeblood of insurance
Karn Saroya of Cover talks about how they made a mobile-only insurtech business a success.
Executive decision making and emergent tech: the opposite of cricket
If decision makers want to learn, they should put in the effort. Or pass the controls to people who do.
Cryptocurrency and tax compliance: navigating the new world of digital money
All you need to know about US tax compliance concerns associated with cryptocurrencies.
Robo-advice: the future is now
While we know that robo-advice is here to stay, who is actually using it?
Fintech influencers and can openers
Your influence is always, always a ticket to the ball where you will find like minded folks.
Interview: Harrie Vollaard, Rabobank – the key to building a successful digital agenda
Banks need to ask themselves whether they are flexible and sensitive enough to adapt to the rapidly changing context.
The four personalities of digital transformation
Tech-obsessed, tech-active, tech-aware and tech-reluctant.
Interview: Codrin Arsene – the power of digital transformation in financial services industry
Create a robust vision upfront and don’t shy away from digital transformation!
Beyond the hype: AI in financial services gets serious
Live from FinovateEurope, Rohit Talwar discusses AI and what the road to “super-intelligence” will look like.
Opportunity cost and the gender pay gap: the market value of decency
It’s not about women or money. It’s about what hiring and rewarding with integrity does for your business.
Pressing for progress for women in finance
We are finding a remarkable determination to reject the status quo and to press for progress.
Interview: Andrea Dunlop, Paysafe Group – women in leadership
Think bigger than your immediate surroundings and take more risks – doing both things can widen your horizons and boost your career progression.
International Women’s Day: leading the fintech charge
It’s important not to lose sight of your ambition – no matter what industry you’re in.
To become “cyber ready”, banks need to get to know their IT systems
The steps financial services firms need to take to keep up with regulation and protect against cyber threats.
Managing the risks of blockchain
Before you jump into implementing blockchain, know the risks.
AI and ML curbing financial fraud
A never-ending cycle in the good guy vs bad, but good folk are now gaining ground.
Insurance industry identity crisis and modernisation
Modernisation isn’t just a necessity, it’s an inevitable cultural change and the pivot point is now.
Will AI replace humans in the insurance industry?
Will you be one of the 800 million individuals ousted by AI?
National cryptocurrencies are not a thing: a pedant’s lament
Here we are, talking about decentralised centralised networks. Madness?
Digital transformation: is NatWest leading the way or going a step too far?
A bold new move that could shake up the banking industry.
Customer experience at the centre of innovation agenda
Innovating is the only way to stay ahead in today’s dynamic marketplace.
Surviving the digital era by accident: banks and gen X bankers
The digital era is here and, with it, a generation that champions creative forces and conversational integrity.
