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From sandbox to sandcastle

Chris Skinner

Another lively discussion followed my meeting with the FinTech communities in Asia. It was interesting as we had a chat about all aspects of what was happening in South-East Asia, and the overwhelming message that came back to me was that the regulatory sandboxes had become sandcastles. What I mean … The post From sandbox to sandcastle appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog.

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Restaurant and retail executives share their insights about mobile trends

Payments Dive

Restaurant and retail executives that gathered in Chicago this past summer for the Networld Media Group's annual CONNECT: The Mobile CX Summit shared their thoughts with us about the hottest trends in mobile technology in this exclusive video.

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Would Your Customers Switch to the Bank of Amazon?

Bank Innovation

It's safe to say most of the financial services world is curious to know if and when a "Bank of Amazon" will become a reality. The question banks are perhaps most anxious about is how will this impact their customer base? Should they be worried about customer attrition? The answer, according to Scott Anderson, brand […].

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Hackers Steal Alipay Customers’ Money Via Stolen Apple IDs

PYMNTS

Alipay , the mobile payment app, said Wednesday (October 10) that hackers stole money from accounts via stolen Apple IDs. Reuters , citing Ant Financial , the payment affiliate of Alibaba, reported the Chinese company said the issue hasn’t been resolved even though it reached out to Apple already. In a post on its Toutiao social media account, Reuters reported it said users who linked their accounts via Apple IDs should lower their transaction limits.

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The State of Automation in Financial Services 2024 Report

In this report, you’ll find a comprehensive analysis of survey responses from executives at banks, credit unions, and insurance companies concerning their organization’s current and future use of automation. The report’s key insights include: Which types of automation are saving organizations the most time and money How to overcome the biggest barriers to automation implementation and adoption Why automation investments will continue to grow over the next few years How much you could save in 202

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Why P2P lending works in some markets and not in others

Chris Skinner

Someone asked me about getting return on investment in fintech. The discussion is about how many firms are actually delivering on their promise. So many unicorns are loss-making firms, and billion-dollar valuations on million-dollar revenues seems like a lot of hype. One article typified this feeling: High-society fintech under pressure … The post Why P2P lending works in some markets and not in others appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog.

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Banks Should Cash In On Cybersecurity

Bank Innovation

Banks have been at the forefront of cybersecurity for years, investing heavily to protect some of their clients’ most valuable and sensitive information. Such heavy investment in cybersecurity is increasingly the cost of doing business in financial services, but it also presents an opportunity for banks to generate a return on that investment by earning […].

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Bitcoin Miners Fail To Make A Profit Despite Surge In Revenue

PYMNTS

Bitcoin miners have around $4.7 billion in revenue in 2018 — but because of the cost of electricity, miners are failing to make a profit. TheNextWeb , citing blockchain research firm Diar , reported that based on the data, this marks the first time cryptocurrency mining businesses aren’t making money off their bitcoin mining efforts. According to the report, as it stands, bitcoin miners make 54,000 BTC each month for processing the mining blocks.

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Are challenger banks challenging?

Chris Skinner

I keep seeing headlines about Amazon opening a bank, challenger banks pulling the crown off the incumbent banks heads, the end of old banks, the disruption of the system and the end of all traditional financial services. I guess some would say that I fall into this camp and, on … The post Are challenger banks challenging? appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog.

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Infomedia Discuss Push For Standardisation At PSA Forum

Payments Dive

Infomedia attended the Phone-paid Services Authority Autumn Forum with CEO, Michael Tomlins, forming part of the discussion panel focused on improving consumer confidence in the Direct Carrier Billing (DCB) payments industry.

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Why Is CRE Lending Stuck in the Past? Top 3 Reasons for Digital Resistance

Commercial lending is on the verge of a resurgence, but traditional processes are an obstacle. Explore the top 3 reasons for resistance to digital transformation and how overcoming them can pave the way for growth and efficiency. Discover why embracing automation and digital solutions is crucial for success in today's competitive landscape. Discover how GoDocs helps commercial lenders in the digital era with seamless integration and a borrower-focused approach.

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Bitcoin’s Hard Times Will Continue into 2019, Juniper Report Says

Bank Innovation

If Bitcoin hasn't been in the news lately (Bank Innovation included), it's because things aren't going that well for the best-known cryptocurrency, or for that matter any of the altcoins. A new report from Juniper Research found that the value of annual Bitcoin transactions will decline in 2019. Gone are the days from last December when Bitcoin had […].

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Pundi X CEO On Dialing Up Digital Payments, Calling Up Blockchain Phones In Dubai

PYMNTS

A small test market could be ground zero for seismic changes in commerce and payments — and now possibly for cryptos. Consider Dubai, a city in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), home to 3 million souls. That’s a third of Manhattan’s population, if one is keeping score. It’s a self-proclaimed blockchain city. Dubai is gearing up for payments via digital coin through a concerted effort between the government and blockchain payments provider Pundi X , with hardware rolling out and a state-created cry

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Getting the Infrastructure Right for Financial Inclusion

Chris Skinner

I was recently asked to write an essay for the Center for Financial Inclusion, as part of a series looking at the ingredients to get this right. They gave me the topic of getting the infrastructure right. Here’s what I wrote: Getting the Infrastructure Right for Financial Inclusion The world … The post Getting the Infrastructure Right for Financial Inclusion appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog.

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State of Payments acceptance by Merchants in India

Payments Dive

Enabling merchant acceptance of digital payments is a key element of the overall development of the DFS ecosystem.

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Register Now: Sneak Peek Into Close Automation SkyStem Web Demo

Technology is rapidly changing the way accountants perform and manage month-end activities. Spreadsheets, email, and shared drives no longer have to slow us down. Join us as we present a "sneak peek" recorded demo of SkyStem's month-end close solution – ART. In under four weeks, your team can start reaping the benefits of month-end close automation by vastly reducing spreadsheets, cut down on reconciliation work, speed up the month-end close, and better manage your remote team.

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Union Bank’s New Head of Digital Banking, Julie Demarigny, Talks Innovation

Bank Innovation

Not even a month has passed since Julie Demarigny, a veteran in digital entertainment industry having served Warner Bros. and Sony Music, has joined West Coast focused Union Bank as its head of digital banking. In her new role, Demarigny will lead all digital strategy for the bank and its savings-only platform PurePoint Financial as […].

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Key Areas Of SMB Finance Show Need For Improvement

PYMNTS

The latest rundown of small business (SMB) finance research uncovers key areas for improvement: Younger small business owners are more often relying on personal credit cards for business purchases, paper remains a staple in the finance department, and, while small business loan delinquency rates overall remain stable, research showed several industries in which they rose last month.

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Do we really believe financial markets would continue smoothly with a no-deal #Brexit?

Chris Skinner

There’s more and more dialogue about a no-deal Brexit these days, even though Jean-Claude Junker and Michel Barnier are clearly trying to avoid it as they have said a deal is now 85% agreed. It’s just not the Chequers deal. Whether a deal is agreed or not with the EU, … The post Do we really believe financial markets would continue smoothly with a no-deal #Brexit?

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7 Reasons to Cash-in this Holiday Season with FSS Payment Gateway

Payments Dive

FSS Payment Gateway powers online holiday sales for leading acquirers and merchants globally.

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2024 Lending Outlook: Innovations and Evolutions in the Financial Sector

As we step into 2024, the lending landscape evolves rapidly with technology, regulations, and market dynamics driving change. For banks and financial institutions to stay competitive and meet the evolving needs of their customers, these drivers must be understood and engaged with. Lenders can anticipate significant transformation fueled by technological advancements, regulatory shifts, and changing consumer behaviors.

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Blockchain in capital markets: benefits and challenges

Bobsguide

Blockchain, or Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT), is one of the most hyped new branches of digital tech in recent history. Invented as the underlying framework to power Bitcoin, it is now being applied in some way to every industry, including capital markets. The potential applications of.

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Banco Santander Settles On Ripple For Settlement

PYMNTS

Much has been said in recent weeks about Ripple and its digital XRP token, where trading has been nothing but volatile. In just over a week, the price has slipped 20 percent. Beyond that trading, noted Forbes , there has been speculation that banks would embrace Ripple to move money through cross-border conduits. In news that may be separated from the vagaries of cryptocurrency trading, Banco Santander said this week that it will use Ripple’s ledger, bringing payments across the bank’s OnePay FX

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Even in a global tech wave, payment fintechs should think local

Payments Source

The payment landscape is still very fragmented with local solutions holding their own against global giants and new technologies such as AI and blockchain keeping the payments market very enterprising, writes Eva Murphy Ryan, trade development executive for financial services and technology at Enterprise Ireland New York.

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How banks use bank-as-a-platform to modernize apps with cloud

Insights on Business

In today’s banking landscape, there’s a growing trend by clients to move their applications to the cloud, including their core banking applications. This movement — core to cloud — is essential for banks seeking to modernize their legacy systems and become agile and flexible. This is especially true if they’re going to compete with new digital banks and platform companies that are unhindered by the legacy applications and infrastructure.

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Addressing Top Enterprise Challenges in Generative AI with DataRobot

The buzz around generative AI shows no sign of abating in the foreseeable future. Enterprise interest in the technology is high, and the market is expected to gain momentum as organizations move from prototypes to actual project deployments. Ultimately, the market will demand an extensive ecosystem, and tools will need to streamline data and model utilization and management across multiple environments.

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Transforming financial services beyond digital

Bobsguide

Digitization is everywhere – it’s a topic for virtually every industry forum, banks are either committing to ‘digital everything’ strategies, appointing digital banking chiefs or increasing their technology budgets.

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Furnishing The Mobile Lifestyle, Sharing Economy-Style

PYMNTS

Michael Barlow has called several places home: He has moved five times in seven years and lived with different roommates. But through his experiences, he didn’t have the furnishings that he wanted. “I never actually bought nice furniture,” Barlow, CEO and co-founder of Fernish , told PYMNTS in an interview. “I never actually had an inspired home experience.”.

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Cryptomining hacks are misunderstood, and pose a grave economic danger

Payments Source

The cryptocurrency boom has encouraged attackers to expand their focus from other methods such as utilizing malware to steal data and impose ransoms or launching a disruptive DDoS attack, to employing tools and techniques to gain access to the computing power of enterprises to generate cryptocurrency payouts, writes Carolyn Crandall, chief deception officer at Attivo Networks.

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Data for Caffeine

Matt Wilcox Pro

No sooner did direct marketers commence salivating at targeting opportunities posed by that newfangled Internet thing … than the United States Congress and various regulatory bodies set about passing laws to hamper them. Or, at least, that was the idea. Many rules are so plastic as to allow for a good deal of wiggle room—and marketers have [.

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Top 10 Benefits of Automating Loan Modifications for Commercial Lenders

Get ready for the wave of $1.2 trillion in commercial debt maturing in the next 24 months with GoDocs' ModDocs® platform. Traditional loan modifications are slow, expensive, and prone to errors, which put lenders at risk. But with ModDocs®, you can enjoy an innovative solution that eliminates attorney fees, allows on-the-fly loan modifications, and ensures compliance.