Sat.Feb 23, 2019

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The Finanser’s Week: 18th February – 24th February 2019

Chris Skinner

The main blog headlines are … Technology is business Another interesting nuance of the FinTech Bank is the integration of business and technology. I’ve referenced this a few times, but wanted to be explicit that these banks think technology is business and business is technology. This is clearly demonstrated in … The post The Finanser’s Week: 18th February – 24th February 2019 appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog.

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Venmo, Girl Scouts And Bitcoin: The Week In Unexpected Upsides

PYMNTS

Usually when we talk about unintended consequences here at PYMNTS, we are talking about something that has gone terribly wrong, or at least failed to perform as well as desired because of some unforeseen side effect. The goal might be noble – but pursuing a noble goal the wrong way can quickly have byproducts that make the cure worse than the disease.

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Calling the true innovators: Venture into the future of financial services

Insights on Business

Three years ago, banks were looking at fintechs with a wary eye. Two years ago, they were appointing chief innovation officers to dip their toes in with proof-of-concept projects or in-house incubators. Now, they are all in. From the open banking regulatory initiatives in the UK and Europe to the opensource, hybrid cloud strategies that are quickly becoming industry standards, financial services institutions are primed for broad, enterprise scale transformation.