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Bo Harald

Bo Harald Chairman/Founding member, board member at Trust Infra for Real Time Economy Prgrm & MyData,

My e-Journey - over 40 years. Part 4. Going Nordic

Banking in Finland was hit very hard by an economic recession of unseen proportions in the early 90s. One unfortunate aspect was that local banks before that had hastily been deregulated and massed into commercial lending without the needed experience. This might still have been manageable - but the unrealistic attempts to keep the Finnish Markka ...

/payments /retail Innovation in Financial Services

Kim Engman

Kim Engman Senior Director at Tietoevry Banking

Vikings don't use cash

The Nordic countries and past vikings, are virtually cashless societies in 2023. There's no need to bring cash to come visit. The Nordics (i.e., Denmark, Norway, Sweden, the Faroe Islands, Iceland and Finland) aside for being the happiest group of countries, have intensified their journey towards digital payments. Status and how they got here Even...

/payments /inclusion The future of Payments in Europe

John Bertrand

John Bertrand MD at Tec 8 Limited

Understanding why we have non-bank payment providers

Historically banks provided both banking and payment services. In the early days banks held the money in a vault and pay out the money at the branch or use the telegraph network to “wire money” to the client’s payee. Since 2015, eight years ago, the UK has seen half its bank branches (7,000) closed. COVID accelerated the use of online banking and ...

/payments /regulation Fintech

Bo Harald

Bo Harald Chairman/Founding member, board member at Trust Infra for Real Time Economy Prgrm & MyData,

My e-Journey - over 40 years. Part 1. e-banking started with payments.

Why should I jot down some notes from my digitalisation and leadership journey? Because I think that this experience from innovation ladders (one thing leads to another - and eventually to a new level - base for the next ladders) and engaging people for good-for-society-at-large actions (start with WHY - a purpose) can still be useful. It started

/payments /retail Banking Strategy, Digital and Transformation

Sergei Romanov

Sergei Romanov CPO at Profee.com

CBDCs for Cross-Border Money Transfers: Threat Or Opportunity?

CBDCs for Cross-Border Money Transfers: Threat Or Opportunity? Twelve years ago, the first real-world cryptocurrency transaction took place; this event is now celebrated as Bitcoin Pizza day. Since then, crypto has evolved into an essential part of the fintech landscape. Governments around the world have started recognising its potential lately, w...

/payments /crypto Banking Strategy, Digital and Transformation

Martin Wilson

Martin Wilson Chief Executive Officer at OneID

How digital identity can safeguard football

The 2022 Qatar World Cup highlighted how the sports industry is increasingly merging with technology. Technology took centre stage, helping officials make critical calls, keeping spectators safe and fans engaged and providing players with access to data after their matches. Organisers have also embraced digital identity, with all local and interna...

/payments /identity

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Retired Member 

The latest PayTo breakthrough is going to disrupt the way you take payments in Australia

Back in July, I predicted that finance leaders would start to see PayTo make a change in the way you take payments in six to 12 months. Almost exactly six months later, GoCardless has become the first international payments company to connect to the New Payments Platform and accept transactions via PayTo. PayTo is the new way for merchants and b...

/payments /predictions Frictionless Payments

Abhinav Paliwal

Abhinav Paliwal CEO at PayNet Systems

Why SuperApps Are Planning Crypto Rewards

Fintechs have the super high CAC They need high ARPU by acting as one-stop-shops So SuperApps are planning Crypto Rewards — Details 👇 They all are chasing growth in a regulated environment with similar products. They fiercely compete to acquire the customer even at a high cost. One needs a high ARPU to sustain high CAC. In a price-sensitive ma...

/payments /crypto Digital Banking Trends

Jamel Derdour

Jamel Derdour CMO at Transact365 - www.transact365.io

The 12 trends of Christmas: The payments sector

With the year coming to a close we take a look at 12 trends of the payments sector for Christmas and beyond! Day 1 Growth of embedded finance: “Expected to reach highs of $230 billion in 2025 embedded finance will see a 10x growth since 2020” - Forbes. Day 2 In time… real-time: A focus for the last few years, payments sectors will move further towa...

/payments /markets Payments strategies 2015-2020-2030

Philippe Vappereau

Philippe Vappereau General Manager at Calypso Networks Association

Four priorities for transport ticketing payments in 2023

The aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic, coupled with increased inflation and the rising cost of living has forced the transport industry, like many others, to adapt. Therefore, as we enter 2023, public transport authorities and operators should change their priorities to meet customer needs, such as the increased demand for contactless ticketing p...

/payments /sustainable Payments strategies 2015-2020-2030

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