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Fintech startups: A week in review

Under-the-radar startups Bank Innovation, a banking innovation blog, has uncovered some fintech startups we should be keeping our eye on - a B2B payments system, an investment management tool, a debt collection startup and Ripple - the payment protocol which allows for cross-border payments. Stripe improves their receipts Stripe, the mobile and e-...

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Steve D'Souza

Steve D'Souza Business Development at Iress

A suitable client...is there such a thing?

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has a clear set of guidelines that require wealth managers to demonstrate the exercise of their duty of care towards clients. All wealth management firms recognise that protecting their client’s interests is the major requirement in any service offering. This article will examine the issues currently surroun...

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Ketharaman Swaminathan

Ketharaman Swaminathan Founder and CEO at GTM360 Marketing Solutions

Calling B.S On Banking The Unbanked

Financial inclusion, banking the unbanked - call it what you will but, in a nutshell, the gist of these initiatives can be expressed as follows: People wish to borrow money only from banks; people wish to deposit their savings only in banks. But, since they can't access a bank, they're forced to dealing with loan sharks and blade companies. To prot...

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Brett King

Brett King CEO & Founder at Moven

Can we stop talking 'Branch of the Future'?

Whether it is Bank of Queensland with their Hipster Branch launch, Citi's famed Apple-Store Branches, NAB's Crowd concept, Unicredit "Branch of the Future" in Italy and Bulgaria, PNC's Tellerless Branches, smaller regional players like South Shore Bank and Conestoga BankWerx, or the launch of Video-Interactive Teller's for TEB, Ion B...

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Fintech startups: Another week in review

10 Downing Street opens doors to startups The government looks like it could be taking innovation a bit more seriously. David Cameron hosted a startup pitch in his living room. The doors of No. 10 Downing Street opened up to 10 'high-growth tech companies'. Tech's been at the PM's house before - but this time actual pitching took place. Notable p...

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New rules of banking

Today’s banks need to cater to a new generation of digitally native consumers who have radically different expectations from brands than any previous generation before them. Understanding these customers is considered to be the holy grail of future business success. But getting to know this new generation of digital wizards is not as easy as it se...

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Neelesh Parekh

Neelesh Parekh Advisor in Financial Services at .

Bonus Clawback: Where's the Monk that sold his Ferrari?

Whilst the industry (Bankers) reel over having bonuses clawed back, I begin to ask myself if they really understand the responsibility that they hold? Making decisions on fixing rates, mis-selling policies and underwriting loans without understanding the underlying risk are all the sorts of activities that got us to where we are now (Lloyds increas...

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Profiting through Instant Gratification

The idea of offering results ‘right now’ is becoming a competing differentiator in various industries. Examples are galore: same-day delivery in retail industry, immediate booking of cab through mobile apps, live streaming of cricket matches, immediate blood sugar checks, among others. These strategies have helped organizations in other industri...

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Gareth Ellis

Gareth Ellis Account Manager at ACI Worldwide

Are you losing sleep over interchange fee changes?

If you’re a European merchant acquirer, then I should think you are. In case you've not been following the conversations around the new regulations, here’s what we know already: The EU Commission continues its attack on reducing interchange rates and changing the cards business model across Europe There are plans to introduce new card regulation...

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Urgent! 2015 Capital Investment Deadlines

– Are You Planning For Success In Corporate Banking? Planning for 2015 capital investment deadlines will be a stressful exercise. The question on everyone’s mind in the organization: What should be on my investment list? Here are a few questions you should be asking to help with your planning: What are you doing to transform your organization into...

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