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The Top Payments News Stories in October 2017

Nov

1

2017

Payment news stories in October were dominated by the usual suspects, but in particular a number of fintech and blockchain related initiatives. This was in part driven by Ripple and SWIFT both of which held their flagship conferences, as did AFP and the Money20/20 all of which trigger numerous announcements and initiatives to ensure maximum ...

8 Things I Learnt from Satya Nadella at Sibos, Day 4

Oct

26

2017

For those that don’t know, Satya Nadella is the Chief Executive Officer of Microsoft, and succeeded Steve Ballmer in 2014. Satya closed Sibos in Toronto last week and following are the 8 key themes that i picked up on from his chat with SWIFT CEO Gottfried Leibbrandt. 1. The Need for Innovation has Never been Greater ...

The Future, Money Or Data? – Sibos Day 3

Oct

26

2017

Okay, i know this is late – but better late than never, eh? On day 3, one of the best panel discussions was around the Future of Money. Here are my notes from the big issue debate which asked which is more important data or money? Data, the Digital Oil In the introduction Carmel Crimmins, ...

Calm the Tech Down – Sibos Day 2

Oct

18

2017

Sibos Day 2 was a hectic day, starting off with a breakfast with Sir Tim Berners Lee (the inventor of the World Wide Web), which was supposed to be followed by a session on APIs in Financial Services – but that was full. So i went to the Cap Gemini World Payments Report session (more ...

Sharks, Cockroaches and Dinosaurs – Sibos Day 1

Oct

17

2017

The first presentation of Sibos 2017 was “What does the future hold for banks – Evolution or Extinction?” Interesting topic to start with, eh? The panel consisted of bankers, a central banker and a techie. It was a lively presentation covering a range of themes – following are my notes: 4 Key Drivers of Change: ...

The Big Payments News Stories in September 2017

Oct

2

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 ...

SCT Inst – Instant EUR Payments from 21-Nov-17 – Woohoo! 1

Sep

27

2017

We’re less than 2 months away from instant EUR payments within the Single Euro Payments Area. While i was reading up on the SCT Inst scheme, i came across a couple of pretty cool and informative SCT Inst infographics that i thought i would share with you. First a quick rundown of SCT Inst: SCT ...

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

Sep

8

2017

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

Sep

7

2017

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 ...

The Top Payments News Stories in August 2017

Aug

31

2017

I’m sorry for the lack of posts recently, i will get back on it from September (promise!). For now, let’s kick off with the big payments news stories over the last month. Check out the following top payments news stories that caught my eye during August 2017: 1. Payments News – Cyber Security Wanna Cry ...