1026 Results from 2017
Milos Dunjic AVP, Payments Innovation Technology Solutions at TD Bank Group
Contactless/proximity payments are promising technology, bringing speed and convenience to the checkout counter. They are supported by pretty much all payment schemes – Mastercard has PayPass, Visa has payWave, American Express has ExpressPay, Discover has ZIP, JCB has JSpeedy, Interac has Flash, etc. This also includes support for NFC-based mobil...
05 August 2017 Innovation in Financial Services
Anthony Walton CEO at Iliad Solutions
But can they successfully innovate? According to a recent news article on Finextra, 62% of European financial institutions expect to increase spending on payments technology throughout 2017. This major investment is being driven by the revenue-generating opportunities of instant payments and the need for increased operational efficiency. The repo...
03 August 2017 /payments Innovation in Financial Services
Retired Member
Last month the finance ministry announced that Britons could save hundreds of millions a year as credit and debit card fees added to payments will be axed from January 2018. The total value of surcharges for the use of debit and credit cards was estimated at £473 million in 2010. There was an immediate impact with shares in take-away food app Just...
03 August 2017 /retail Disruption in Retail Banking
SWIFT is to the payments industry what taxi cabs are to travel. Old, slow and likely to hit your wallet by taking you on the scenic route to your destination. Why? Why not. What’s your alternative? For those of you who aren’t aware of SWIFT, it’s an acronym for the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunications. It’s a cooperative tha...
03 August 2017 /payments Fintech
Robert Siciliano Security Analyst at Safr.me
As you might know, at the end of July, all types of hackers came to Las Vegas to attend Blackhat 2017. During the conference, some pretty scary hacks were exposed, and we can all take this as a lesson on what we are up against in this technology-heavy world. Here are some of the scariest hacks we learned about during Blackhat 2017: Carwash Hijacki...
02 August 2017 /security
It is no secret that insurance and insurers, as we traditionally know them, have been facing many challenges. This is due to the emergence of the new-age disruptive technologies that are altering the landscape. Given the age-old philosophy of survival of the fittest, it is companies that manage to adapt themselves in the face emerging technology, w...
02 August 2017 Fintech innovation and startups
Carlo R.W. De Meijer Owner and Economist at MIFSA
An interesting study was released this week by Juniper Research. Given its findings this survey needs some more widely recognition and that’s why this blog. Named "Which industries are the best fit for blockchain", this study arrived to some interesting conclusions, that were broadly in line with my blog of early June (see: Blockchain te...
02 August 2017
There is no doubt that retailers recognize the value of knowing their customers better. Whatever the merchant sector, geography, or business model, understanding customer buying habits, payment and channel preferences, and satisfaction levels can drive sales, boost customer loyalty and raise revenues. But, in the ever-changing world of the omni-ch...
02 August 2017 /payments Data Management 101
The blockchain journey for most enterprises starts with a curiosity to learn and understand more about the blockchain, how it works, its relevance for the enterprise and how it can potentially transform and impact the business technology landscape through Blockchain Education. Next, enterprises move to Blockchain Experimentation in which they try t...
02 August 2017 Fintech
Balazs Fejes President Europe and APAC at EPAM Systems
Financial institutions are only beginning to scratch the surface with Robotic Process Automation (RPA), and much of the technology’s potential remains untapped. This is not to say that financial institutions are ignoring how RPA could significantly increase business productivity – rather, most organizations are still fuzzy on how the technology ca...
01 August 2017 /retail Digital Banking Trends
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