1148 Results from 2018
David Donovan Executive Vice President at Publicis.Sapient
With all the acronyms in the digital world, let’s talk about one more: VUCA. The term itself is not new, but it describes the challenges businesses are facing today. Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity and Ambiguity. The digital world has heightened customer expectations, which in turn has shortened the life span of software development activiti
29 October 2018 /wholesale Banking Strategy, Digital and Transformation
Retired Member
The payments ecosystem has evolved significantly over recent years. The rise of mobile and in-app purchases, same-day delivery and subscription options has created an impersonal and disconnected relationship between consumers and merchants. This lack of personalisation affects both consumers and merchants. From a consumer perspective, they don’t kn...
29 October 2018
Anna Kuzmina Expert at Fintech
When I was going to Iceland I thought there would be nothing much to say about payment habits in this country. Bank cards all around — contactless, easy, convenient, universal, boring. No cash needed. I was right. Payment for parking But hey, here are a few things that I can say. Americans might not feel themselves at ease with their magnetic stri...
29 October 2018 /payments Fintech
Michael Kerman Marketing Executive at Self-Employed
After the 2008 crisis, financial institutions faced a mountain of new regulations and related challenges around data collection, monitoring and reporting. Hundreds of Regulatory Technology (RegTech) startups sprang up to help. But there’s one thing that’s often overlooked in the dynamic RegTech space: it’s not just about startups. RegTech is abo...
29 October 2018 /ai /regulation Banking Regulations
Digital overdrive is driving the ubiquitous plastic money out of users’ wallets. The change is not only rampant in developed economies but also in fast growing digital economies such as India and China. Just like every common individual, I too used to carry cards for payments and routine financial transactions. Until recently. Thanks to increasing ...
29 October 2018 /payments Disruption in Retail Banking
Tom Hay Principal Consultant at Payment Systems Europe
Apple, Alibaba, Google and Tencent are all moving into payments. Alibaba is also moving into consumer loans and small business loans. How should banks react to the tech giants muscling into their industry? First it is important to understand the difference between Apple, Google and co, and banks. The name “tech giants” highlights that they tend to ...
29 October 2018 /payments
Warren Buffett is a smart role model for many people, including me. Although closely monitoring his insights and steps did not help me to create a fraction of wealth he has; I still cannot deny the fact that there are fantastic ideas and insights I learned from his shares. Once he said "After 25 years of buying and supervising a great variety...
28 October 2018 API
Sophia Brooke Project Manager at Independent Consultant
What if computers had eyes like us and they could understand what they saw? That is the bet behind AI-powered computer vision. While streaming video from a set of cameras to a computer is already decades old technology, helping the machine to be aware of what is in sight and take decisions based on the live information is still something scientist...
28 October 2018 /ai Innovation in Financial Services
When people ask why I’ve ventured into the corporate incentives market after building a successful life in sports, wellness, and public speaking, there is one word that comes to mind: “Motivation.” Motivation is an integral part of external and internal success. So is having the proper mindset. Sports is an industry that teaches you both, and it is...
26 October 2018 /payments
Market Data in the trading industry reminds me of the Fire Swamp in the movie “The Princess Bride” (1987). Do you remember the Fire Swamp? It was characterized by three primary dangers - The Creatures of Unusual Size, The Lightning Sand, and the Fire Spurts. The SEC is currently facing off with the industry over market data. My experience going thr...
26 October 2018 /devops Fintech
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