Chris Skinner
OCTOBER 14, 2019
We are regularly being bombarded with unicorn news. Some rise and some fail. We hear about toxic corporate cultures and ousted CEOs on some occasions, with WeWork being the latest to get caught in the pre-IPO crossfire. In case you’re not aware, their CEO and founder has gone and now … The post Is Revolut leading a FinTech revolution … or destroying it?
Payments Dive
OCTOBER 1, 2019
The changing nature of consumers in recent years is raising major questions regarding privacy, loyalty and perceived value in the banking industry, according to a panel of experts at the 2019 Bank Customer Experience Summit.
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Bank Innovation
OCTOBER 29, 2019
Digital banking brand Varo has 1 million customers, and is pushing ahead with plans to become a nationally-chartered bank early next year, CEO Colin Walsh told Bank Innovation Tuesday. The four-year-old company received conditional approval for a national bank charter from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency in August, a process it initiated in […].
PYMNTS
OCTOBER 1, 2019
In the next 10 years, as robots and other tech bring about the “greatest transfer from labour to capital” the industry has witnessed, per a report by Wells Fargo analysts, U.S. banks will slash over 200,000 jobs. Veteran Wall Street Analyst Mike Mayo noted that cuts of such magnitude would comprise over 10 percent of total bank jobs, and pave the way for a “golden age of banking efficiency,” the Financial Times reported.
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Insights on Business
OCTOBER 23, 2019
This is a great moment for IBM. IBM OpenPages with Watson has been named one of the 2019 Gartner Peer Insights Customers’ Choice for Integrated Risk Management Solutions. We are incredibly proud of our customers continued input into our offering, especially in our most current release of OpenPages with Watson v8.1 as discussed in my previous blog. Their contribution in our “innovating in the open” approach is part of the reason we received this honor.
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Chris Skinner
OCTOBER 6, 2019
It’s been interesting to watch the development of Facebook’s Libra project. As I expected, regulators hate it and are asking lots of questions about it. Most seem to want to ban it. And now PayPal has dropped out of the original founding team, with Visa and MasterCard rumoured to follow. … The post Facebook has forced the world’s banks to innovate appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog.
Payments Dive
OCTOBER 4, 2019
The successful transition to mobile banking requires a seamless, intuitive user experience built into a mobile app. But the evolution from bricks-and-mortar to digital requires so much more in terms of how you deal with legacy systems, how you listen to customers and how you deal with the challenges of modern day neobanks.
Bank Innovation
OCTOBER 2, 2019
To Varo, a digital-only banking startup which has more than 750,000 users, an inclusive user experience is its passport to growth. Varo is looking to other digital-only financial players along with big-tech platforms like Google and Amazon for inspiration. The company’s chief design officer, August de los Reyes, was pulled from that ecosystem, with prior […].
PYMNTS
OCTOBER 2, 2019
To get a sense of where faster payments are headed, look to the consumer. There are dozens of faster payment schemes rooted or taking shape around the world — 54 at last count. Some of them have been mandated by governments, readying for anticipated demand. That’s a staggering leap from the 14 live faster payment schemes that existed worldwide in 2014, when FIS first released Flavors of Fast.
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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
BankBazaar
OCTOBER 9, 2019
People are losing sleep over their debts! But you don’t need to. Here are a few simple ways to attain freedom from all your financial woes. In this day and age, stressing over the state of one’s finances has become so commonplace, to the point of almost turning into a well-worn conversational cliché. While we may nervously joke about it from time to time, the impact of financial stress on one’s physical and mental health is pretty alarming.
Payments Source
OCTOBER 1, 2019
Mastercard has developed a service called Threat Scan to help card issuers get ahead of fraudsters by running scans on their card authorization systems based on the latest evolving global card scams.
Chris Skinner
OCTOBER 13, 2019
Now that’s a contentious title for a blog, but purposefully so. Old banks can compete in the new world if they’re smart … it’s just that so many of them are dumb. Dumb with data, as I’ve blogged before. To illustrate this, I have three examples. The first is that … The post Why dumb old banks can’t compete appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog.
Payments Dive
OCTOBER 18, 2019
Traditional banks in the U.S. and Europe are picking up the transition to digital banking as they face heightened competition from fintech startups and consumers become more and more comfortable with mobile apps and online sites for routine functions.
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Bank Innovation
OCTOBER 4, 2019
Credit Karma has joined the high-yield savings race. The 12-year-old personal finance company, which is now worth $4 billion, announced the savings account product this week, which will roll out to U.S. customers on Oct. 28. The FDIC-insured savings account is offered through custodian MVB Bank. The company, however, is partnering with a network of […].
PYMNTS
OCTOBER 10, 2019
With real-time payments spreading throughout the world (perhaps more slowly than expected, but still spreading), the characteristics of pull payments mean they are likely to play only a marginal role. That’s the view shared by Trevor LaFleche, director of product management and marketing for Enterprise Payments Solutions at Fiserv , during a recent PYMNTS discussion that centered around the spread of real-time payments, and their global prospects going into 2020.
BankBazaar
OCTOBER 8, 2019
Planning to buy a car soon? Before you take the plunge, learn how you can save on your purchase by following these pointers. Tired of haggling with auto rickshaw drivers over fares and shelling out a bomb as surge fees during traffic hours and inclement weather? Buying a car may help you get out of this rut, but you should consider several things before you take the plunge.
Payments Source
OCTOBER 4, 2019
Retailers are decelerating data security spending, even as attacks become more sophisticated and merchants emphasize the types of multi-channel shopping that draws attackers.
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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
Chris Skinner
OCTOBER 3, 2019
In case you missed it 11FS, as well as doing podcasts, have made a movie. The movie is all about the 11 years since the financial crisis hit and how the conditions led to the rise of FinTech and, specifically, UK FinTech. It’s an hour long, so set aside some … The post How UK FinTech took over the world appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog.
Payments Dive
OCTOBER 15, 2019
With the intensifying competition from fintech startups, financial institutions need to step up their game, especially when it comes to digital, or they risk losing ground to these newcomers.
Bank Innovation
OCTOBER 4, 2019
Credit Karma has joined the high-yield savings race. The 12-year-old personal finance company, which is now worth $4 billion, announced the savings account product this week, which will roll out to U.S. customers on Oct. 28. The FDIC-insured savings account is offered through custodian MVB Bank. The company, however, is partnering with a network of […].
PYMNTS
OCTOBER 4, 2019
With the recent launch of the Apple Card , Apple has sent a signal that they seek to offer a better user experience than banks. In fact, their slogan for the card is “Created by Apple, Not a Bank?.” The fact that Apple is entering the space should serve as a wake-up call to banks, according to Rachna Ahlawat , co-founder and executive vice president of Ondot Systems.
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.
BankBazaar
OCTOBER 14, 2019
If you think that a budget is only for those with a steady income, think twice. Read on to know why a budget is a must for unpredictable income. If you’re a freelancer, a contractor, or even a self-employed professional, you’re probably aware of what we mean by an unpredictable income. Imagine planning your monthly expenses without having an idea of how much you’ll make this month, when you’ll get paid, and how much you’ll earn the next month.
Payments Source
OCTOBER 2, 2019
The key is that FedNow will provide speed, equal access and an infrastructure that enables the private sector to build cross-platform solutions, says BillGo's Kelly Seidl.
Chris Skinner
OCTOBER 1, 2019
I don’t get The Financial Times editorials these days. Last month, they published a ridiculous article about challenger banks eating the banker’s lunch – which I covered here as being the crumbs off the table of the banker’s lunch – and this month, they publish a totally contrary view that the … The post Are challenger banks winning or losing?
Payments Dive
OCTOBER 3, 2019
Legacy banks are struggling to transform their brick-and-mortar ecosystems to fit into an increasingly digital world. How do they do it? And more importantly, how do they do it without alienating customers who are used to one-on-one interactions?
Speaker: Gary Dmitriev
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