Chris Skinner

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

Another interesting nuance of the FinTech Bank is the integration of business and technology. I’ve referenced this a few times, but wanted to be explicit that these banks think technology is business and business is technology. This is clearly demonstrated in their microservices team structures and agile thinking.

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Chris Skinner

JANUARY 13, 2019

For years, I’ve been wondering why people in business operations couldn’t align their needs with the people delivering technology in the organisation. The requests would get prioritisation and be delivered in sequence over time, sometimes a very long … The post The new FinTech bank appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog.

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Chris Skinner

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

That realisation is a simple but important one, and it is this: dealing with technology is very different to dealing with money; furthermore, dealing with money through technology is very different to dealing with technology through … The post Are you in banking or technology?

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Chris Skinner

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

A decade ago, we talked about the financial crisis, technology, regulations and compliance.

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Payments Dive

OCTOBER 5, 2023

The Financial Technology Association is backing a bill that would clarify that loans made through the Small Business Administration’s flagship lending program can be used to pay for fintech services.

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Chris Skinner

JUNE 8, 2020

Sure, most of the time it’s FinTech, banking and technology. Sure, most of the time it’s about the future, the outlook, the ideas.

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Chris Skinner

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

To be like a young, FinTech unicorn. However, there is a massive difference between … The post We’re just a technology company that happens to have a banking licence appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog. Many banks say it these days, and they say it to be cool. To be like a start-up.

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Bank Innovation

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

EXCLUSIVE— Financial services technology provider FIS will use its new API portal to help banks and fintechs alike develop new capabilities, partnerships, and innovations, Rob Lee, chief product officer for FIS, told Bank Innovation.

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Bank Innovation

MARCH 17, 2017

Banks are entering what could well be a Golden Age — deregulation, rising interest rates, and a bevy of fintech startups eager to hop into bed with them. Will they take advantage of this fintech opportunity?

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Accenture

JUNE 24, 2020

The post Transforming core banking with the right technology appeared first on Accenture Banking Blog. The question….

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Accenture

JUNE 23, 2022

However, the surge in banking M&A will shift from traditional acquisitions as banks clamor for disruptive technology and differentiated client experiences to defend profit pools that are under attack. The post The three key areas of fintech acquisition success appeared first on Accenture Banking Blog.

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Chris Skinner

AUGUST 5, 2019

I don’t blog about this much these days, as my audience is firmly in the retail and payments technology space, but I still keep close track of the investment markets, clearing and settlement, … The post How does MiFID II and FinTech work? appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 6, 2020

As bank-FinTech collaborations evolve, more traditional financial institutions (FIs) are not only implementing services and technologies developed by FinTech partners, but they’re also lending their own expertise to augment FinTech solutions. In another bank-FinTech tie-up, J.P. Airwallex Taps Deutsche Bank.

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Chris Skinner

SEPTEMBER 2, 2019

I do adjust the … The post The diversity of financial technologies appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog. I was listening to questions at a meeting this week where one of the audience asked if I needed to adjust what I say on my travels, to suit the culture of different countries.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 29, 2020

In this week's roundup of bank-FinTech collaboration and open banking initiatives, Citi embraces the unlocking of account data to third-party FinTechs, while WEX weighs in on opportunity for banks to take advantage of partnerships. Plus, one FinTech offers a new spin on the open banking model to drive financial inclusion.

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Bank Innovation

DECEMBER 10, 2019

based growth equity firm, closed its second fintech valued at $375 million this week. The firm, which closed a $250 million fund in 2015, primarily invests in business-to-business technology companies. Centana Growth Partners, a New York and Palo Alto, Calif.-based

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 14, 2020

The relationship between traditional banks and the slate of FinTechs that have arisen over the past decade hasn’t always been one of enthusiastic cooperation. It also spurred new models of cooperation between banks and FinTechs in areas like investments, acquisitions, co-marketing, white-labeling and embedding solutions, Moldovan said.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

Female FinTech entrepreneurs are getting left out of funding even as record venture capital money is being pumped into startups. percent of FinTech startups with female founders received funding January through October, according to Crunchbase, per a Bloomberg report on Wednesday (Nov. Companies that did get funding received only 0.9

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Perficient

JULY 11, 2022

Here are critical facts to know about some of the most popular BNPL service platforms: Afterpay: Afterpay was founded in Australia in 2014 but was acquired by fintech Square earlier this year. Fintech enthusiasts should also keep a close watch on Apple’s newly unveiled BNPL system, Apple Pay Later.

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PYMNTS

JULY 28, 2020

The bank-FinTech collaboration model is often about wielding digital-native FinTech solutions to fit within bank offerings. Yet this week’s look at the latest tie-ups reveals new models of collaboration, including FinTechs expanding their footprint within banking, and wielding banks to fit within their own tech solutions.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

Fintech Partner Connect will “support new ways for businesses and consumers to seamlessly and securely pay, get paid, send money and more,” a spokesperson for the credit card and financial services giant said in an email announcing the new program on Visa on Wednesday (Nov.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Safety-minded consumers the world over can now be seen tapping contactless cards, scanning QR codes or utilizing voice ordering technologies to make purchases without potentially putting themselves or others at risk of contracting the virus. Eighty-two percent of contactless users view the technology as cleaner than other options.

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Accenture

DECEMBER 15, 2021

The fintech revolution is here: Over $34 billion of venture-capital funding went to fintechs in the second quarter of 2021. The post Innovation with techquisition: Getting it right appeared first on Accenture Banking Blog.

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Bank Innovation

JANUARY 29, 2020

The company has been starting card programs for fintechs including Brex Inc., Revolut Technologies Inc. Mastercard Inc.’s s new initiative to team up with more startups on credit cards is starting to pay off. and TransferWise Inc., and has unveiled programs designed to make it easier for startups to join Mastercard’s network.

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Payments Dive

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Cybersecurity professionals say healthcare payments processing firms are particularly vulnerable to information technology breaches and ransom demands.

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Bank Innovation

APRIL 3, 2020

As banks scramble to stand up digital interfaces and participate in the SBA Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) that launched today, fintech providers are rolling out different technology platforms to help lenders process the flood of small business loan applications.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 9, 2020

According to Disque, the technologies are already in place for B2C firms to take the leap into B2B, but businesses must be strategic about the tools they choose to adopt. The Outsourced FinTech Opportunity. While an attractive proposition, the shift into the B2B world can’t happen at the flip of a switch.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Visa has wrapped up its acquisition of Latin American FinTech YellowPepper , the first deal of its kind by the financial giant in the region. In an announcement of completion of the deal, Visa said it will accelerate the global payments and credit card company’s “network of networks” strategy. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

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Chris Skinner

JULY 8, 2020

OK, no more politics … unless it’s important to banking, technology and fintech … and back to my usual boring diatribes. There’s been a discussion a while ago about making banking fun, gamifying finance and giving rewards for smart spending and saving.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Bank-FinTech collaboration continues to thrive as more financial service providers place small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) front-and-center of product development. Biz2Credit's technology can also enhance underwriting to mitigate risk even further for the financial institution (FI), it said. Railsbank Lands Funding For BaaS.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

Small business Banking-as-a-Service rises to the top in this week's roundup of the latest bank-FinTech collaborations and open banking initiatives. Two SMB BaaS companies secured new funding, while FinTech Wise says it is ushering in a new definition of open banking with its embedded banking functionality. StreetShares.

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Chris Skinner

MARCH 5, 2019

I’ve talked a little about TechFin in the past but, in my presentations, I talk more and more about TechFin versus FinTech. FinTech is doing what we’ve always done, cheaper and faster and better with technology. TechFin is reimagining everything with no idea of what’s been before with technology.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

This week's look at the latest in open banking initiatives shows creativity in how FinTechs, credit unions (CUs) and banks wield data integrations for the benefit of corporate end users, from streamlined credit underwriting to automated expense management. Acumatica Links Its ERP Into Bank Data. Cape Wields Open Banking For Corporate Cards.

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Payments Dive

OCTOBER 13, 2022

As the startup environment shifts, founders of fintechs that have received support from Mastercard shared their thoughts on culture, evolving technology and embracing the unknown.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 20, 2020

Banking technology FinTech Finastra was hit with a security breach on Friday (March 20), and was forced to shutter key systems and send employees home, according to a report by KrebsonSecurity. Two sources forwarded internal notices about the outage.

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Chris Skinner

MARCH 28, 2019

I used to blog about blockchain and distributed ledger technology (DLT) almost once a week … four years ago. I guess it just shows what’s top of mind and what’s not at any time in FinTech and, right now, blockchain is not … The post Blockchain is dead appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog.

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Bank Innovation

APRIL 9, 2018

EXCLUSIVE – Interested in the latest trends in payments, digital banking, blockchain technology, API, security, big data and all the other hot topics in the fintech space? Come join Bank Innovation’s Telegram Group.

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