Bank Innovation
DECEMBER 14, 2017
EXCLUSIVE—Should banks acquire or partner with smaller, more agile fintechs? Well, that depends if the end goal of the bank is to further financial innovation, Derrick Walton, EVP of global financial networks for Hyperwallet, told Bank Innovation. “There’s a difference in culture, in what the goals tend to be,” Walton said, who is responsible for […].
Chris Skinner
DECEMBER 20, 2017
The other forecasting I made at start of year concerned the big FinTech trends of 2017. Again, I thought it might be of interest to revisit them. Removing friction from the customer journey I guess this is a given, and wasn’t a big trend of 2017 … just a big trend … The post The Top FinTech Trends of 2017 … were they? appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog.
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Payments Dive
DECEMBER 14, 2017
These areas present great opportunities, but also significant challenges.
PYMNTS
DECEMBER 20, 2017
Passport, company that’s managing much of the technical aspects of how people pay to use public transportation resources in cities like London, Miami and Los Angeles, has just raised $43 million. The money, from Bain Capital Ventures, will go to help the company expand its payment and transaction services nationally and internationally. Read More.
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Insights on Business
DECEMBER 7, 2017
Two years ago I wrote an article on the 6 biggest trends in FinTech. Looking back, I’m happy to say that there has been significant progress in all the areas. A year after that, I wrote Everyone is Talking about APIs to discuss a trend that, at the time, was new to the industry. In a landscape where new technology arises, gets implemented and goes mainstream in a heartbeat, I wanted to cover five of the most impactful trends currently impacting the FinTech industry today: 1.
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Bank Innovation
DECEMBER 19, 2017
EXCLUSIVE — The year of 2017 has been marked with more than a few good and not-so-good trends: but we’ll stick to fintech. Aside from the important events like record-level funding for fintechs across the globe, cryptocurrency mania, Coinbase entering the Unicorn club at a $1.56B valuation in the last quarter, there have been some […].
Chris Skinner
DECEMBER 5, 2017
I’ve recently noted a number of reports about Open Banking, with many published recently due to its imminent arrival on January 13, 2018. Source: IBM As can be seen, we have several different groups working on Open Banking. There’s the Payment Services Directive 2 (PSD2) with Open APIs for payments, … The post The best research into Open Banking appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog.
Payments Dive
DECEMBER 26, 2017
By now, it should be obvious to every bank that no company can afford to neglect mobile payments.
PYMNTS
DECEMBER 20, 2017
“Half the money I spend on advertising is wasted; the trouble is, I don’t know which half.”. That’s a quote from department store maven John Wanamaker, illustrating a conundrum for retailers (and merchants in general): Namely, you’ve got to reach out to consumers if you are going to convince them to buy your wares. But reaching out involves time and money — both precious commodities.
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Insights on Business
DECEMBER 21, 2017
Try to picture this scenario: you are in a foreign country, let’s say China, on a business trip. You don’t speak the language, don’t have any contacts, and are relying on a vanilla translation app on your phone to help you get out and about. Then, something unexpected happens: your passport gets stolen. You rush to the police station, try to communicate with the officers… and let’s just say it doesn’t go very well.
Payments Source
DECEMBER 28, 2017
EXCLUSIVE – Public blockchain platform Waves is launching a new blockchain venture product called Basics Fund to focus on investing in crypto-assets and pre-sale ICO tokens. The fund is dedicated to investment in blockchain infrastructure, specifically in a diversified portfolio of promising startup projects in the blockchain space. Aside from pre-sale ICOs and crypto-assets, the fund will […].
Bank Innovation
DECEMBER 19, 2017
When it comes to the innovations in finance that will impact the way future organizations are run, artificial intelligence and machine learning is likely to have a larger effect than bitcoin or cryptocurrency, a survey from investor communications company Mediant found. Released December 14, 30% of respondents for Mediant’s Trends in Fintech survey chose AI […].
Chris Skinner
DECEMBER 18, 2017
I was moderating a panel discussion about Open Banking and the panel’s opening was some research presented by Steve Ogborn and Benedict Ireland of the Unlimited Group. The guys said that only 9% of consumers had heard of Open Banking. That means 91% had no idea what it was. Even … The post 91% of consumers have no idea what Open Banking is appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog.
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Payments Dive
DECEMBER 15, 2017
Mobile Payments Today takes a look back at the top features on the site throughout the past year.
PYMNTS
DECEMBER 13, 2017
Online retailer eBay , following in the footsteps of Overstock.com, is contemplating allowing bitcoin as a payment method. In an interview with Yahoo Finance , Scott Cutler, SVP of eBay Americas, said the eCommerce retailer is “seriously considering” accepting bitcoin payments but noted the company is “not quite there yet.” He noted that eBay is currently focused on the holiday shopping season, which is turning out to be a strong one for online retailers. .
Insights on Business
DECEMBER 27, 2017
As we wrap up an unpredictable and sometimes tumultuous year in both the fintech industry and the world, we’re looking back at the last 12 months of IBM FinTech blogs to pick out some of the more popular and insightful posts of 2017. While we have separately covered what we think will be the main trends in FinTech for 2018, here’s a selection our more popular posts from 2017.
Bobsguide
DECEMBER 6, 2017
A year after Spiros Margaris last spoke to bobsguide, we invited him back to see whether his predictions for 2017 had come true. We also talked about whether ageism is an issue in fintech and what exactly is needed to make a successful startup, as well as which ingredients make the best.
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Bank Innovation
DECEMBER 26, 2017
EXCLUSIVE— Fintech is continuing to grow, as more startups across payments, insurance, blockchain, and other areas carve out niches for themselves in the financial ecosystem. And with more funding and more innovations come more players. Here are three that Bank Innovation will be keeping a watch on next month: Chip At this point, the United […].
Chris Skinner
DECEMBER 10, 2017
Another presentation that was enlightening was delivered by Jean Claude Gaga, CEO of RSwitch Ltd, the national e-payment switch of Rwanda. Jean Claude gave an overview of how Rwanda is moving towards a cashless economy and I was particularly interested as I chair Dot Finance in Kigali each year, and … The post Rwanda: Africa’s first cashless economy?
Payments Dive
DECEMBER 8, 2017
The implementation of the new European payments legislation is imminent, affecting the payments industry like never before and bringing the future of banking back into the hands of its consumers.
PYMNTS
DECEMBER 26, 2017
Mozilla has patched one critical vulnerability in its Thunderbird email client along with two bugs rated high.
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Bank Innovation
DECEMBER 6, 2017
INV Fintech, the sister accelerator to this site, announced its fourth class of startups today. The six companies were chosen from among a wide array of applications from across the globe. Here are the five companies of Class 4 of INV Fintech: Bloxable: Bloxable provides decentralized solutions for lending origination and the securitization of mortgages […].
Bank Innovation
DECEMBER 11, 2017
EXCLUSIVE- Blockchain technology and digital loans will continue to grow in 2018 as banks continue to work on their cybersecurity in the coming year, software provider Mitek predicts. “It’s just logical that given the extent of recent data breaches, that we’re going to see more of the same. It will continue to accelerate” Sarah Clark, […].
Bank Innovation
DECEMBER 13, 2017
EXCLUSIVE— There are some annoyances that are universal for businesses: with its new financial platform, officially opened today, fintech startup Divvy wants to fix them all. The platform, which uses cloud technology, allows businesses to more easily manage their subscriptions, budgets, payments, and automate their expense reports, Divvy CEO and founder Blake Murray told Bank […].
Bank Innovation
DECEMBER 13, 2017
Nordea Bank has made its Open Banking API pilot live today, opening its customers dataset to a select few customers in Finland. The Norwegian bank first announced its plan to test its API platform earlier this year as way to adapt to changing scene of Europe’s payments environment with the upcoming Payment Services Directive (PSD2). […].
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