Bank Innovation
FEBRUARY 27, 2017
Most established banks already have “innovation labs” – which focus on identifying fintech trends and partnerships – in place, and many test distributed ledger technology applications in “blockchain labs.” Labs – focus units tasked to tackle specific technologies and ideas – have been growing in popularity among banks lately.
PYMNTS
NOVEMBER 1, 2018
The ongoing struggle, supposedly existential in nature, that pits upstart, relatively young FinTech firms against arrogantly complacent banks for supremacy in this new and growing world of digital payments and commerce. Or, as a recent CNBC article put it, quoting a source, “a mass extinction event.”. The subject? Trust in Banks.
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PYMNTS
JULY 7, 2020
It also opened the door for a boom of FinTech innovation and a flood of alternative lenders targeting the small- to medium-sized business (SMB) segment. But that’s not to say that these FinTechs have a certain path ahead. The More Things Change. The saying goes, “The more things change, the more they stay the same.”
Gonzobanker
FEBRUARY 23, 2022
However, if BaaS is ever going to enhance shareholder value, bankers need to ensure they have the strategic focus, operational savvy, and execution commitment to do it right. Rather than viewing fintechs as competitors to be feared, bankers should look at them as a means to benefit financially from BaaS.
PYMNTS
OCTOBER 30, 2018
Translating that trust advantage into mobile market share, however, is another matter entirely, as was discussed in a recent PYMNTS interview with Gerhard Oosthuizen, chief technology officer for Entersekt , a South Africa-based FinTech firm that focuses on mobile authentication and app security software. Good UX vs. Security.
PYMNTS
JANUARY 25, 2021
The company is betting that all kinds of companies — from FinTechs to eCommerce providers to wealth management platforms and iGaming operators — will adopt PayDirect to facilitate account verification, instant account funding, online payments and instant withdrawals. The challenge is in getting merchants and customers to try it.
Gonzobanker
JULY 20, 2022
The bottom line is this: most banks lack the true management leadership and operating disciplines necessary to execute successfully on digital. When a bank operates this way, the focus tends to be around operational uptime, security, and incident management while insufficient attention is given to the end-user customer experience.
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