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Mattia Bruzzi

Mattia Bruzzi EMEA Banking Sales Director at Earnix

Customers, now more than ever, need Banks: are the Banks really up for it?

In these very tough times - where most activities and business are, hopefully just temporarily, slowing down or even closing - it is inevitable that Bank’s customers need support and temporary relief from the financial system to face this new and extremely difficult situation. While everybody will need to play their part (i.e. the government too),...

/retail /covid-19 Financial Product personalization

Joshua Frith

Joshua Frith Managing Director at The Dubs

How to design a finance website that converts customers

Website design is a core building block of every finance brand’s digital marketing. Your website is a reflection of your brand, your product and your customer offering, giving you one shot to convert a visitor into a customer. We asked The Dubs senior digital designer, Tom Bradshaw how brands can ensure their finance website design is optimised fo...

/devops Marketing in Financial Services

Elliot Banks

Elliot Banks Chief Product Officer at BMLL

How European Market State Developed during COVID-19

The European market moved from a passive state of tighter spreads, lower volumes and longer resting times during January and early February to a much more aggressive state in late February and March through April. As a result of COVID-19 and its immeasurable impact on the global economy, we have seen unprecedented levels of volatility and volumes i...

/markets /covid-19 Fintech

Roel Jansen

Roel Jansen SaaS Solutions Marketing at Temenos

Keeping banks resilient during and post-COVID-19

COVID-19: changing the rules of engagement For many years, banks and financial institutions have been reluctant to adopt cloud technologies. The root of the banking industry’s problem is the reliance on outdated IT infrastructure and aims to keep technology in it's own hands. But today this cripples the industry’s ability to provide its customers ...

/retail /covid-19 Fintech

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Why communities naturally reduce financial risk

Sometimes an idea is so good that everyone has it at once. One such idea is the ROSCA - a rotating savings and credit association - known as ekub in Ethiopia, cundinas in Mexico, tanomoshiko in Japan and dhukuti or dhikuti in Nepal. At a recent developer meetup I was able to hear from from Matthew Addison, CEO of StepLadder who has built a whole bu...

/people /devops API

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How Relationship Managers still hold the keys to wealth management success post-COVID

Coming into 2020, many wealth management firms have already embarked on digital transformation projects, while others have been slow to evolve. And while digitising the client experience, addressing data management and technological infrastructure, and streamlining operations through automation have been popular areas to focus on, the needs of rel...

/wealth Trends in Financial Services

Adrian Sargent

Adrian Sargent Founder and Managing Director at ESG Treasury Ltd

Sustatinble Finance - a treasurer's brief

Why care about sustainable finance? ‘Sustainable’ is a buzzword right now: but why pay attention and what is all the fuss about? If you are a treasurer who aspires to make corporate life socially and morally responsible, whilst also being at the heart of a capitalist machine, then sustainable finance is the opportunity to make a difference. As the ...

/sustainable Treasury Management

Adrian Sargent

Adrian Sargent Founder and Managing Director at ESG Treasury Ltd

The influence of regulation on liquidity: from problem to solution.

Writen by Colin Weir Associate at Carlyle - Executive Search insights provided by Adrian Sargent The Covid-19 crisis has highlighted that financial stress events can occur with little prior warning and may have longer-lasting consequences than past crises. The crash of 2008 saw banks unable to achieve liquidity which led to them contributing to muc...

/regulation /covid-19 Banking Regulations

Carlo R.W. De Meijer

Carlo R.W. De Meijer Owner and Economist at MIFSA

How SMEs should select a Blockchain-as-a-Service platform?

In my last blog BAAS and SMEs: New Opportunities I explained what Blockchain-as-a-Service is, where it could be used for and what the benefits are for SMEs. But another question is: how should SMEs select BAAS providers and their offerings. What are the various issues they should look at to get the most out of it. In other words: how should SMEs d...

/crypto Blockchain Observations

Adam Holden

Adam Holden Chief Executive Officer at NorthRow

Are the COVID-19 UK Government Loans a Help or Hindrance to the UK Economy?

The government's recent Bounce Back Loan Scheme has been a lifeline for small businesses struggling under the economic pressure of the pandemic. With more than £14bn lent to SMEs and sole traders, there are growing concerns within the banking sector for increasing default rates in the years ahead. In our latest article we discuss what the outlook ...

/regulation /covid-19

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