Bank Innovation
MAY 26, 2017
A majority of enterprises in financial services are undergoing a full-cycle digital transformation, with AI-led projects in the spotlight. That’s according to a study by Infosys released this week. More than 75% of banking and insurance companies are undergoing full-cycle transformation, while 20% are transforming partially, according to the report.
Chris Skinner
MAY 31, 2017
I saw a really interesting presentation in Kigali at the Dot Finance Africa FinTech Summit from Yasaman Hadjibashi, Chief Creation Officer with Barclays Africa (soon to be something else). She began with a discussion of the make-up of Africa: By 2050, it is expected that the population will double from 1.2 billion today to 2.4 billion people The average African is just 19.5 years old 2 out of 3 adult Africans have no access to banking 6% have formal credit access and 16% formal savings access In
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Payments Dive
MAY 30, 2017
With new technologies, it takes a while for regulation to catch up. Blockchain technology is no exception. While we are slowly beginning to see standards emerge, the reputation of blockchain is still marred by the criminal aspects of bitcoin.
PYMNTS
MAY 16, 2017
Just in time for the summer travel season, Mastercard has announced a series of partnerships in over 80 cities worldwide, which will enable card carriers to tap to pay for public transit. “With a Mastercard in their wallet, more and more people have a go-to transit pass for the city they’re in,” said Ian Slater, senior vice president, enterprise partnerships at Mastercard.
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Join us in this webinar, where we share best practices on how to think about the reconciliation work each month, when best to do reconciliations, how they should be prepared, and some common pitfalls to avoid. Learning Objectives: This course objective is to understand how to properly prepare and review balance sheet reconciliations and its impact on the financial statements.
Celent Banking
MAY 19, 2017
There is little doubt that Internet of Things (IoT) is transforming many industries, from manufacturing to insurance. Celent's Insurance practice has been at the forefront of IoT research since 2014 and has published many insightful reports. At first glance, IoT’s impact on banking is less obvious. And yet, in a new research report published this week, Payments and the Internet of Things: Opportunities and Challenges , we assert our belief that IoT also matters for banking, and especi
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Bank Innovation
MAY 18, 2017
Consumers can now use their Google credentials to make online and mobile payments via a stored credit card. The tech giant unveiled the tool yesterday, during its annual I/O developer conference in Mountain View, Calif. The service will act very muchlike a regular mobile wallet–of which there are an abundance– with users to soon start noticing […].
Chris Skinner
MAY 30, 2017
Expanding on yesterday’s discussion of how MNOs are sweeping up business for the underbanked and unbanked, Igor Pesin of Life.SREDA posted a lovely update giving even more detail. Here is how he saw things … Fintech in Rwanda: the place where Telcos are surpassing Banks in the financial sector Telcos dominate in the financial sector of Rwanda Last week I participated in the leading fintech conference in Africa “Dot Finance”, which took place in Kigali, capital of Rwanda.
Payments Dive
MAY 18, 2017
Consumer are looking for tools that make moving and managing money convenient and enable them to take control of their financial lives. Mobile can can accomplish these things.
PYMNTS
MAY 31, 2017
Visa announced Tuesday (May 30) that it is rolling out enhancements to its Verified by Visa service, a global solution designed to make online purchases more secure by helping ensure payments are made by the rightful owner of the Visa account. In a press release, the credit card company said that with the upgrade, financial institutions and merchants would be better able to authenticate consumers and reduce fraud on transactions made via a mobile or desktop browser, app or connected devices.
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Treasury teams at community banks face an ongoing challenge of delivering frictionless customer experiences as they support treasury products – especially RDC. This infographic focuses on the efficiencies community banks gain when partnering with a proven managed services provider. You’ll see the advantages you can gain when a managed services partner leverages online tools, skilled customer and technical support personnel, and fulfillment and logistics capabilities to streamline RDC fulfillment
Bobsguide
MAY 19, 2017
Undoubtedly the financial services industry is significantly affected by the fintech evolution. Alternative finance firms, digital and challenger banks, P2P lending platforms, as well as traditional banks, adopt new technologies in order to better serve their clients. In a number of research.
Insights on Business
MAY 19, 2017
What issues are the most important to your financial institution? There are likely to be as many different answers to that question as there are institutions in the industry. In the area of regulatory compliance, however, simply keeping up with the volume and variety of new and changing regulations is high on the priority list of virtually all organizations.
Bank Innovation
MAY 19, 2017
Despite all the shiny fintechs out there, consumers still expect innovation in financial services to come directly from banks. Almost half of the consumers –49% of women, and 45% of men– said they are most excited to see new financial product launches at banks, according to a study released yesterday by EY. All other alternatives […].
Chris Skinner
MAY 17, 2017
I was chairing a conference with various speakers, when Gartner Group stood up and talked about their annual bank survey. They found that of the senior bankers surveyed, 76% don’t believe that digitalisation will affect their business model. Gartner found 76% of banks don’t believe their business model has to change because of digitalisation #MEFTECH <- shocker — Chris Skinner (@Chris_Skinner) March 13, 2017 I can tell you that 76% of banking respondents are wrong.
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Amid market uncertainty, banks and credit unions are faced with critical decisions about the future of their commercial lending. With fluctuating interest rates and rising competition from non-bank lenders, it's critical to allocate your 2025 budget strategically to optimize lending operations. Our Budget Playbook for Commercial Lenders delivers key strategies to help you navigate these challenges, ensuring your institution is well-positioned for the coming year.
Payments Dive
MAY 2, 2017
We've seen multiple studies over the past few months that conclude younger generations are aware of mobile payments, but don't care much about them — a service such as Venmo being the rare exception.
PYMNTS
MAY 4, 2017
Cash is dead? Keep a lid on the casket talk. In the latest webinar series, PYMNTS’ Karen Webster jumped into the findings of the Global Cash Index, gaining a sense of the story behind the numbers in the United States and the Americas in general. In conversation with Cardtronics’ Brian Bailey, managing director for Global Financial Institutions, and Tom Pierce, chief marketing officer of the firm, Webster noted that even with the rallying cry of a war on cash in the digital economies — and in eme
Bobsguide
MAY 10, 2017
Customer churn can provide great insights into what needs to change in business. In 2016, over a million customers switched their banks in the UK. With Current Account Switch Service in effect in UK, the pace of switching is making Current Accounts look a lot like Gas & Heating suppliers. By.
Insights on Business
MAY 12, 2017
(L to R: Patrick Lane, Banking Editor, The Economist; Nick Bostrom, Founding Director of The Future of Humanity Institute). We’ve been long saying that financial services firms today are undergoing a radical transformation. From pressures around data security, a constantly evolving regulatory environment, and disruptive new players (fintechs)—all amplified by cost pressures and diminishing margins—it’s clear that business models need to quickly adapt.
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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
Bank Innovation
MAY 30, 2017
Banking consumers in Paris will soon be able to get a taste of “future banking” with a virtual reality-based app for retail banking, French bank BNP Paribas announced today. The app, which will be demoed at the Viva Technology Fair this June in Paris, allows users to access their bank transaction records as well as move through all […].
Chris Skinner
MAY 9, 2017
I got a very interesting heads-up yesterday to a campaign the European FinTech start-ups have kicked off to try and stop the big, nasty banks screwing them with their version of PSD2. I’ve previously blogged that the banks will implement non-standard APIs to make it difficult to access their services without writing code to work with each bank’s API’s.
Payments Dive
MAY 5, 2017
With the inherent convenience of ordering favorite specialty items online, come new demands from consumers, namely: the expectation of finding their favorite brands in the app store. The more consumers turn to their smartphones for buying convenience, the more competition arises for brands looking to cash in on the gold rush.
PYMNTS
MAY 23, 2017
Innovation is happening at the speed of payments — which, as it turns out, can be pretty fast these days. In this edition of the PYMNTS’ Commander in Chief Series , Western Union President Odilon Almeida shares a day in the life as leader of one of the largest global person-to-person money transfer networks, what smartphones have done for the payments space and why security and compliance are always key in a game where the rules are changing every day.
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.
Bobsguide
MAY 26, 2017
The age of waiting in line at your local bank branch is thankfully over. The banking industry went online in the early 2000s and we haven’t looked back since. Competition between retail banks remains fierce, particularly as challenger banks and fintech players begin to take market share. In.
Jeff For Banks
MAY 6, 2017
Who I am is in the eye of the beholder, right? Quick note: I mostly blog about banking. Today I blog about myself so you can have a better idea of the person behind the writing. I am a recent member of my local Rotary Club. New members typically give what is termed a "Classification Speech" to the membership. I was no different, and was tapped to deliver mine last month.
Bank Innovation
MAY 19, 2017
Decentralizing banking processes won’t actually kill financial service companies — at least according to those financial service companies. In fact, decentralization may be beneficial for banks, depending on “what do you mean by decentralization,” said Jared Harwayne-Gidansky, North American lead of the emerging business and technology group for BNY Mellon.
Chris Skinner
MAY 4, 2017
There are different views of what constitutes a FinTech Unicorn. For example, Techcrunch lists just 20 (+1) FinTech Unicorns today: ANT Financial $60B (Feb 2017) Lufax $18.5B (Jan 2016) Stripe $9.2B (Nov 2016) ZhongAn $8B (Jun 2015) JD Finance $7.1B (Jan 2016) One97 Communications $4.83B (Aug 2016) SoFi
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.
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