This post marks the seventh anniversary of FinTech Rising. I wrote the first posts while attending the 2014 Sibos* conference in Boston. The biggest thing I learned at that conference was the emergence of bitcoin into the mainstream financial system. As I wrote in that first FinTech Rising post, "Throughout the conference, the line on Bitcoin went something like this: It may … [Read more...] about FinTech and Crypto: 7 Years On
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Questioning Banking
FINTECH ARTICLES OF THE WEEK 10/01/16 Bankers have accepted that FinTech is here, reports The Daily FinTech in its SIBOS 2016 wrap-up story. Realism in FinTech among both banks and startups, the move to realtime payment, and (naturally) semi-real blockchain topped its list of takeaways. It may be a long leap from last week's conversations on banking, cybercrime, and … [Read more...] about Questioning Banking
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
A European Perspective on Treasury and Finance: A Sibos Overview
Collin Canright's overview report on the Sibos 2010 European financial and payments conference appears in the current issue of AFP Exchange, published by the Association for Financial Professionals. The article focuses on regulatory reform. Download the Sibos Overview PDF. … [Read more...] about A European Perspective on Treasury and Finance: A Sibos Overview
Payments Standards: A Dispatch from Sibos 2010
Standards for payments and reporting tend to ignite passions and controversy, and the Single European Payment Agreement (SEPA) proved the point at the Sibos 2010 conference, held in Amsterdam in late October. European banks, companies, and other interested organizations seek and end-date on SEPA adoption, which thus far has fallen far short of expectations. While Europe … [Read more...] about Payments Standards: A Dispatch from Sibos 2010