Latest Innovation News: Finextra Research

Real-time an opportunity for standardised scheme

Gene Neyer, SVP, Global Payments Product Manager, Global Settlement, D+H, explores how well banks are responding to instant payment developments, and how blockchain may impact the industry.

20 June 2016

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EBAday 2016 – A brave new world for payments

Watch the highlights from EBAday 2016 in Milan. The event saw record-breaking attendance with over 1,000 delegates, a sold-out exhibition floor, and a new Fintech Pavilion. Conference highlights include discussions about blockchain, real-time payments, and PSD2.

20 June 2016

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Banks must start with new use cases for real-time

Salvatore Borgese, Payment Services Director, ICBPI, outlines the Italian approach to instant payments in relation to that of Europe as a whole, and what Italy can learn from experiences in other markets.

17 June 2016

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Banks must move on from panic mode

Marc Braet, CEO, Intix, discusses how the explosion in payments volumes, structures and channels makes it challenging for banks to extract intelligence from their data, and the need for banks to change their attitude to fintechs and move into a new phase of collaboration

17 June 2016

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Real-time demands a new way of thinking

Michael Steinbach, CEO, Equens and Wolf Kunisch, Managing Director for Financial Processing & Software Licensing, Worldline, speak about what factors need to be in place for instant payments to be a success and what issues may arise from authentication through digital identity in this space.

16 June 2016

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Important to avoid fragmentation under PSD2

Simon Newstead, Head of Strategic Business Development, VocaLink, pinpoints the key challenges surrounding PSD2, how we can learn from the PSD1 implementation and how well instant payments could work alongside the upcoming regulation.

16 June 2016

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Think about driving maximum value from real-time

George Evers, Head of International Product Development, Immediate Payments, VocaLink, discusses the potential impact of the pan-European instant payments scheme, and what banks can learn about innovation from existing schemes.

15 June 2016

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AI could help transaction banking transformation

Tristan Blampied, Senior Product Manager, Pelican, outlines the challenges banks face with their legacy systems in payments transformation and how banks can address these issues with innovative technology.

14 June 2016

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Talent is crucial in North West development

Matt Wells, Managing Director, Head of Global Cash Operations, BNY Mellon, outlines how the North West of the UK has contributed to the bank’s business, and how the area will continue to develop.

13 June 2016

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Blockchain is a turbo charge

Marcus Treacher, Ripple, outlines how distributed ledgers can enable cross-border payments and where blockchain technology fits into the payments industry in both products and regulation.

13 June 2016

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Blockchain could increase efficiency in KYC

Alice Gregoriadi, Start-up Advisor, discusses different applications of blockchain.

07 June 2016

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Simplicity is key for banks

Damian Pettit, RBS, outlines how banks can keep pace in today’s payments climate and how they can stay fit for purpose.

07 June 2016

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Banks must not stand still

Damian Richardson, RBS discusses how banks can successfully manage the fast-paced changes in the payments industry and how to respond to the post-PSD2 world.

07 June 2016

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Infrastructure development for UK fintech regions

Harriett Baldwin MP, Economic Secretary to the Treasury, outlines the value of a financial centre of excellence in the North West and Manchester.

06 June 2016

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Banks need to co-operate for real-time

Fabio Stragiotto, Payment Products, UniCredit, and EBA Clearing Board Member, speaks about recent instant payments developments and how they will affect incumbent banks.

06 June 2016

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All banks must embrace real-time

Stefano Favale, Head of Global Transaction Banking, Intesa Sanpaolo, explains the risks banks face with instant payments, and how they should be managing the move towards real-time.

03 June 2016

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Intraday drives innovation

Mario Mendia, Head of Capital Markets & Treasury at TAS Group, speaks about the impact of T2S and BCBS 248 on intraday liquidity management and explores how firms’ increasingly sophisticated approaches are creating opportunities to do more with business intelligence, instant payments and blockchain.

02 June 2016

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Banks must selectively invest in new payment tools

Massimo Tessitore, Head of Direct Channels, Mobile Payment and E Commerce Department, Intesa Sanpaolo, discusses how banks can stay ahead of the digital payments innovation curve and how they can manage the fine balance of customer convenience and security.

02 June 2016

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The Cambrian explosion of APIs

Jeremy Light, Managing Director, Accenture Payment Services, Europe, Africa, Middle East and Latin America, and Kim Berg, UK Industry Innovation Lead, Accenture Payment Services, speak about how APIs will operate in relation to PSD2, and what banks should be doing in preparation for the regulation.

01 June 2016

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Blockchain needs a native digital asset

Ferdinando Ametrano, Head of Blockchain and Virtual Currencies, Intesa Sanpaolo, discusses the relationship between bitcoin and blockchain, and outlines how banks can stay ahead of this evolving landscape.

01 June 2016