2019

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The real reason people don’t change banks

Chris Skinner

Interesting conversation about switching accounts. I’ve had a few people saying that banks don’t have loyal customers, but they have trapped customers. By way of example, an email from a friend: I am just exactly as loyal to my bank as they are to me, which is to say not … The post The real reason people don’t change banks appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog.

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Four digital banking trends to watch in 2020

Payments Dive

The growing phenomenon of direct, digital banking and Silicon Valley's entry into the payments business are posing a series of challenges to traditional banking institutions. NCR's Doug Brown explores the landscape for 2020 to determine how these trends will impact the global banking business moving forward.

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The Not-So-Beaten Path To B2B Payments Real-Time Ubiquity

PYMNTS

The global payments ecosystem’s path to faster and real-time payments ubiquity is an evolution, not a revolution. That is to say, mass adoption will take time, and the factors driving that adoption will almost certainly continue to change and shift as end users’ needs do the same. Among corporates, there is an increasing demand that their global payment activity is able to keep up with the pace of doing business.

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AI and the rise of digital humans in financial services

Insights on Business

“AI is not going to replace managers, but managers who use AI will replace the managers who do not,” Rob Thomas, IBM General Manager of Data and AI predicted at IBM Think 2019. [1] A 16 trillion dollar opportunity, AI will fundamentally change every business process, every role, and how organizations will impact their industries. AI implementation grew by 270% in the past four years, and 37% in just the past year, according to a 2019 Gartner study.

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If It Aint Broke, Don’t Fix It: A Dangerous Mindset

Time and time again we tell ourselves and others NOT take action on something that is not "broken." We apply that mindset at home and at work. Sometimes, it doesn’t work out so well. Because when it's truly broken, it's usually an emergency, costs more and causes stress. Join us in this webinar where we share ways where you are able to anticipate your needs, understand benefits that you will get from getting better now instead of later, and relieving your team of tasks that they don't need to be

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Banks forced to turn to machine learning to tackle compliance burdens

Bobsguide

Banks are increasingly turning to machine learning to innovate heavily manual and costly middle and back office mission critical compliance management processes, say market participants. “Banks are already in a period of change, mostly in the more business- driven activities in the front.

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The Most Influential Women in Payments, 2019

Payments Source

Our annual Most Influential Women in Payments feature, now in its seventh year, highlights the women who are creating change and opportunities in the payments industry. For the first time, the editors of PaymentsSource have also recognized one woman for lifetime achievement.

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Game Changing Startups 2020

CB Insights

The past few decades have seen unprecedented levels of innovation, especially in what Peter Thiel calls the world of “bits,” or software, internet, and mobile technology. According to Thiel, however, there’s a sense that the tech space “could be doing so much more,” especially in what he calls the world of “atoms” or efforts to create things like new forms of energy, medicine, and transport — spaces that tend to be costly and challenging to tackle, but a

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Introducing Women in Banking: Next (and how to apply)

American Banker

Recognize high-achieving women in the pipeline and celebrate diversity across the industry. Nominate a female executive who is age 40 or under for Most Powerful Women in Banking: Next.

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EQ Bank Built Its All-Digital Bank On Modern Technology

Tom Groenfeldt

EQ Bank has brought all-digital banking to Canada with Temenos T24 core banking technology.

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The 2024 Lenders Guide to Automating the Complex Loan

Download the latest edition of GoDocs' "The Lender's Guide to Automating the Complex Loan." This comprehensive guide offers financial institutions valuable insights into document automation for complex commercial loans. It unpacks the intricacies of complex loans and showcases how an automation platform like GoDocs — the leading commercial loan closing platform — delivers impressive benefits and ROI to any FI.

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Toxic Business: Banned in the European Union, poisoning Kenya

Bankelele

Agriculture is one of Kenya’s key income earners contributing 24% of GDP and employing 75% of the population either directly or indirectly. As a result, the demand for pesticides is high and increasing with the need to increase agricultural production to keep up with population increase. Imported chemical pesticides in the market account for 87% […].

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Are banks adapting in the right way?

Chris Skinner

I picked up a few innovative changes taking place this week within banks. In fact, I should point out that banks are not static beasts, as many claim. They are changing all the time, doing things all the time, adapting all the time. The question is: are they adapting in … The post Are banks adapting in the right way? appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog.

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Black Friday sets online, mobile shopping records

Payments Dive

Black Friday shopping figures in the U.S. showed more consumers embracing mobile and general online shopping for the best deals. Meanwhile average order volume increased, showing more willingness to make big ticket purchases via smartphone.

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ID2020 Alliance Unveils Digital ID Program

PYMNTS

At its annual summit in New York , the ID2020 Alliance announced the roll out of a digital identity program with the Government of Bangladesh ; Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance; and new partners in academia, government and humanitarian relief. “Digital ID is being defined and implemented today, and we recognize the importance of swift action to close the identity gap,” said Dakota Gruener, executive director of ID2020, in an announcement.

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Is Your Current Card Platform Holding You Back?

Have you ever felt the pain and loss of a client suddenly going silent, leaving you questioning everything? Ghosting can cause heartbreak; in business, it drains resources, and emotionally, it shatters your confidence. A modern credit card program can give you the tools to deliver the digital-first experiences your customer’s demand. Our eBook, “5 Signs Your Credit Card Offering Needs an Upgrade,” will help you identify key indicators that your current card platform may be holding you back and w

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The Biggest Technology Trends That Will Impact Banking in 2020

The Financial Brand

The banking technology trends for 2020 will use 5G speed, integrate humans and digital and prepare for cyberthreats. The post The Biggest Technology Trends That Will Impact Banking in 2020 appeared first on The Financial Brand.

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Hard Problems in Cryptocurrency: Five Years Later

Vitalik Buterin

Special thanks to Justin Drake and Jinglan Wang for feedback. In 2014, I made a post and a presentation with a list of hard problems in math, computer science and economics that I thought were important for the cryptocurrency space (as I then called it) to be able to reach maturity. In the last five years, much has changed. But exactly how much progress on what we thought then was important has been achieved?

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Amazon's Impending Invasion Of Banking

Ron Shevelin

When will the Amazon invasion in banking arrive? As Mark Twain said, "First slowly, then all at once." Look for a small acquisition by Amazon of some fintech-related provider as the first signal. But when the invasion comes full force, it won't look like a lot of people think it will.

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Fiserv buying First Data in $22 billion deal to build fintech scale

Payments Source

Fiserv will acquire First Data in an all-stock deal with a value of about $22 billion that will combine two of the financial services industry's largest technology and processing companies. Fiserv shareholders will own almost 58 percent of the combined company, with First Data's shareholders holding the rest. The acquisition is expected to close in the second half of 2019.

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3 Ways Managed Device Services Help Community Banks Cut Costs

Community banks seek ways to leverage their technology infrastructure to drive productivity and growth. However, the sheer volume of technology devices, capital constraints, and lack of skilled resources stand in the way. This Strategy Brief explores how a managed device services partner can help bridge this resource gap. Managed device services partners empower community banks to take charge of mission-critical device management activities with: Logistics and installation services to support se

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Everything You Need To Know About What Amazon Is Doing In Financial Services

CB Insights

In 2017, Andreessen Horowitz general partner Alex Rampell said that of all the tech giants that could make a major move in financial services: “Amazon is the most formidable. If Amazon can get you lower-debt payments or give you a bank account, you’ll buy more stuff on Amazon.”. While the anticipation for Amazon’s plunge into banking gets louder each year, it’s important to first understand Amazon’s existing strategy in financial services — what Amazon has launched and bu

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Wells Fargo, Philadelphia reach settlement in redlining lawsuit

American Banker

Without admitting wrongdoing, the bank has agreed to contribute $10 million to city programs promoting home ownership for low- and moderate-income residents.

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Balancing payment innovation and trust

Payments Dive

The rise of digital payments has led to a series of complex issues surrounding how to make those transactions more secure. Rapid innovation in the global payments space has created new opportunties for bad actors to expoit these new ecosystems and requires ways of thinking on how to approach the subject.

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Consumers will embrace mobile apps, digital wallets amid short holiday shopping season

Payments Dive

With a shorter window to complete holiday shopping this year, consumers are looking to mobile retail apps to find better deals and get ahead of jammed retail outlets. Mobile wallets could see a resulting benefit as consumers look to make their ecommerce purchases as seamless as possible.

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Top 3 Banking Secrets to Stay Relevant with Gen Z Consumers

Speaker: Brian Muse-McKenney, Chief Revenue Officer & Matt Simester, Cards and Payments Expert

In today’s world of social media, dating apps, and remote work, businesses risk becoming irrelevant (or getting "ghosted") if they fail to meet the evolving needs of Gen Z consumers. Credit cards with flexible payment options, especially for young adults with little-to-no credit history, are a particularly important and valuable solution for this generation.

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The best FinTech startups in Europe

Chris Skinner

I received a long and lengthy article last week from Taylor Ryan, CMO at Valuer.ai (tryan@valuer.ai). The link provides a comprehensive article on European FinTech developments. It’s so good that I am happy to share it with y’all. Enjoy. THE BEST FINTECH STARTUPS IN EUROPE Government support for the financial … The post The best FinTech startups in Europe appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog.

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FinTech is on fire and London is burning …

Chris Skinner

A regular question that comes up is: When will the Fintech bubble burst? My claim is that it won’t under my watch, as this is as big a restructuring of banking and finance as the internet has been for commerce and trade. The latter change is still underway after a … The post FinTech is on fire and London is burning … appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog.

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The end of FinTech

Chris Skinner

I’ve been involved in finance and technology for a long, long time. Originally, I was a technologist; then a financial technologist; and now a FinTech guy. However, I see the FinTech piece as being irrelevant. Whether it’s FinTech or TechFin, it’s all still just finance and technology. The difference is … The post The end of FinTech appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog.

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When did FinTech become cool?

Chris Skinner

When did FinTech become FinTech? When did technology in finance become cool? I guess the first thing is to define FinTech, which I did badly four years ago. I say badly because my definition back then was: FinTech [is] a new market that integrates finance and technology. This new market … The post When did FinTech become cool? appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog.

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Breaking New Ground: Managing Innovation Fatigue With Effective Automation

Speaker: Gary Dmitriev

Our upcoming webinar aims to demystify the process of selecting and implementing automation tools for financial institutes. This session will provide your roadmap for vetting potential solutions, focusing on due diligence, vendor assessments, and aligning technology with strategic goals. We’ll also address the critical issue of innovation fatigue, offering tips on maintaining enthusiasm and momentum for new initiatives.