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There’s a revolution happening in the banking industry right now. More and more institutions are moving towards digitalizing their services and improving their connectivity with their clients, and we’re already seeing some amazing results from that. And while it’s very likely that we still have some time to go until the market has evolved properly...
11 March 2019
Like the years before it, 2019 is sure to have its share of fintech industry research. Having recently commissioned surveys of our own at Gresham, we often find that these work best when they serve as conversation starters: to show the industry something we didn’t already see, or disprove conventional wisdom. Often this interest is reflected in a ...
05 March 2019
Today’s risk environment is dynamic. Businesses have to deal efficiently and effectively with a constant onslaught of new regulations, cybersecurity threats and the rise of the consumer voice via social media and sites like change.org. As such, many organisations have turned to integrated governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) technologies to help...
05 March 2019 /ai
In 2018, the UK’s retail and hospitality sectors suffered a difficult year. This year, they will fight back. Fintech, and payments technology will improve customer experiences forming the cornerstone of retail’s renaissance. Retailers unlock the full potential of unified commerce: In the new payments world, unified commerce is king. Rather than a ...
04 March 2019 /payments
Anna Kuzmina Expert at Fintech
South Korea is one of the most peculiar countries. On one hand, Korea is really good with their products, brands, technology, innovation and distribution around the world. On the other — to the western eye local internet industry is weirdly lagging behind in some vital parts. For instance, when you browse Korean websites, it seems their design an
01 March 2019 /payments
ESG is a growing focus for the private markets, but which metrics matter most? This is part 2 of a series on ESG investing. View part 1, "Top 3 ESG Trends in the Private Markets." Environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues have become an important part of the decision-making process for 85% of limited partners (LPs) surveyed by Pri...
28 February 2019
Paul Marcantonio Head of UK/Western Europe at Ecommpay
Travel used to be rigid. You’d book your ticket, reserve a room, and follow the carefully arranged plan of your travel agent. But in 2019, a younger and more independent generation of travellers is demanding a kind of travel that’s as flexible as they are. Millennials increasingly want a brand of adventure that they can adapt to fit them, rather th...
27 February 2019 /payments
While the premise of “Bank as API” has been around for a while, it’s fair to say that adoption of this concept grew considerably in 2018. Banks’ senior tech leaders have noted throughout this year that today’s disruptive tech demands a change in operating models, culture and perspective. Many digitalization initiatives have been geared towards thi...
22 February 2019
Digitalisation initiatives truly run across financial services in a way few other technology trends do. Spanning both investment banks and asset managers, they often serve as a kind of umbrella that allows a firm to fold in multiple institutional priorities—increased processes automation, heightened regulatory compliance, and emerging technologies...
“The future of GRC will not just be about managing known risks or monitoring compliance. It will be about sustaining an organisation’s social license to operate.” Now that 2019 is underway, it is a good time for organisations to review risks over the past year in the hopes of previewing how they may develop in the future. After another year of land...
22 February 2019 /regulation
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