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Banks must think polymorphic payments

Jeremy Light, head of payment services at Accenture, discusses how the fragmentation of payment types is causing the landscape to become polymorphic and the importance of real-time and exposing payment functions through APIs.

22 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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Authentication in the bitcoin ecosystem

David Pope, marketing director Emea, Jumio, discusses the firm's market, standardisation and stance on digital currency.

21 May 2014

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Lessons learned from the regulatory wave

Arun Aggarwal, managing director, UK & Ireland, Swift, discusses financial crime, what has been learned from regulation already implemented and the challenges posed by upcoming regulation.

20 May 2014

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What are customer-driven payments?

Paul Thomalla, SVP and general manager, Emea at ACI Worldwide discusses the meaning of customer-driven payments, how banks should manage their silos and the impact of innovators on the market.

20 May 2014

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Nationwide Now

Graham Beale, chief executive of Nationwide talks about the impact of digital on building societies and the launch of Nationwide Now at the BSA Annual Conference in Manchester.

19 May 2014

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The sweet spot of transaction banking

Dean Sposito, Head of Cash Management FI, Northern Europe, Global Transaction Banking, Deutsche Bank discusses the growing complexity of the transaction banking market and the challenges for the industry going forward.

19 May 2014

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Convergence and payments innovation at EBADay

Christian Westerhaus, Global Co-head of Client Products and Solutions, Global Transaction Banking, Deutsche Bank looks at the major themes of this year's EBADay.

19 May 2014

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Innovating payments in a Sepa world

Janina Gronholm, senior regional manager, Finland and the Baltics, EBA Clearing looks at developing person-to-person payments, MyBank and how Europe can build on the newly harmonised payments environment.

16 May 2014

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Omnichannel du jour

Roger Bracken, SVP & co-general manager, EMEA, First Data looks at how banks can respond to real customer demands, the impact of regulations on innovation and the practicalities of delivering across multiple channels

15 May 2014

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The moment of truth for Sepa

Erkki Poutiainen, strategy manager at Nordea Bank discusses the challenges of developing a global payments infrastructure and what future innovations could derive from Sepa.

14 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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Fun and functional Finland

Jussi Pajunen, the Mayor of Helsinki invites global businesses to visit Finland to take advantage of its innovative environment.

28 April 2014

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The unique position of building societies

Robin Fieth, Chief Executive of the Building Societies Association (BSA) discusses what every board needs to know about technology but might be afraid to ask, the rise of digital and innovations that are changing the way consumers and businesses make payments, in the run-up to the annual BSA conference 7/8 May in Manchester, sponsored by HP.

24 April 2014

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Open for business in Finland

Bruce Oreck, US Ambassador to Finland talks about the culture of innovation in the Nordics and creating an open Embassy for US business in the region prior to this year's EBADay in Helsinki.

24 April 2014

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Adding value through simplicity and collaboration

Casper von Koskull, EVP, head of wholesale banking, Nordea Bank looks at how important partnerships and collaboration are for transaction banks when looking to offer more innovative and commercially viable solutions.

07 April 2014

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The real-time payments experience

Paul Thomalla, SVP and general manager for EMEA and Craig Saks, EVP and chief product officer both at ACI Worldwide look at the strategies banks can employ in order to provide new and innovative payments experiences.

01 April 2014

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Offering corporates efficiency and simplicity

Cindy Murray, head of global treasury product platforms and eChannels at Bank of America Merrill Lynch discusses the need for automation and efficiency in transaction banking offerings as well as how to meet corporate demands for simplicity and ease of use.

26 March 2014

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Keeping safe in a digital world

Alastair Paterson, CEO of Digital Shadows, explains who the service is targeted towards, its purpose and its relationship to European data protection laws.

25 March 2014

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Finding space in the crowded mPOS market

Cristina Bonaccurso, CEO of Ringpay, discusses the lessons Ringpay learnt from Square, why it uses barcodes and not NFC technology, and the importance of design in payment applications.

17 March 2014