The ECB says Bitcoin Is “On the Road to Irrelevance”

The ECB says Bitcoin Is
Before we get into the ECB Bitcoin story, couple of things to say – 1.) Yes, I know this is ‘old’ news, I am catching up and sharing what i have spent this weekend reading about & 2.) Don’t shoot the messenger 🙂 As regular followers know, I’ve been ‘offline’ for a while and am ...

2023 Payment Trends YOU NEED TO KNOW by Capgemini

2023 Payment Trends YOU NEED TO KNOW by Capgemini
In this post, i will summarise the Capgemini Top Trends in Payments 2023. There are 10 key 2023 Payment Trends you need to know about, and the report is a must read for further details and insights. Let’s dive straight in… 10 Payment Trends for 2023: The Capgemini Payment Trends Report highlights 5 broad themes ...

5 Things Corporates Must Know About SWIFT CBPR+ 1

5 Things Corporates Must Know About SWIFT CBPR+
Yes guys, I am still around! My sincere apologies for the silence for the last year or so. I have been dealing with a couple of things, which i hope are now firmly in the rear view mirror. You may be wondering, why am i posting today? Well, this is a momentous moment (is that ...

Important: SEPA TARGET Closing Days 2022 and 2023 1

Errrmmmm, you may be wondering – where the heck have i been? It has been almost 2 years since my last post and WOW, what a 2 years! To be honest, there is too much to share and perhaps i will dive into that another time – if you’re interested. But know that I am ...

What is Request to Pay in about 300 Seconds? (Infographic) 1

What is Request to Pay in about 300 Seconds? (Infographic)
You may have seen a lot of information recently about Request to Pay. SWIFT are focusing in on cross border Request to Pay as part of their SWIFT gpi initiative (more to come on that later). The following pretty cool infographic by the European Payments Council nicely explains Request to Pay… Request to Pay (RTP) ...

9 Punchy Payment Trends for 2020 by Capgemini 1

9 Punchy Payment Trends for 2020 by Capgemini
Following on from the recent post recapping the Capgemini World Fintech Report 2020, i wanted to focus on the key payment trends that Capgemini expect to develop over the course of 2020 and beyond. Please refer to the Top Trends 2020 in Payments for full details, following is my recap. Payment Trends in 2020:   ...

Overview of The World Fintech Report 2020 by Capgemini (Infographic) 2

Overview of The World Fintech Report 2020 by Capgemini (Infographic)
Cap Gemini released their annual Fintech Report last week, and in this post i capture the key themes and share the pretty cool infographic. The title, BigTechs and Challenger Banks are here to stay – Can incumbent banks still thrive, is pretty intriguing. Intriguing because the title alone establishes: BigTech is here (in the financial ...

8 COVID-19 Payment Trends According to Accenture

8 COVID-19 Payment Trends According to Accenture
I am alive! Frequent visitors to the site will know this is my first post in a long time, its complicated…. Anyway, I’m back and wanted to ease into it by sharing a post by Accenture highlighting 8 key COVID-19 payment trends. In this time of great uncertainty it is absolutely certain that life will ...

Sibos 2019: The Best Video Highlights from Day 1-4

So, Sibos 2019 has come and gone. I will be sharing some of my Sibos 2019 notes over the coming days, but today wanted to alert folks that weren’t able to attend that you can watch many of the sessions on YouTube at Sibos TV. Also, check out The Best of Sibos 2019 London, and delve ...

Sibos 2019 – A Day by Day Guide for Payment Geeks

Long time no blog! I want to get back into the blogging grove, and what better way to do so by sharing what i think will be pretty cool sessions at Sibos 2019. Since Sibos is in London this year, I’m hoping i can sneak in at some point. Let’s see..! Apparently this is going ...