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FinTech: Beyond the hype

Paul Thomalla, SVP & MD EMEA and Lu Zurawski, practice lead, consumer payments EMEA both of ACI Worldwide talk about what banks are really doing to respond to digital change.

11 December 2014

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Top trends in retail banking

Penny Hembrow, vice president, global head of banking at CGI, looks at the impact of digital on the retail banking industry.

27 November 2014

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The future of payments

David Yates, CEO of Vocalink looks at payments, the rise of startups, the future of ACHs and the promise of blockchain technology prior to Money 20/20 in Las Vegas.

02 November 2014

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Artists for Humanity at Sibos

Sven Bossu, head of Sibos and Jason Talbot. co-founder at Artists for Humanity discuss The Banker's Briefcase art exhibit, created by students, for the Sibos art gallary.

17 October 2014

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What do banks need to know about bitcoin?

Jon Matonis, executive director, The Bitcoin Foundation, Brett King, CEO, Moven and Jeremy Light, head of payment services at Accenture look at the evolution of bitcoin, the relationship between innovation and regulation and what banks need to know about the rise of crypto-currencies.

10 October 2014

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Innotribe at Sibos: A midweek update

Peter Vander Auwera, co-founder of Innotribe, provides a look at Innotribe activity midweek at Sibos, the daily agendas and the startup challenge.

09 October 2014

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This is the moment for FinTech

Claire Cockerton, CEO of Innovate Finance, the UK based lobby group promoting financial technology entrepreneurship discusses their global strategy and practical plans for the UK.

08 October 2014

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Can banks' grab the 'bitcoin' opportunity?

Jon Matonis, executive director of the Bitcoin Foundation looks at the how banks can leverage bitcoin and the debate around jurisdictional arbitrage.

30 September 2014

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Focus on retail and electronic payments

Daniel Szmukler director at the Euro Banking Association talks about their ongoing working groups and the evolution of retail payments.

30 September 2014

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Critical issues facing the Americas and beyond

Chris Church, Chief Executive, Americas and Global Head of Securities, Swift looks ahead to Sibos to what delegates will be discussing and debating this year.

25 September 2014

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The luxury of failure

Andrew Tarver, founder of Capco spin-off Boldrocket discusses how the financial services industry needs to learn how to "put down that spade and stop digging" sometimes. Originally published on Finextra.com on: 28 May 2014

28 May 2014

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Is innovation a threat to incumbent structures?

Ali Farid Khwaja, vice president, Berenberg discusses the benefits and drawbacks of cryptocurrencies and the implications for traditional banking structures.

21 May 2014

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Payments, innovation and Angry Birds

Micah Gland, CEO of the Helsinki Business Hub discusses the entrepreneurial spirit of Finland and the new wave of FinTech innovation.

29 April 2014

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The acceleration of digital money

Citi released its Digital Money Readiness Index at its second annual Digital Money Symposium in London at the end of January. Here Greg Baxter, MD, Citi global head of digital strategy talks about how the Index influences the bank's overall digital strategy, the importance of governments in accelerating digital currencies and the validity and future of crypto-currencies such as bitcoin.

07 February 2014

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How does the industry view the future of mobile?

Ann Cairns, president, International Markets at Mastercard discusses the future of mobile money and what the industry is expecting from innovation.

10 November 2011

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More than M-Pesa, African banking gears itself for growth

Oti Ikomi, senior VP at Ecobank, a South African-based, pan-African banking group, talks with Finextra about the rise of the middle class in Africa and its affects on the continent's banking industry at Fundtech Insights 2011 in London.

17 March 2011