FINTECH ARTICLES OF THE WEEK 04/10/15This week's fintech picks feature a new lab in London, a new tech garage in San Francisco, tips before diving headfirst into a data lake and more! UBS to Open Blockchain Research Lab in London The lab will consist of 12 desks at Fintech accelerator space Level 39, which is a hub for financial technology startups. Oliver Bussmann, group chief … [Read more...] about FinTech Incupators
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FinTech Rising Ebook: Developments indicating the future of money, finance, and payments
The financial services industry is in the nascent phase of digital transformation. The industry that gave rise to the use of electronic computing in business enters its next stage of technological evolution. We call our industry briefing “FinTech Rising” to emphasize the growing global traction and innovation in financial technology, the acceleration of the transition from the … [Read more...] about FinTech Rising Ebook: Developments indicating the future of money, finance, and payments
Bank Branches Go Digital. Will Sales Follow?
Branch traffic has been decreasing for years, but for community banks especially, the branch remains a focal point for the most important advantage a bank has: building personal relationships. At the heart of the process is a word that many fear and some loath: sales. Both relationships and sales are the keys to success to banks in the digital age. At the recently held BAI … [Read more...] about Bank Branches Go Digital. Will Sales Follow?
Finance Tweets of the Week 10-11-14
Let's put things into perspective: the world's three biggest economies for the past 2000 years http://t.co/edxZSr1i14 pic.twitter.com/qjD5NDZzS1 — The Economist (@TheEconomist) October 9, 2014 Guess who wins @BIS_org: The redistributive effects of financial deregulation: wall street v main street - http://t.co/s8iex54UWb — Collin Canright (@collincanright) October 9, … [Read more...] about Finance Tweets of the Week 10-11-14
Why and How Banks Collaborate with Digital and FinTech Companies
The antagonism between tech companies and banks in the payments market is turning toward alliance. Digital giants and fintech startups supposedly poised to gobble up bank customers and the defensive banks commonly considered blind and slow are finally seeing the mutual benefit of collaboration. Although warnings for banks to go digital and mobile are still dire, and predictions … [Read more...] about Why and How Banks Collaborate with Digital and FinTech Companies
How Bankers See Digital Banking and Other Sibos Notes
For the 30 years I have been involved as a journalist and marketer in the industry, the message to banks has been all about the electronic future of banking customer relationships. At that time, we talked about electronic banking: now it's digital banking. "Digitization is increasingly an imperative. Banks must digitize how they interact with clients or they will be left … [Read more...] about How Bankers See Digital Banking and Other Sibos Notes