Chris Skinner
JANUARY 5, 2017
I kept Tuesday’s blog entry short because I knew that everyone was making predictions and writing much more in-depth pieces. Today’s guest blog entry is from Finanser friend David Horton. David wrote a great piece on LinkedIn over the holidays providing his five banking technology predictions for 2017 and has kindly allowed me to replicate it here. … The post 5 Banking Tech Trends for 2017 appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog.
Bank Innovation
JANUARY 11, 2017
Change is imminent in banking, and as we begin the new year the only debate seems to be what is going to be driving that change. Over the course of 2017, what is going to transform banking the most? Well, we have some ideas. 1. IOT Voice Commerce/Voice Payments Smart Read More.
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Payments Dive
JANUARY 13, 2017
Smartphones are driving an e-commerce revolution. While mobile payments can adversely affect the need for kiosks in some situations, most industry observers see mobile payments as another payment option that kiosk operators need to consider to meet consumer buying habits.
Accenture
JANUARY 26, 2017
There’s a story about a man who took great pride in his perfect lawn. He was traumatized one morning when he awoke to find it ruined by a large crop of dandelions. He tried every method he knew to get. Read more.
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PYMNTS
JANUARY 3, 2017
Whether you believe the hype or not, blockchain technology is attracting massive investments, exploration and competition across the globe. In the last week alone, top players in the distributed ledger space have made progress in their own initiatives, from membership growth within blockchain consortia to the pursuit of distributed ledger-related patents by top banks.
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Chris Skinner
JANUARY 25, 2017
OK, OK, OK, I promise to stop posting predictions and trends and blah, blah, blah, but this one has an interesting provenance and history. Last year, one of my most read blog entries was this one: The top ten trends in banking innovation (February 2016). This was a summary of the top trends in banking innovation, and … The post The biggest innovations in retail banking (research) appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog.
Bank Innovation
JANUARY 20, 2017
Amazon wins, once again, at a game it didn’t even know it was playing. According to a Jan. 11 survey from Accenture, millennial participants would consider parking their money with nontraditional institutions, and they picked winners. Attractive alt-banking contestants included Apple and Facebook, but it was Google, and of course, Amazon, Read More.
Payments Dive
JANUARY 6, 2017
One of the more interesting discussions during the Digital Money Forum Wednesday at the annual Consumer Electronics Show revolved around consumer take-up of mobile payments technologies.
Payments Source
JANUARY 26, 2017
Ant Financial, the company that operates Alipay, is buying MoneyGram for $880 million, its boldest move yet in a series of partnerships and investments that signal an international ambition.
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PYMNTS
JANUARY 9, 2017
Supermarkets aren’t generally the sorts of things that generate massive, dedicated fan bases. Certainly most shopper have a preferred grocery store (or at least one they tend to frequent more often than others) — but in general, it is not something most people talk all that often about since on the whole shopping for groceries doesn’t register all that highly on the excitement meter.
Bobsguide
JANUARY 18, 2017
Seven of the world’s leading global banks, HSBC, Deutsche Bank, KBC, Natixis, Rabobank, Société Générale and UniCredit this week announced an agreement in principle to develop a shared blockchain platform with the intention of making cross-border commerce a more.
Chris Skinner
JANUARY 30, 2017
I recently spent a day in a meeting discussing Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) … yawn. Well, it is a bit of a dull area, but highly important. In fact, what gets me is that regulations are the big ticket barrier to change in banking. It’s what protects the banks from disruption and change, as … The post Bank regulations change every 12 minutes appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog.
Bank Innovation
JANUARY 3, 2017
AI systems may be getting smarter with the ever-expanding flow of data, but are they also getting more ethical? When it comes to fintech, artificial intelligence has a seemingly endless range of possibilities to transform present systems, so long as the AI system that is applied is constructed with the correct values Read More.
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Payments Dive
JANUARY 10, 2017
Kirsty Tull, from BillPro.com, examines the link between mobile payments and wearables and whether the latter will become mainstream any time soon.
Payments Source
JANUARY 13, 2017
Southeast Acquirers Association is a not-for-profit, non-membership, independent association for all acquiring bankcard professionals. Founded in 2000, the SEAA was established to fulfill the education needs of the ISO and MSP community, providing economical access to the payment processing industry’s latest trends and regulatory changes. The mission of the SEAA is to provide a regional opportunity for training, education, and networking for the acquiring community.
PYMNTS
JANUARY 19, 2017
This year could be the year that blockchain emerges from its current status as a largely hypothetical game-changer to one that’s put to the test. While few working applications of blockchain technology are in use today by financial service providers, the industry continues to place its confidence — and money — behind the technology. The latest is global consulting firm McKinsey, whose new report has put a price tag on the potential of blockchain: $110 billion.
Bobsguide
JANUARY 24, 2017
The revised Directive on Payment Services (PSD2) doesn't actually come into effect until 1st January 2018, but I'm sure that the preparations for this momentous change are sure to be the big story of 2017.
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Chris Skinner
JANUARY 24, 2017
The first few weeks of 2017 bombarded us with articles predicting the future of fintech and financial services. I’ve now analysed them all and identified the top 11 trends that the leading banking and FinTech experts agree we should be following now. Here’s the trend breakdown: Removing friction from the customer journey Rise of insurtech Rise of regtech … The post 11 FinTech trends you need to follow appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog.
Bank Innovation
JANUARY 25, 2017
Chase and Intuit may have just solved the main issues with account aggregators. The companies signed an agreement this morning, giving customers the option to authorize Chase to electronically share financial data securely with Intuit’s financial management applications, such as Mint, TurboTax Online and QuickBooks Online. Banks, and Chase in Read More.
Jeff For Banks
JANUARY 8, 2017
Jeff Weiner , CEO of LinkedIn, penned a post titled The Three Qualities of People I Most Enjoy Working With that was based on a Venn diagram (see below) he had previously posted. The diagram had 20k+ likes and comments on LinkedIn, and 2.2k retweets and favorites on Twitter. Does any bank culture produce these qualities? Does yours? There are headwinds.
Payments Source
JANUARY 8, 2017
Uber and other digital commerce plays are drawing attention to online fraud and innovation. Payment companies and merchants will need to adjust to meet the pace of change in the year ahead.
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.
PYMNTS
JANUARY 26, 2017
Dubai’s startup and tech scene has come a long way in the past three decades — the city is now a major business center in the Middle East, attracting investors and entrepreneurs from around the world. In this week’s Tech Center tracker, we take a look at how Dubai is giving FinTech hubs around the world a run for their money. Before we jump into the post, here are a few quick facts about Dubai and its tech scene: Dubai has an estimated population of 2,701,977.
Bobsguide
JANUARY 3, 2017
1. The unstoppable rise of AI. Tech companies with artificial intelligence innovations are set to increase in 2016. AI will provide business users with access to powerful insights before they are available to them.
Chris Skinner
JANUARY 4, 2017
I kept yesterday’s blog entry short because I knew that today’s was long, and it’s a guest blog entry from my good friend Jim Marous. Jim produces a great report each year, curating the thoughts of 100 industry leaders including myself, on what is going to happen in the year ahead. Summarizing this year’s report, … The post Top 10 Retail Banking Trends for 2017 appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog.
Bank Innovation
JANUARY 13, 2017
According to mobile analytics firm Flurry, overall mobile app usage grew 11% year-over-year, with the time spent on mobile business and finance apps growing 43%. Gaming apps, meanwhile, experienced a decline in usage—strange for the year that spawned the goliath Pokémon Go—with time-spent down by 4%. According to the data, Read More.
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