Chris Skinner

MAY 8, 2019

I recently gave a speech where the title was FinTech or TechFin? Everyone had been give a copy of my book Digital Human, and the speech was transcribed. Here it is: FinTech or TechFin? I’m a technologist … The post FinTech or TechFin (speech transcript) appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog.

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Chris Skinner

FEBRUARY 16, 2020

Nevertheless, I … The post Bank Wars, Episode XX: The Rise of FinTech appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog. Yoda is one of the most likable characters in the Star Wars franchise, but I’m not sure if I like the comparison. Yoda is seriously old, speaks in riddles and is tiny and wrinkled.

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Chris Skinner

MARCH 25, 2019

So, I blogged last week about women in FinTech and whether we care, and got lots of replies … from women … who said yes, we care. One interesting insight is that … The post Women in FinTech … yes, we care appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog.

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Chris Skinner

MARCH 25, 2019

So, I blogged last week about women in FinTech and whether we care, and got lots of replies … from women … who said yes, we care. One interesting insight is that … The post Women in FinTech … yes, we care appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog.

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Chris Skinner

APRIL 2, 2019

I find it interesting when I read perspectives on FinTech, money and banking. Going digital, getting rid of branches, becoming cashless seem to be the main themes, and yet this ignores that every part of the world is different. appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog.

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Chris Skinner

JANUARY 13, 2019

The requests would get prioritisation and be delivered in sequence over time, sometimes a very long … The post The new FinTech bank appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog. The CIO would sit outside the business, watching and responding to requests.

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Chris Skinner

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

I recently blogged about JP Morgan Chase spending $10 billion a year on technology of which $3 billion goes into new projects. There were then several other announcements that caught my attention about Citibank and Bank of America investing similar amounts in digital. appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog.

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Chris Skinner

JULY 10, 2019

A few years ago, I posted a guest article from Philippe Gelis, co-founder and CEO of FX firm Kantox, on Why FinTech Banks will rule the world.

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Chris Skinner

NOVEMBER 24, 2019

It starts with talking about how Santander can make a difference on climate change with Ana claiming that the bank is voted the most sustainable bank in the world. But when the interviewer, Erik Schatzker, asks her … The post Ana Botin of Santander on FinTech and Blockchain appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog.

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Chris Skinner

JUNE 21, 2018

Banks that get digital and banks that don’t; fintechs that want to change everything and fintechs that don’t; digital currencies to replace fiat currencies and fiat currencies that are going digital; destruction, disruption and disappointment; and more.

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Chris Skinner

SEPTEMBER 15, 2019

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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Chris Skinner

JULY 30, 2018

A few years ago Jamie Dimon was renowned for saying that bitcoin developers “are going to try and eat our lunch” and that silicon valley was coming to get the banks. Three years later, it’s not quite the case.

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Chris Skinner

JULY 5, 2018

The battles for the future of fintech The future of financial … The post The battles for the future of fintech appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog. The subsequent article is behind a paywall but, as they sent it across to me, I feel it’s worth sharing here.

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Chris Skinner

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

I’m often asked how I got into FinTech. Back in the day, it wasn’t called FinTech. It was just boring old tech in banking. Interestingly, for almost a quarter century, tech … The post Are banks serious about fintech? appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog. It wasn’t cool.

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Abrigo

DECEMBER 17, 2021

Components of an effective fintech partnership If leveraging new technology is a priority for your FI, ensure these three elements are present for an effective fintech partnership. . Takeaway 2 When evaluating a fintech partnership, ask how the vendor will help with integration, training, and ongoing success.

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PYMNTS

JULY 27, 2020

Hackers boasting that they have “cracked” some of the hashed passwords stolen from digital banking aggregator Dave may be one of the most disturbing elements to emerge from the cyberheist that exposed the private information of millions of users, a top expert notes.

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Chris Skinner

JUNE 18, 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 writing this yesterday) His latest created quite a twitter furore and was targeted at … The post Monzo and Marcus: American challengers or just noise?

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Chris Skinner

APRIL 4, 2018

There’s a lot of discussion about FinTech and what it means to banks. Originally, everyone was talking about disruption, disintermediation and dissing banks. I personally believe most of the discussion is off-beam … The post What FinTech means to banks appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog.

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Chris Skinner

JUNE 29, 2020

During my MoneyBox interview about Wirecard (see end of this blog), Paul asked me the question: how could this happen again? Wirecard won’t shut down FinTech. This means this is not the end … The post BaaS works, it’s the regulations that don’t appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog. What’s next?

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Chris Skinner

JANUARY 22, 2019

In another guest post related to industry versus digital banking Marko Wenthin, co-founder of solarisBank, sent this insight into my discussion of FinTech banks last week. appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog.

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Gonzobanker

JULY 9, 2021

The fintech market is smokin’ hot right now. Fintech is no different. Q1 2021 was the largest funding quarter on record, according to CB Insights , with fintechs raising $22.8 Banks and fintechs are in a heated mashup and seeking niches. Fifth Third Bank is acquiring healthcare fintech Provide.

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Chris Skinner

OCTOBER 12, 2017

All well and good, you would think, but several surveys point to it not being … The post Don’t be so blasé about people loving FinTech appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog. The push is for data sharing with trusted third parties with user consent.

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Chris Skinner

JULY 27, 2016

After the books Digital Bank and ValueWeb were translated into Korean, Chinese and soon to be Japanese, I guess the region is interested in my thinking. Or … The post The Rise of #Fintech Asia appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog.

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Chris Skinner

JULY 11, 2017

After the global financial crisis, they all jumped off it again, and most global, universal banks ambitions are now clipped back to purely being able to support their global corporate clients’ needs. But I was equally struck by a banker who laughs at the idea of a global currency that circumvents banks.

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Chris Skinner

JANUARY 20, 2020

Varun Mittal, Associate Partner with EY, recently posted a couple of interesting slides about the launch of virtual banking licences to encourage challenger banks in Asia. If you’re not aware, there’s a great deal of digital banking activity across Asia.

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Chris Skinner

JULY 21, 2017

The problem is that old systems and legacy technologies stop the bank moving forward into the nimble and agile future on offer today, and this is exactly what FinTech start-ups believe they can exploit as it is clearly a weakness for the large banks.

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Chris Skinner

MARCH 28, 2019

I used to blog about blockchain and distributed ledger technology (DLT) almost once a week … four years ago. Today, I hardly blog about it at all.

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Chris Skinner

JUNE 30, 2016

I was piqued by Victor Matarranz’s [SEVP Head of Group Strategy and Chairman’s Office, Banco Santander] presentation at MoneyConf last week, mainly because he began by talking about Fintech 1.0 versus Fintech 2.0. Fintech 1.0

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Chris Skinner

JUNE 22, 2019

The main blog headlines are … Monzo and Marcus: American challengers or just noise? My mate Ron Shevlin is on good form these days.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

FinTech startup EasyEuro — based in both Paris, France and Shenzhen, China — has closed a $4 million pre-funding deal to launch a Neobank (a 100 percent digital bank) that will target Europe and China simultaneously, the company announced in a recent blog post.

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Chris Skinner

MAY 18, 2016

I’m often asked whether banks should be afraid of the threat of Fintech. My answer is that most Fintech is enhancing what banks do, rather than threatening their core business.

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Chris Skinner

OCTOBER 10, 2016

I was thinking about not sharing this info but hey, as you are good enough to read my blog … here’s the bottom-line on digital disruption (ed: oh no, Chris said the D-word!). There’s a slide that’s been doing the circuit for a while.

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FICO

JANUARY 11, 2022

Last year we published a highly successful The 11 Commandments of Digital Banking eBook that introduced the 11 commandments: Digital lift-and-shift is not a strategy! We are kicking off a series of 5 blog posts that take a deeper dive into these posts, grouping the 11 commandments into common themes. Respect the data.

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Chris Skinner

APRIL 21, 2018

The main blog headlines are … Digital banking? I meet a lot of senior executive teams of large banks. I talk to them about the fintech world … The post The Finanser’s Week: 16th April 2018 – 22nd April 2018 appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog. Isn’t that just an app? Few understand how.

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Chris Skinner

MAY 25, 2016

I was just sent a press pre-release copy of The Pulse of Fintech, the quarterly global report on Fintech VC trends published jointly by KPMG International and CB Insights. Q1 sees $5.7bn invested appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog. Q1 sees $5.7bn invested 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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Insights on Business

APRIL 28, 2017

As a result, many new, all-digital financial services firms, unencumbered by older, less flexible systems are aggressively pursuing customers by addressing their needs in new and distinct ways. There are interesting characteristics both in the new entrants and in the more established digital banks.

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