The Big Payments News Stories in September 2017

Things seem to be hotting up after the summer, with plenty of  payments news stories. The key themes that jump out most are the various developments in the blockchain space and the digital transformation journey that most banks are talking about. Its getting interesting out there… Check out the following top payments news stories for ...

Sibos 2017 Toronto – Should I Stay Or Should I Go…?

It’s that time of the year where payment folks are thinking about Sibos – the annual SWIFT conference, which this year is in Toronto. If you check out the Sibos website – the recurring message is that “Sibos is the worlds premier financial services event“. It is running from 16-19th October, all the major banks, ...

WEF on Fintech Startups and Disruption in Financial Services 2

WEF on Fintech Startups and Disruption in Financial Services
During the weekend i had a read of the World Economic Forum (WEF) report: Beyond Fintech: A Pragmatic Assessment Of Disruptive Potential In Financial Services. Its an interesting read capturing the key findings of the WEF Working Group, who conducted interviews and 10 regional workshops with experts from across the financial services sector. In this first ...

Is The FinTech Revolution Happenin’…?

Is The FinTech Revolution Happenin'...?
In my mind, the Fintech Revolution is happening. Every conference i attend, banker or industry “expert” i speak to has a Fintech angle to share. Innovation in financial services is at unprecedented levels with new technologies (distributed ledgers, APIs, big data) and upcoming regulation such as PSD2 opening up financial services to new players. Then ...