1068 Results from 2020
Ambrish Parmar Digital Leader, Strategist, at Thought leader and Start-up Advisor
Five-minute read to gain a different perspective (1,000 words) /// Uncharted waters /// These are unsettling times, and COVID-19 is clearly impacting our lives, the people we love, our colleagues and our communities. Firstly, I would like to wish you and your loved ones safe passage across this difficult terrain. I have no doubt that we will get t...
31 March 2020 /retail /covid-19 Banking Strategy, Digital and Transformation
Retired Member
When most people think about the term “Bank” they probably envision a retail branch with long queues, behind a rope waiting to seek the services of a teller or branch representative. Well those days are becoming more and more obsolete, as Gen Y and Millennials are seeking convenient, innovative, digital means of banking. Banks need to elevate the...
31 March 2020 /payments Open Banking
As banks think about applying machine learning and Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies, they have to remember that they have a responsibility towards their customers and society - all of this in a manner that's transparent and traceable. Banks are also answerable to their regulators, though regulations on technologies like AI is not in par wi...
31 March 2020 /sustainable /identity Trends in Financial Services
Hirander Misra Chairman and CEO at GMEX Group
Whilst the current pandemic induced crisis is yet to reach its peak, and is leaving a trail of personal and economic destruction, we should expect a new landscape to emerge, in many respects, when the dust settles. What does this mean for the Fintech sector in terms of opportunities and how does this impact the individual? 2019: A bumper year for ...
30 March 2020 /inclusion /covid-19 Capital Market Technology
Just over ten years ago, in 2009, Jack Dorsey of Twitter fame launched Square, changing the PoS industry as it existed. Square used a simple magnetic-stripe card-reading dongle that plugged into the headphone jack of smartphones, enabling them to accept standard card payments. Hailed as a transaction democratizer, it gained significant publicity ...
30 March 2020 /security /payments Fintech
Konstantin Rabin Head of Marketing at Kontomatik
As the pandemic known as Covid-19 is changing the way we live our lives, there are a couple of innovative technologies that have made this transition period much easier. We don’t know much about this virus but so far it has completely turned the world upside down. Not only are we running a risk of overwhelming our healthcare systems and possibly l...
30 March 2020 /inclusion /covid-19 Fintech
Uma Pasupathy Lead Consultant at Edgeverve
The salaried class constitute a major part of the tax payers’ contribution. They are also likely to take a major hit owing to the lockdown. The associated cost would definitely leave a hole in the pocket and it would take months to get back on track. The government may take some time to announce relief with the focus right now on containing the sp...
30 March 2020
Steve Morgan Banking Industry Market Lead at Pegasystems
If the events of the last month have taught banks anything, it is that they need to be prepared for every eventuality. The speed at which the global economic situation has changed since the beginning of the year has been unprecedented, as has the need to adapt to this new world. Now, the immediate focus for banks (as with all organisations) is the...
30 March 2020 /retail /covid-19 Banking Strategy, Digital and Transformation
Are you still worrying whether or not we’re headed for a recession? Don’t. We’re there, and the long-term effects of this one are going to be seismic in scale. Your choices are to stop reading and go stock up on canned foods and toilet paper or join me in figuring out how to beat this thing so future generations don’t hate us as much as our childr...
27 March 2020 /markets /covid-19 Bigger than Technology
Chris Holmes Senior Vice President at KAE Consulting
The current pandemic sweeping through most of the world has wreaked havoc in most areas of the economy as well as our personal lives. As schools and businesses gradually shut down, governments plead for people to stay home to contain the spread of Covid-19. With the virus showing no sign of going away, countries could remain on lockdown for many m...
27 March 2020 /markets /covid-19 Trends in Financial Services
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