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The reason digital is a leadership challenge and not a project

Chris Skinner

I blogged in March (Transforming the bank – three phases of change) about the method to make systems change happen to transform the bank. The first phase is a recognition that the … The post The reason digital is a leadership challenge and not a project appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog.

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Banks are failing digital due to legacy and leadership (Harvard research)

Chris Skinner

It is the result of research conducted by the Harvard Business Review with the Genpact Research Institute, looking at the impact of dgitilaisation in finance, and confirms something I have been … The post Banks are failing digital due to legacy and leadership (Harvard research) appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog.

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The Bank of England: taking the lead in #FinTech

Chris Skinner

I like to point at the fact that the Bank of England is taking a leadership role in FinTech, but it goes wider and deeper than this. Before the Global Financial Crisis, it was independent and part of the … The post The Bank of England: taking the lead in #FinTech appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog.

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Balancing experience and vision

Chris Skinner

The thing that I was noting is the chasm between bank leadership teams, who are generally men over 50, and FinTech startups, who typically have young visionaries and significant diversity. It’s a theme I’ve … The post Balancing experience and vision appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog.

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Where the AI rubber hits the banking road

Chris Skinner

I was impressed as he is part of the executive leadership team of the bank and not the CIO. We have invested widely across the board in … The post Where the AI rubber hits the banking road appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog.

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Forget legacy systems; what about legacy vendors?

Chris Skinner

I’m always blogging about replacing core systems, open source the bank, change the leadership to one that gets it and just do it. appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog. I’m saying it so much that I’m finding myself boring. So let’s change tack. Who’s the vendor?

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Thawing the frozen middle (how to change the bank)

Chris Skinner

I sometimes think I’m too harsh on the financial community, with my continual banter about core systems change, lack of digital leadership, inability to see how critical digital is to their future and the impact FinTech is making on global financial structures.

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