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Thoughts from American Banker Retail Banking Conference 2015

Celent Banking

This last week the American Banker Retail Banking Conference 2015 was going on in Austin, TX. The conference was well attended, with broad representation from all institution sizes and markets. The retailer combines the in-store and app experience to enhance the customer buying process.

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China Proposes East-Asian Digital Currency, Taking Aim At The US Dollar

PYMNTS

A growing number of nations are looking to develop digital versions of their currencies, and now there might be regional initiatives taking shape to target the U.S. The publication said the entire proposal came from 10 members of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference. dollar’s supremacy on the global stage.

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A Tale of Two Cities (Conference Season)

Celent Banking

Spring is usually the season for conference travel, and this season has been no exception. The fine warm weather was not the only thing that these two conferences had in common, as Temenos and FIS each took the opportunity to showcase their recent investments in new enabling technologies.

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Creating an ecosystem to drive disruption

Celent Banking

We usually talk about how hard it is for the financial industry to innovate at the right pace, and doing the right bets. The idea is to create an environment where innovators from within and outside financial services institutions come together to explore the digital transformation of the industry. Hope to see you there!

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Dubai’s Biggest Islamic Bank Weighs Acquiring Local Rival

Bank Innovation

Dubai Islamic Bank PJSC is weighing a possible acquisition of smaller rival Noor Bank PJSC as the United Arab Emirates’ biggest Islamic lender seeks ways to expand amid a wave of mergers in the region. We’re in the early stages of that analysis,” Chief Executive Officer Adnan Chilwan said on a conference call on Tuesday. […].

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Will The Pandemic Finally Get Central Banks Interested In Building Digital Currencies?

PYMNTS

A central entity may maintain exclusive rights to create or destroy currency in a region such as a nation. A central entity may be associated with a government of such a region.”. However, a retail CBDC accessible to all would be a game-changer. So a retail CBDC is now [the ECB’s] main focus.”.

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10 Big and Small Ideas From Gartner and Money 20/20 – Recap

South State Correspondent

While we have the technology to solve all of the above and more, there was a realization at both conferences that we are still decades away from developing a workable ecosystem and creating widespread adoption. While last year was dominated by crypto, this year, the themes were mainly around fraud and identity (both conferences).