Chris Skinner

JULY 15, 2018

Many vote for the latter, but the former seems to … The post The Finanser’s Week: 9th July 2018 – 15th July 2018 appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog. The main blog headlines are … The Golden Age of Banking is a bit like England winning the World Cup There’s an argument raging that few have heard.

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Chris Skinner

APRIL 28, 2018

… The post The Finanser’s Week: 23rd April 2018 – 29th April 2018 appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog. I recently had a major change of circumstances in my life, and decided that I should make appropriate updates and provisions.

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JANUARY 2, 2018

EXCLUSIVE – If 2017 was the year that brought bitcoin into mainstream finance, will 2018 be the year for ether? Powered by the Ethereum blockchain, ether started the new year on a positive note, hitting an all-time high of $914 today, according to CoinDesk’s Ethereum Price Index.

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Chris Skinner

AUGUST 19, 2018

Just bored of how much hype there has … The post The Finanser’s Week: 13th August 2018 – 19th August 2018 appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog. I’m not bored of the promise of blockchain and distributed ledger technologies.

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Chris Skinner

MAY 20, 2018

The problem with testing technology is … The post The Finanser’s Week: 14th May 2018 – 20th May 2018 appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog.

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Bank Innovation

AUGUST 16, 2017

Good, because registration for Bank Innovation 2018 is now open. Ready for two days of fintech? Join fellow fintech innovators in San Francisco on March 5-6 for two days of inspired panels, startup demos, entrepreneurship, and the best conversations in fintech.

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Chris Skinner

JUNE 2, 2018

Neither is Alibaba and, if you think they’re just Chinese, you’re going to miss a huge … The post The Finanser’s Week: 28th May 2018 – 3rd June 2018 appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog. I’ve got caught in a few discussions recently with people who tell me Ant Financial are Chinese. They’re not.

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Chris Skinner

MAY 13, 2018

Here are the things that cropped up: We have too … The post The Finanser’s Week: 7th May 2018 – 13th May 2018 appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog. How can they respond to the digital change? Many of them came up with a whole load of barriers to change.

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Chris Skinner

JULY 21, 2018

Much of this was cited in a report by CBInsights, comparing … The post The Finanser’s Week: 16th July 2018 – 22nd July 2018 appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog. They’ve got their licences, they’ve deployed their services, they’re partnering with third parties and creating marketplaces.

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Chris Skinner

APRIL 8, 2018

I … The post The Finanser’s Week: 2nd April 2018 – 8th April 2018 appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog. It was an interesting conversation, although most of the examples were for customer service via Chatbots, which doesn’t impress me much.

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Chris Skinner

APRIL 15, 2018

The main blog headlines are … AI and Best Execution: the Investment Bankers’ Dream Team I don’t often blog about investment banking as it bores my readers who are cool and trendy retail bankers and geeks, mainly, but keep coming back to this article about JPMorgan’s Best Execution AI engine, … The post The Finanser’s Week: 9th April 2018 – 15th (..)

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Chris Skinner

JUNE 10, 2018

That’s because I was presenting the idea ten years ago and … The post The Finanser’s Week: 4th June 2018 – 10th June 2018 appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog. Hence, I can claim that Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS) is mine.

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Bank Innovation

FEBRUARY 7, 2018

Bank Innovation will announce the companies participating in our 2018 DEMOvation Challenge later this week. It is now just one month before Bank Innovation 2018 is set to kick-off in San Franscisco, Calif. The companies and details of the challenges will be announced tomorrow, at 10 AM ET, on the @BankInnovation Twitter.

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Chris Skinner

JUNE 23, 2018

Thanks … The post The Finanser’s Week: 18th June 2018 – 24th June 2018 appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog. The main blog headlines this week are … The Amazonisation of Banking Last week, our good friend Dave Birch posted a great blog about the Amazonisation of Banking, most of which I agreed with.

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Chris Skinner

JUNE 17, 2018

Like a Phoenix from the … The post The Finanser’s Week: 11th June 2018 – 17th June 2018 appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog. It’s a rather dramatic term, especially if you don’t believe in reincarnation, but it does help visualise the idea.

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Chris Skinner

JULY 29, 2018

In particular, in a globalised world with a global network where everyone can connect and transact in real-time, anytime, anywhere, the idea of … The post The Finanser’s Week: 23rd July 2018 – 29th July 2018 appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog.

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Bank Innovation

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

The year 2018 was a great year for fintech funding across the globe. In fact, a new report by CB Insights showed there were about 2,745 investors in 2018, representing a five-year high. […]. This is true not only because the total funding was high, but also because there were more investors in fintech than in years before.

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Chris Skinner

MAY 27, 2018

… The post The Finanser’s Week: 21st May 2018 – 27th May 2018 appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog. I travel a lot and go to several countries that have smart leadership and smart cities. These cities and countries – you know who you are – are in the forefront of innovation and claim to be visionary.

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Chris Skinner

AUGUST 26, 2018

Quite often you get a scary headline like the big banks are watching you or banks will … The post The Finanser’s Week: 20th August 2018 – 26th August 2018 appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog.

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Bank Innovation

JANUARY 25, 2018

EXCLUSIVE — It’s not even a month into 2018 and already so much has changed. The cryptocurrency bitcoin, which shocked everyone by surpassing $17K, further shocked everyone by dropping below $10K. Then of course there are various other events sweeping the financial services space, from new tax laws in the U.S., to the rise of […].

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Chris Skinner

DECEMBER 19, 2018

I said the main four things that would happen this year were: Getting down to business with Artificial … The post Did 2018 live up to expectations? I always like to end the year by going back and reviewing them. My own predictions were a little bit off. appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog.

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Chris Skinner

AUGUST 12, 2018

Stereotyped as avocado-crunching, cappuccino drinking, needies, the general media view is that this is … The post The Finanser’s Week: 6th August 2018 – 12th August 2018 appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog.

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Chris Skinner

JANUARY 2, 2018

I was asked by my speaker’s agency – Speakers Associates – to give some predictions for 2018. How will the world change in 2018? … The post How will the world change in 2018? appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog.

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AUGUST 4, 2018

Chris I continually argue that Revolut is not a challenger bank … The post The Finanser’s Week: 30th July 2018 – 5th August 2018 appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog.

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Chris Skinner

JULY 7, 2018

FREER is … The post The Finanser’s Week: 2nd July 2018 – 8th July 2018 appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog.

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Chris Skinner

JANUARY 3, 2018

This isn’t from me, but a nice infographic from Clari5 by Customer XPS … The post Top 10 FinTech predictions for 2018 appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog.

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Chris Skinner

SEPTEMBER 1, 2018

… The post The Finanser’s Week: 27th August 2018 – 2nd September 2018 appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog. trillion in 2009.

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Bank Innovation

FEBRUARY 5, 2018

EXCLUSIVE – Voted as one of TheMarker’s 100 most influential people in Israel, Ruth Polachek has joined the speaker faculty for Bank Innovation 2018, which takes place March 5-6 in San Francisco. Polachek is the co-founder and CEO of Fincheck, a finTech venture that focuses on artificial intelligence.

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Chris Skinner

OCTOBER 18, 2018

Things we’re reading today include … PayPal quarterly profit beats estimates, shares rise Top Morgan Stanley banker moonlighted as an Uber driver to try to win role on IPO Hundreds join growing list of Britain’s ultra-rich American Express boosts full-year earnings forecasts Australia’s NAB cuts 300 staff over wrongdoing EU (..)

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Payments Dive

DECEMBER 28, 2018

The year 2018 will be remembered as a transformational year in the evolution of mobile payments. It's time to take a look back at the top news items of 2018. This is part 1 of a series looking at the top stories of 2018. Part 2 will look at articles).

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Chris Skinner

JULY 31, 2018

These figures were slightly inflated by the $14 billion … The post Over $100 billion invested in FinTech in 2018? Globally, $57.9 billion was invested in FinTech firms in the first half of the year. appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog.

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Bank Innovation

JANUARY 12, 2018

EXCLUSIVE- Michael Orlando, founder of FitPay, a provider of payment technology for wearables, has joined the speaker faculty for Bank Innovation 2018, which takes place March 5-6 in San Francisco. Orlando founded FitPay in 2014. The company went on to be acquired by security technology company Next-ID Inc.,

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Chris Skinner

OCTOBER 15, 2018

Things we’re reading today include … “World’s first design-led bank” Anna aims to attract creative businesses Former ‘Bad Bank’ Boss Accused Over Bribes, Banquets and Boudoirs China’s P2P lenders say regulation will fuel collapse Banks will not be forced to reveal climate change risks they face Bank of America profit … (..)

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Bank Innovation

NOVEMBER 15, 2017

In addition to fireside chats, startup demos, and general sessions, Bank Innovation’s 2018 conference has added a pre-conference workshop on how to build an innovation team, added even more time […].

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Chris Skinner

DECEMBER 20, 2018

billion in reparations from Goldman Sachs: FT Co-author of Danske trades memo among arrested … The post Things worth reading: 21st December 2018 appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog.

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Payments Dive

DECEMBER 27, 2017

2018 promises to be an exciting time for the payments industry. We share some of our predictions. What are you expecting to see in the New Year?

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Bank Innovation

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

EXCLUSIVE – Founder and CEO of fintech startup SnapCheck Ken Kruszka has joined the speaker faculty for Bank Innovation 2018. Bank Innovation 2018 will take place March 5-6 in San Francisco. Based in San Francisco, Calif.,

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