Sun Sets on SWIFT Sibos 2018 in Sydney 1

Sun Sets on SWIFT Sibos 2018 in Sydney
It has been quite a week watching and keeping up with events at both Sibos and Money20/20. Overall, some really interesting speakers at both events, with insights into financial services, technology, fintech and a term that i heard increasingly across conferences for the first time – techfin. I would recommend checking out the the daily ...

Day 3 Recap: Penultimate Day at Sibos 2018 and Last Day at Money20/20

The top financial industry conferences are drawing to a close, with the penultimate Sibos day and last Money20/20 day. Money20/20 seemed to be quieter, maybe folks partied too hard before heading home..? While Sibos seemed to be in full flow. Here are some of my key takeaways: Sibos 2018 – Regulation and New Technology Quote ...

Day 2 Recap: What Happened at Sibos 2018 and Money20/20

Day 2 at Sibos 2018 and Money20/20 and things are getting interesting. Watching the events unfold via social media platforms, I would say the more interesting day was at Money20/20. Here are my highlights: Sibos 2018 – Two Types of Company, those that have been hacked & those that dont know they’ve been hacked – James ...

Day 1 Recap: Sibos 2018 versus Money20/20 1

Sitting here at home in the UK i am closely following probably the two biggest conferences for the financial services industry in the world – Sibos 2018 in Sydney, Australia and Money20/20 in Las Vegas. As i read and watch the happenings from afar, here are the videos, articles and tweets that caught my eye. ...

4 Top Trends from the World Payments Report 2018 (Infographic) 1

4 Top Trends from the World Payments Report 2018 (Infographic)
Capgemini together with BNP Paribas have published their much anticipated World Payments Report 2018. The World Payments Report is an annual report highlighting key payment trends across the globe. Key drivers, such as incumbent financial institutions, fintech companies, technology, changing customer expectations and regulation, are steering the industry through exciting times. All of which makes ...

10 Damn Good Reasons Why Amazon Could Disrupt Banking

10 Damn Good Reasons Why Amazon Could Disrupt Banking
Last week Bain & Company published research revealing the real challenge traditional banks face from technology companies. The research highlighted Amazon as the primary threat due to one key factor, trust. In this post, i wanted to summarise the other reasons why Bain believe Amazon could disrupt banking. Keep in mind, this latest research complements ...

Quick Guide to IBM Blockchain World Wire – Cross Border Payments

Quick Guide to IBM Blockchain World Wire - Cross Border Payments
The cross border payments space has historically been slow, expensive and lacking transparency, making it a perfect candidate for disruption. Incumbent players such as SWIFT are trying, through the SWIFT gpi initiative, to catch up with various fintech and technology companies trying to muscle into this space. IBM is one such example, recently announcing their IBM ...

7 Lessons from The Future is Now: How Ready is Treasury

7 Lessons from The Future is Now: How Ready is Treasury
As readers of this blog will know, i am interested in all things technology and payments related so the recent report The Future is Now: How Ready is Treasury? was an interesting read. The report summarises the results of a survey, of 300 senior corporate treasury folks, conducted in May-June 2018 by the Economist Intelligence Unit ...

The Top Payments News Stories in September 2018

Payment news stories in September were dominated by more cybersecurity breaches, cash continuing its gradual decline, IT glitches grip UK banks and more blockchain based payment solutions. It’s fair to say September has been hectic, check out the following the top payments news stories in September 2018: 1. Payments News – Cyber Security Facebook data breach ...

Key Facts & Figures from the EBF Banking In Europe 2017 Overview

Last week the European Banking Federation (EBF) published the 2017 Banking In Europe facts and figures. The facts and figures are nicely summarised in a infographic that i have shared below, but its worth taking note of some of the key themes… Banking in Europe – Key Themes: The number of EU-28 credit institutions has been ...