Chris Skinner

MAY 18, 2019

The main blog headlines are … Five phases of FinTech (2005-2027) Three years ago, I blogged about three phases of FinTech. Three years later, I can expand on that theme and talk about five phases of FinTech.

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Chris Skinner

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

explainer Investors pour near $400m into African fintech What next for Europe’s banking union? Charles Schwab in advanced talks to buy … The post Things worth reading: 22nd November 2019 appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog.

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Chris Skinner

APRIL 11, 2019

Things we’re reading today include … ‘Do you think more folks should have gone to jail for their role in the financial crisis’ A new breed of ATM hackers gets in through a bank’s network Millennials being squeezed out of middle class, says OECD Rana Yared on investing in fintech … The post Things worth reading: 11th (..)

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Chris Skinner

JUNE 9, 2019

Things we’re reading today include … I knew the bank would spend any amount to crush me’ Deutsche Bank launches £3m-plus mortgages May I have a word about… the brave new world of banking and fintech | Jonathan Bouquet Sweeping reform needed after Brexit, says French regulator More than a … The post Things worth reading: 10th (..)

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Chris Skinner

MAY 25, 2019

The main blog headlines are … When will the FinTech bubble burst? Reading about FinTech unicorns and pizzas worth $80 million, you would think that the world was bubbling over with wealth.

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Chris Skinner

APRIL 20, 2019

When I talk about FinTech, I often reflect on the first time I encountered what I would, today, call a truly FinTech firm. It was on March 30, 2005, and a newly formed firm presented … The post The Finanser’s Week: 15th April – 21st April 2019 appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog.

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Chris Skinner

FEBRUARY 16, 2019

The main blog headlines are … 39 FinTech Unicorns Valued at $147.37 39 FinTech Unicorns Valued at $147.37 billion 2018 was a phenomenal year for FinTech. Over a … The post The Finanser’s Week: 11th February – 17th February 2019 appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog.

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Chris Skinner

MAY 21, 2019

Things we’re reading today include … FinTech Expert Chris Skinner Reveals Keys to Becoming a True Digital Bank Americans Don’t Want A ‘Digital’ Bank Kard is a challenger bank for teens Even the banking giants will have to embrace crypto and blockchain Tesco Bank to pull out of mortgage market … The post Things worth (..)

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Chris Skinner

SEPTEMBER 22, 2019

The main blog headlines are … The two big issues bank CEOs have with FinTech For all the talk about how well FinTech start-ups are doing, I hear two regular laments from bank CEOs. First, why aren’t we valued like FinTechs? and second, why aren’t FinTechs regulated like us.

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Bank Innovation

JULY 23, 2018

Bank Innovation is pleased to announce its first conference for the coming year, Bank Innovation Ignite 2019. Bank Innovation Ignite is designed for fintech professionals and innovation executives at banks to learn about emerging technologies. With a plethora of speakers from banks and fintech companies, Bank […].

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Bank Innovation

DECEMBER 18, 2018

A majority of Bank Innovation readers do not believe the results of the November midterm elections will have any impact on regulation pertaining to the fintech industry.

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Bank Innovation

DECEMBER 21, 2018

Ben Savage, partner at the Los Angeles-based Clocktower Technology Ventures, told Bank Innovation that the flourishing fintech ecosystem holds both risks and opportunities for banks, […]. Luckily for the banks, there are many more of the latter than the former.

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Ron Shevelin

DECEMBER 16, 2019

As we approach the end of the 2019, it’s a good time to look back and reflect on who won and lost—or more accurately, who’s winning and losing—in the world of fintech.

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Chris Skinner

NOVEMBER 9, 2019

The main blog headlines are … Seven Fin and Tech truisms we wish were myths (with thanks to Anne Boden) I attended the New Statesman’s FinTech Summit yesterday.

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Chris Skinner

AUGUST 6, 2019

Things we’re reading today include … Mastercard buys Nets Group’s unit for $3.2bn Sweden’s Klarna becomes biggest fintech firm in Europe JPMorgan confirms winning bid to take majority stake in China fund JV No-deal Brexit: How might it affect the EU?

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Chris Skinner

JULY 27, 2019

The main blog headlines are … How to make a small island a big centre for FinTech One of the discussions at the UN meetings was around SIDS, the Small Island Developing States. They range from islands … The post The Finanser’s Week: 22nd July – 28th July 2019 appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog.

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Chris Skinner

APRIL 27, 2019

The main blog headlines are … Doing good for society and the planet (an Earth Day FinTech update) It was Earth Day on Monday, and a national holiday in many nations as they observed what Christians call Easter.

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Chris Skinner

JANUARY 9, 2019

Last year … The post Crypto Forecasts for 2019 appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog. I wrote about the challenges getting blockchains implemented for example, and was surprised to find myself enduing up as a network meme. The power of the pundit, ay?

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Chris Skinner

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

Things we’re reading today include … Estonia shuts Danske Bank branch at heart of money laundering saga Chinese customers accuse Spanish bank BBVA of racism The Biggest Threat To Banks Isn’t Fintech Or Big Tech–It’s The Government Metro Bank tops latest official bank service league table Cost of Brexit to … The post (..)

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Chris Skinner

OCTOBER 14, 2019

Things we’re reading today include … Deutsche Bank in strategy shift to address tech woes How Deutsche Bank Hired Its Way to the Top in China Bank/Fintech Partnerships: The Fad Is Over How open banking and bank APIs are boosting fintech growth Britain among most generous nations in the world … The post Things worth reading: 15th October (..)

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Chris Skinner

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

Things we’re reading today include … Goldman Sachs offers would-be parents on staff $20,000 to buy eggs OneCoin lawyer on trial for role in ‘crypto-scam’ Regulators press Deutsche boss to drop dual roles Santander buys majority stake in fintech Ebury for £350m Edmond de Rothschild chief warns private banks face … The post (..)

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Chris Skinner

JANUARY 10, 2019

From The … The post My view of 2019 appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog. So, I’ve been summarising other people’s views of the year ahead from a variety of sources, but I also wrote two outline pieces for my friends at The Banker magazine and Jim Marous’s The Financial Brand.

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Chris Skinner

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

Things we’re reading today include … Future of Fintech Why robots see no logic in betting against central bankers China’s shadow banking industry roars back The future of the global economy hinges on four games of chicken | Nouriel Roubini Can a computer fool you into thinking it is human?

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Chris Skinner

JUNE 22, 2019

He’s written quite a few columns on Forbes that are clickbait: Customers don’t want digital banking The FinTech fast follower fallacy (which I spotted just after … The post The Finanser’s Week: 17th June – 23rd June 2019 appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog. My mate Ron Shevlin is on good form these days.

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Chris Skinner

OCTOBER 10, 2019

Things we’re reading today include … Data on modern finance reveals uncomfortable truths Indian banks’ share prices are being hammered Hong Kong’s pursuit of the London Stock Exchange ends in tears A group of fintech firms are changing the way consumers borrow The issuer of a star cryptocurrency is being … The post Things worth reading: (..)

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Ron Shevelin

JANUARY 6, 2019

Bank/fintech partnerships will be a tough road to hoe in 2019 because of: 1) Digital account opening delusions; 2) Resource constraints; and 3) Lack of strategic partnership processes.

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Chris Skinner

AUGUST 31, 2019

The main blog headlines are … Where Top US Banks Are Betting On Fintech After yesterday’s article about how backward America is, in terms of payments, there’s a useful article talking about how they’re trying to rectify this.

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Chris Skinner

MARCH 14, 2019

Things we’re reading today include … Top 10 Fintech Companies to Watch in 2019 Berlin’s Bad Bank Idea Cryptocurrencies Pose Risks to Banks, Warns Basel Committee Nine banks win dismissal of Canadian rate-rigging lawsuit in U.S.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

Female FinTech entrepreneurs are getting left out of funding even as record venture capital money is being pumped into startups. percent of FinTech startups with female founders received funding January through October, according to Crunchbase, per a Bloomberg report on Wednesday (Nov. Companies that did get funding received only 0.9

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Chris Skinner

AUGUST 14, 2019

Things we’re reading today include: Barclays ends partnership with cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase BCR awards £10m to Atom bank ECB tells UK banks to speed up staff moves to EU as Brexit looms German economy slips back into negative growth German fintech N26 appeases regulators as it eyes future IPO Monzo … The post Things worth reading: (..)

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Chris Skinner

DECEMBER 21, 2019

The main blog headlines are … Have Yourself a Merry FinTech Christmas So it’s the holiday season and time for some time off. The only thing I can say is … here’s to a fantastic 2020 … the year of Doing Digital. “Stop … The post The Finanser’s Week: 16th December – 22nd December 2019 appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog.

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Bank Innovation

MAY 7, 2019

The number of fintech funding deals in the first quarter this year recovered from the previous quarter's dip, but it's still not near the record highs seen in 2018, according to a CB Insights report. During the first quarter, there were 445 fintech funding deals amounting to $6.3

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Bank Innovation

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

The recently released Predictions 2019 guide by research firm Forrester included an epitaph of sorts for 2018, “a year when reality chewed up the transformational ideal.” Banks, FIs and fintechs alike are putting […]. And what has more potential to be the transformational ideal than artificial intelligence?

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 28, 2018

One of the biggest shifts in banking that FinTech newcomers ushered into the market is the demand among customers for advisory services. What some financial institutions have come to realize is that collaborating with FinTechs can enable them to offer cutting-edge solutions while reserving resources to invest in meeting those advisory needs.

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Bank Innovation

MARCH 12, 2019

Identity proofing and verification startup Diro Labs won the DEMOvation Challenge today at Bank Innovation Ignite 2019 in Seattle. In addition to bragging rights, the company will receive admission to the INV Fintech Accelerator and an advertising package on Bank Innovation.

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Bank Innovation

DECEMBER 27, 2018

Bank Innovation's list of people to watch in 2019 include the head of a large bank, the head of a community bank, a regulator, an investor with money to burn and the head of one of the biggest fintechs in the industry. The people on the list were chosen by BI's editors and are listed in […].

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Chris Skinner

JANUARY 9, 2019

Things we’re reading today include … Bankers embrace fintech: FT readers respond Payday loan firm accused over ‘cynical Christmas ad’ Watchdog orders Deutsche Bank to re-examine 20,000 risky customers by June Kidnappers demand €9m in cryptocurrency for Norwegian billionaire’s wife Brexit drives TransferWise to open Belgian (..)

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