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Roel Jansen

SaaS Solutions Marketing

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Decisions and opportunities: The Cloud as the standard for modern-day banks

The financial industry transformed in the past decade significantly in the way they serve their clients, banks seek greater speed and agility through cloud adoption. Many banks were confronted with significant barriers during the first phases of cloud adoption, and now are challenged to push down costs, manage security issues, and require better ...

02 December 2021 /retail /cloud Fintech

Money2020 Europe: Takeaways as we finally meet in real life.

Last month's Money 20/20 Europe was the first large-scale event in the Fintech industry after COVID-19. As usual, it delivered an outstanding line-up of brands and thought leaders. Here are my takeaways and insights regarding the most significant gathering of the European fintech community in 2021. Happy to see you again! Now that we can ease m...

08 October 2021 /retail /cloud Fintech

The Core Banking Transition Path Is Being Paved

The transition to next generation applications for core banking is a significant challenge for any incumbent bank. Globally banks spend millions of dollars annually on maintaining their core banking landscape. Largely, these systems are based on technology from the pre-internet era, not seldomly written in historic code languages like Cobol. Stil...

18 November 2020 /retail /cloud Fintech

A decade of Cloud adoption in Banking: Living up to its promise?

About a decade ago banks started adopting cloud technology. At first, they were very careful, and it included lengthy discussions with conservative regulators and anxious security officers. Later banks took significant steps to leverage cloud technology. However, does the cloud deliver on its promise of lower infrastructure costs, better integrati...

19 August 2020 /retail /cloud Fintech

Keeping banks resilient during and post-COVID-19

COVID-19: changing the rules of engagement For many years, banks and financial institutions have been reluctant to adopt cloud technologies. The root of the banking industry’s problem is the reliance on outdated IT infrastructure and aims to keep technology in it's own hands. But today this cripples the industry’s ability to provide its customers ...

01 June 2020 /retail /covid-19 Fintech

The potential for emerging technologies

Fintechs have become highly prominent over the years, with more emerging all the time. In fact the fintech sector is flourishing, the UK industry alone experienced record growth in 2018, with the global market expected to grow at an annual rate of 24.8% through to 2022. The levels of innovation in this sector are exceptional, from highly specialis...

12 May 2020 /retail /cloud Fintech

Integration between technology and knowledge

Banks and fintechs have been in competition for some time, as the fintech industry flourishes, banks increasingly fear losing out. However, the constant comparison between the two highlights that they have opposing strengths – both as important as the other, that could be utilised to benefit each party. Contrasting strengths of banks and fintech...

05 May 2020 /retail /markets Fintech

The importance of personalisation

The rise of technology, digital services and social networks have led to increased customer expectations. Consumers are demanding personalised services throughout all industries – particularly banking and finance. Consumer perceptions of digital banking are changing. A personalised experience Increasing customer demands for speed, simplicity, and...

28 April 2020 /retail /cloud Fintech

Remain relevant in Banking: not just technology

"Evolve or become irrelevant" has been the mantra in the banking and finance sector for some time now. Updating legacy systems and transitioning to more agile, innovative technology has been a challenge at the forefront of most banks’ priorities within recent years. Developing digital experiences for clients and keeping up with increasi...

21 April 2020 /retail /cloud Fintech