1397 Results from 2021
Amita Choudhary Marketing Manager at Princeton Growth Accelerator
In the modern world, we are all so used to our data being for sale that many of us do not even really evaluate the issue. However, while we might not mind our email address or name being on a marketing database, your financial data is far more important to keep private. That is why you should ignore the importance of financial privacy. Want to sto...
20 December 2021 /crime Financial Inclusion
Jens Bader CEO at Funanga AG
Some year end, Sunday thoughts.... purely my narrative, of course... 2022 promises to be an exciting and deeply unpredictable year for the European financial sector. SEPA urgently needs to turn ambition into more results next year, while the meteoric rise of crypto and Buy Now Pay Later (PNPL) will continue to cause headaches for law makers and r...
19 December 2021 /payments /predictions
Henry Bell Head of Product at Vendorland
In the past few decades, the innovativeness of FinTech industry has surpassed even the most optimistic expectations. The industry has dozens of large players valued in tens of billions. Many of the unicorn startups might be disrupting industries with their innovative products, but when it comes to internal planning, they’re lagging behind. FinTec...
18 December 2021 /sustainable Fintech
Retired Member
Until recently, accessing liquidity was like an exclusive pool party in the Hamptons. It was not for everyone: you had to know a banker or someone from Wall Street to get in. Entry requirements were strict: you could only wear white or linen. The waiting time was also very long: you had to find the right time to be greeted by the party host. La
16 December 2021 /inclusion /crypto Fintech
Timothy Loy Sutherland Senior Director Cloud Enablement and Architecture at Finastra
By now, most organisations in the business of delivering software will likely have a DevOps strategy. Even if adoption is only partial, the maturity of DevOps enables firms to improve delivery by implementing the tools and practices across their organisation that best suit their needs. Once the benefits of DevOps are realised, the business case f...
16 December 2021 /cloud /devops Trends in Financial Services
Andrew Beatty Head of Wealth, Retirement & International at FIS
Cryptocurrencies are holding the media spotlight. So, what’s all the fuss about … and how should banks prepare? Marc Kenigsberg, founder of Bitcoin Chaser gives us a clue: “Blockchain is the tech. Bitcoin is merely the first mainstream manifestation of its potential.” This blog considers the origins of crypto, why banks need to take it seriously, ...
16 December 2021 /retail /crypto Banking Strategy, Digital and Transformation
Marius Costin Head of EMEA High Velocity Sales at PayU
In the lead up to Black Friday, industry leaders expected that numbers would well surpass previous years. When looking at markets such as Europe and Latin America, the sales holidays have remained the biggest event of the year for emerging e-commerce leaders - confirming industry leaders’ estimates. Indeed, PayU data found that Latin America is on...
16 December 2021 /payments /inclusion
Paul Fermor UK Solutions Director at Software AG
1. Fintech will continue to erode the trust advantage Historically, consumers have been less inclined to trust new, dynamic technology businesses with their money. But attitudes are changing. This year, a study from EY found FinTechs were more trusted than regional or national banks by consumers under the age of 65, with over twice as many 1
16 December 2021 /predictions Banking Strategy, Digital and Transformation
Jackie Barwell Director at ACI Worldwide
Against the backdrop of continuing economic uncertainty, financial fraud will continue to thrive in 2022, with fraudsters expected to exploit consumers across all digital channels. Sadly, the industry has not yet solved the age-old question: “Who are you?”. And as it stands, fraudsters, in many cases, are winning the war when it comes to financial...
16 December 2021 /crime /predictions Transaction Fraud Systems and Analysis
King Leung Global Head of Financial Services and FinTech at InvestHK
The economist Michael Porter once said that California is successful for its wine, not because of its meteorological conditions, but because it has an economic cluster of interconnected wineries, grape growers, suppliers, and wine-related institutions in the state. There are banks in California with such deep understanding of the local economy tha...
16 December 2021 /startups /markets Asia Financial Services
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