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Chris Principe

Chris Principe CEO at APB, Inc.

CRYPTO or GOLD

CRYPTO or GOLD It’s the start of a new year and a new decade! I am feeling great because I am back in my twenties again! As I recall my twenties and early banking career, I realize how my thinking has changed. During those young and fun filled days I overlooked some important questions. How do I increase, preserve and protect the wealth that I am c...

/retail /crime The Payments Business

Bernd Richter

Bernd Richter SVP - FIS Impact Ventures at FIS

The EU pension dilemma: Pan-European Personal Pension to the rescue?

Pension is known in the western world as income at age and what pays the bills, when one retires from his/her job life, what was put aside during work life. But not many actually understand how much is needed to be prepared for age or may be in false hope that state pension will be enough for a living. The EU recently progressed a Pan-European Per...

/regulation /inclusion Trends in Financial Services

Riaz Mohammed

Riaz Mohammed CTO at DiffusionData

Technology Driving Invisible Payments

Payments are taking a backseat and becoming more and more invisible, leaving us more time to ensure value and enjoy the purchase. Innovation in payments is progressing to the next level, from fast or contactless payments to invisible payments and to allow for multimodal transactions. We already have such offerings in the market, for example, th

/payments /retail Bigger than Technology

Domile And

Domile And Sustainable Finance, Impact Investing at Cyan Reef

Impact Investing - Friend or Foe?

Climate change, environment, pollution - all seem to be catch phrases now more than ever. Abbreviations such as SDG or the ESG gap are all over the internet and news. Even Davos, the world economic forum, had a very strong theme – climate change. By now almost everyone should be familiar with Greta Thunberg. Her activism and her straight to the po...

/wealth /sustainable Innovation in Financial Services

Andrew Beatty

Andrew Beatty Head of Wealth, Retirement & International at FIS

Top Tech for Mobile Banking? GPS.

We've all been there – wherever there is. Those times we find ourselves away from home, on a business trip, or vacation, or just lost and too proud to ask for directions. We're somewhere we've never been before, looking for a street name or an address or a recognizable landmark to know where we are. If you've ever tried to navigate your way throug...

Digital Banking Trends

Vikas Seth

Vikas Seth Chief Product Officer at IDnow Gmbh

eIDAS and Electronic Signatures, A positive way forward for European organizations

eIDAS and electronic signatures – A positive way forward for European organizations Electronic signatures have gained popularity over the years due to the level of convenience and security around this solution. With the introduction of the eIDAS regulation in July 2016, there has been a significant increase in their application and acceptance.

/regulation Digital Banking Trends

Retired Member

Retired Member 

The Commercial, Business and Retail Banking Outlook for 2020 and Beyond

Over the past few years, interest has risen in digital-first banking, blockchain technology, automation and the concept of digital banking profiles. And as we head into the 2020s, we’ll see further transformation in the industry and there is an exciting opportunity for banks to differentiate themselves in order to attract and retain deposits. Let’...

/regulation /retail Disruption in Retail Banking

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Retired Member 

What does 2020 hold for Asset Management and Asset Servicing?

Looking ahead into 2020 we can expect to see continued geopolitical uncertainty, fee pressures, increasing regulatory demands and market volatility. The regulatory burden for Asset Managers and Asset Servicers continues to grow. Managers will continue to examine how they differentiate themselves in a competitive marketplace through their investmen...

/security /regulation Trends in Financial Services

Jeremy Light

Jeremy Light Co-founder at Fourdotzero

Programmable Value Explained

(560 words 2 min 30s read) In November 2019 I blogged about how programmable value is the future of financial services. However, it is evident from reactions I have had that the concept and implications of programmable value can be difficult to grasp. A clearer explanation is needed, so here goes. Digital money is widespread in mobile and online ba...

/payments Blockchain Observations

René Hendrikse

René Hendrikse Vice President & Managing Director, EMEA & LATAM at Mitek

Curing the KYC compliance challenge with AI

Jokingly dubbed "deal prevention units" by some front-office staff, compliance teams now have the third most-stressful City jobs after that of an investment banker and a trader. Pre-crisis, pre-Brexit and pre-cybercrime, compliance used to be (almost!) a stress-free job with regular hours. As regulatory pressure intensifies and personal ...

/ai /regulation Financial Services Regulation

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