Accenture

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

The post Small banks, tap the consortium model for fintech investment to innovate appeared first on Accenture Banking Blog. A regional retail bank’s ability to effectively future-proof its business depends on how well it can adopt technology….

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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 1 Having a cohesive vision from the top down is critical to a culture of innovation and the successful adoption of new software. .

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Chris Skinner

APRIL 2, 2019

I find it interesting when I read perspectives on FinTech, money and banking. It’s hard to go digital if the country has little infrastructure; … The post Time for a global FinTech platform? appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog.

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Chris Skinner

NOVEMBER 11, 2018

Fleetlights is an army of drones that light up the night skies and are designed to help people in difficult … The post Direct Line: innovating InsurTech appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog. It’s a prototype service from Direct Line called Fleetlights.

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Chris Skinner

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

I wrote a blog the other day for The Next Web. Apparently, people like it and here I’m going to expand upon the basic theme to give a detailed analysis of how FinTech wings are spreading. There’s been a lot of talk about fintech lately. In fact, saying ‘fintech’ is like saying ‘retailer.’

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Accenture

OCTOBER 29, 2020

The perception that Hong Kong is behind other global financial and technology hubs on innovation both in fintech and technology, in general, is widespread. The post Nurturing winners: how Hong Kong can seize its fintech potential appeared first on Accenture Banking Blog.

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Chris Skinner

NOVEMBER 24, 2019

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. 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.

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Chris Skinner

MAY 12, 2019

Here’s just a few recent ones: Hidden ‘shame’ of elderly scam victims – BBC News Reports of frauds on the elderly are ‘tip of iceberg’ – BBC News Bank staff ‘saving elderly … The post GrandTech: the newest FinTech market niche appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog.

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Accenture

DECEMBER 3, 2019

How regional banks can best get the innovation boost and growth value they need from participating…. The post Consortium model for fintech investment: The recipe to play appeared first on Accenture Banking Blog.

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Chris Skinner

OCTOBER 4, 2017

I get lots of input from many sources, and one of the ones I like is the innovation survey of banking produced annually by EFMA with Accenture.

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Chris Skinner

AUGUST 4, 2017

Some people talk about FinTech disruption and how payments and banking is being attacked and unbundled by start-ups, but we often look at banking too simplistically.

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Chris Skinner

APRIL 6, 2017

I was listening to a financier talking about FinTech the other day, and claiming that they are all sustaining innovations and not disruptive. They were referring to Clayton Christensen’s innovator’s dilemma discussions, where Professor Christensen points to different markets that were destroyed by disruptors.

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Chris Skinner

JUNE 8, 2017

I sit on the judging panel for the FinTech 50, now in its fifth year, and the final list was revealed yesterday. It also reveals new collaborative partnership models being forged between FinTechs across Europe, as well as between FinTechs and banks.

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Chris Skinner

DECEMBER 15, 2017

After all, it’s easy to call out banks for doing banking as usual but, if I … The post Look East for innovation appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog. So, I was asked the other day: where is the car?

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Chris Skinner

JUNE 5, 2016

Friday’s blog was all about bank innovation labs and structures. The thing is that as I walk into these hallowed places of bank sponsored creation, it feels like a very formal version of a FinTech … The post Keep Calm and Innovate appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog.

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Chris Skinner

APRIL 4, 2018

There’s a lot of discussion about FinTech and what it means to 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. Originally, everyone was talking about disruption, disintermediation and dissing banks.

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Bank Innovation

DECEMBER 6, 2016

Fiserv, a leading banking technology company, has signed on as the headline Diamond sponsor of Bank Innovation 2017. Bank Innovation 2017 is this blog’s annual gathering on ideas and opportunities in fintech.

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Chris Skinner

MARCH 23, 2017

They manage the Fintech Istanbul program, and are the powerhouse behind many of the innovations we’ve seen in Turkey from mobile wallets to contactless payments. We may describe Turkish banking sector as strong, innovative, modern and well-regulated. Could you please tell us a bit about banking sector in Turkey?

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Chris Skinner

APRIL 23, 2019

One of the leading … The post Doing good for society and the planet (an Earth Day FinTech update) appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog. Whilst Sri Lankans mourned the fatal losses on the Easter Sunday church gatherings, many observed the anniversary of the birth of the modern environmental movement in 1970.

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Chris Skinner

AUGUST 17, 2017

I keep trying to define and delineate more and more of this FinTech Wave. It is no longer FinTech, but PayTech, IDTech, InsurTech, WealthTech, RegTech, GulfTech and more.

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Abrigo

APRIL 19, 2016

banks incorporate “responsible innovation” as they adapt quickly to these advances, but what exactly does that mean? In a recent whitepaper (download), the regulator outlined the general approach it will take as it evaluates innovative products, services and processes that OCC-regulated banks may offer or perform.

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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. Some call them legacy, others call them handcuffs, but whatever they are is a problem.

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PYMNTS

MAY 22, 2019

A new service launched Wednesday (May 22) called Plaid Direct enables “two-way connectivity across the financial ecosystem and makes it easier for consumers to move money between their accounts — whether it’s in a neobank, FinTech, or big box bank account,” according to a statement from Plaid.

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Chris Skinner

NOVEMBER 14, 2016

I count these as my hotbeds of fintech innovation. These are … The post #Singapore’s #Fintech Festival appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog. Spent a lot of time in Singapore, Istanbul, London (obviously), New York and Washington. I’ve also briefly dropped in to Hong Kong, Berlin and Bangkok.

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Chris Skinner

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

I was sent a nice list of the Top 50 FinTech firms selected by Forbes. billion poured into fintech startups in 2017, Accenture reports, up 18% from 2016. With so much in play, it’s not surprising that 22 companies are new on this, the … The post Who are the hottest FinTech firms and Influencers around the world?

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Chris Skinner

JULY 26, 2017

Innovate Finance has just published their report on the first half of 2017, and the investments made in FinTech. Global VC FinTech investment attracts $6.5 Billion in H1 2017 –with UK investment up 37% reveals Innovate Finance H1 2017 saw 787 deals globally, attracting $6.5 Global VC FinTech investment attracts $6.5

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Chris Skinner

JANUARY 30, 2018

I was recently recorded on Roger Edwards’ podcast talking about FinTech, cryptocurrency and corporate change. You can checkout his website here, and here’s the low-down of our chat: On the show this week, I … The post FinTech, cryptocurrency and corporate change appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog.

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Chris Skinner

JUNE 2, 2016

So I just attended a really interesting two day meeting that covered all things blockchain, regulations, innovation and more. I’ll blog about the bits I can in the next few days, and thought I’d start with an overview of the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) Regulatory Sandbox and Project Innovate.

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Chris Skinner

JULY 19, 2017

I just attended an EFMA conference where the opening presentation talked about the most innovative banks in the world. Using the application simplifies trade finance for SMEs as the DTC links all parties – buyer, seller and the … The post Five financial innovations you may have missed appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog.

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Chris Skinner

AUGUST 24, 2017

Therefore, I take the content … The post FinTech hasn’t changed much … yet appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog. These are heavyweight projects involving years of research and hundreds of people.

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Chris Skinner

FEBRUARY 8, 2017

Innovate Finance, which represents 300 UK fintech companies, says venture capital investment fell from $1.2bn (£970m) in 2015, to $783m last year. “Our members tell us Brexit has had a chilling effect on investment,” Innovate Finance chief executive Lawrence Wintermeyer told the BBC. . Flight to safety?

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Chris Skinner

JULY 4, 2016

Friend of the Financial Services Club and journalist with Financial News Anna Irrera has recently started producing a weekly roundup of FinTech news. Fintech lobby wants Brexit roadmap for innovators … The post The FinTech Weekly Round-up by Anna Irrera appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog. blockchain!blockchain!…Now

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Insights on Business

JANUARY 25, 2019

It is that time of year when we do an annual review of the blogs our readers viewed the most on our Insights on Banking blog. Looking at the top five blog entries of 2018, we see that using technology to meet the ever-increasing scale and rate of regulatory change is top of mind for financial service organizations.

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Chris Skinner

DECEMBER 7, 2016

Just had several sessions with different conferences on Brexit, Open API’s, PSD2, Open Sourcing, Open Banking, Innovation and more … and it all seems like such drivel. One of the sessions was asking the question: is it time to drop the curtain on innovation theatre?

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Chris Skinner

MARCH 1, 2017

I was reflecting on a friend of mine who runs a FinTech start-up. But it gives you an insight into how hard starting a new firm is, FinTech or Tech or any really. How many of those are there in FinTech? America is still big on FinTech. Asia is big on FinTech. Their company was on a funding round, and struggling.

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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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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 6, 2016

All of this has occurred as the company has continued to expand the pilot phase of its global payments innovation (gpi) initiative, thus far signing on dozens of major financial institutions to an effort aimed at streamlining cross-border payments. ” The FinTech boom is loud and growing louder. .

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