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Happy Birthday Open Banking, Happy Birthday To You!!

Jan

14

2019

Open Banking in the UK is a year old! To celebrate the anniversary the folks at Open Banking Implementation Entity (OBIE) have created a one year anniversary infographic (see below), capturing the key milestones month by month. Some noteworthy Open Banking info from the Open Banking website: Open Banking Ltd was set up by the UK Competition & ...

The Difference Between Ripple and SWIFT Cross Border Payments 1

Jan

10

2019

Most commentators are not talking about the difference between Ripple and SWIFT, rather framing it as a battle between the two companies – Ripple versus SWIFT. I’ve been doing quite a bit of reading into the two companies and in this post share with you some of the best resources describing the difference between Ripple ...

10 Flippin Fantastic 2019 Fintech Trends by McKinsey

Jan

10

2019

A report into fintech trends last month by McKinsey – Synergy and disruption: Ten trends shaping fintech – caught my attention on the train this morning. Its a good read with some fascinating information, so i thought i would share my quick notes. What is Fintech? McKinsey describe fintech as the fusion of finance and technology ...

The Top Payments News Stories in December 2018

Dec

31

2018

As 2018 draws to a close, here are the top payments news stories in December and some recaps of the year too. It’s been quite a year and for those of you that have followed this blog i would like to thank you for your support and wish you a Happy and Healthy 2019. Check ...

10 Absolutely Fab Payment Trends for 2019 by Capgemini

Dec

20

2018

It’s that time of the year where folks are thinking about 2019 and what will be the hot payment trends of the new year. Funnily enough following on from the recent post 10 Awesome 2019 Retail Banking Trends, Bill Sullivan shared the recent Capgemini report detailing the 10 Top Payment Trends for 2019. Read the report ...

6 Unmissable 2019 AI Priorities for Corporates by PwC

Dec

13

2018

As industry and technology influencers speak and focus more and more on Artificial Intelligence (AI), it can be somewhat mind-boggling and confusing to make sense of it all. While there is lots of information about AI, it can be overwhelming when all you really want to know is what should be my 2019 AI priorities? ...

The Top Payments News Stories in November 2018

Dec

3

2018

Plenty of payments news stories in November, in the last couple of days 2 particularly dramatic stories affecting Deutsche Bank and Marriott have broken. Otherwise the Fintech train continues to motor with banks moving onwards and upwards on their technology transformations. Check out below the top payment news stories that caught my eye in November 2018: ...

10 Awesome 2019 Retail Banking Trends by Capgemini 2

Nov

26

2018

Capgemini are renowned for their annual reports, the earlier World Payments Report 2018 and now the Top 10 Trends in Retail Banking 2019. In this post, i highlight the 10 Retail Banking Trends for 2019 through some pretty nifty infographics. 10 Awesome 2019 Retail Banking Trends 1.) BigTech companies are moving into banking and threatening ...

Pros and Cons of a Central Bank Digital Currency by Christine Lagarde

Nov

23

2018

The “Winds of Change: The Case for New Digital Currency” speech at the Singapore Fintech Festival last week by Christine Lagarde (IMF Managing Director) was pretty dramatic. The “crypto-world” are salivating the prospect of a digital currency that is backed, even endorsed, by the an organisation such as the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the ...

Technology Companies? What Big Banks Spend & Say About Tech 2

Nov

15

2018

This is by no means a comprehensive and complete technology overview of banks in 2018, but a sample of some banks to give you an idea of what banks say about and spend on tech in 2018. The main driver for this post was a recent article about JPMorgan requiring the new recruits to complete ...