Let them eat cake
So here’s the deal. As part of #LedaWritesWithFriends, Tom wrote an article. Not some notes. Not some thoughts. Not a little rant (which is usually how I start). An article that says what it needs to...
View ArticleInnovation in Retail Banking Report 2020
Findings compiled by Efma, Infosys Finacle and The Financial Brand. The 12th edition of the report has responses from over 750 senior banking executives the world over, with a focus on how banks are...
View ArticleNew senior hires at core banking tech vendor 10x Future Technologies
10x expands executive team 10x Future Technologies, a UK-based banking technology start-up, has recruited Dr Leda Glyptis as its chief client officer and Mark Holt as chief product and engineering...
View ArticleFinTech Futures Jobs: five things a fintech start-up founder will ask you in...
Click on the image to see all the vacancies on the FinTech Futures Jobs portal Interviewing in a fintech company is different from interviewing in other industries. Why? Well, because it is a...
View ArticleInvesting as magic discovered
In this day and age, there is an app for everything. Your diet, your schedule, your pleasures, your sleep, your money – just tap on the icon on the screen, and you’ll have all you need. Wonderful,...
View ArticleE-book: The dawn of end-to-end AML compliance
Failures in compliance processes cause firms to face heavy penalties, criminal proceedings and sanctions. Unfortunately, many firms keep making the same compliance mistakes and struggle to meet their...
View ArticleHalfway hall
It’s time to focus. If nothing else, think how fast the last few years have flown by. Planning is a total waste of time but it absolutely has to be done. Thus spoke my first ever boss. And he waited...
View ArticleNavigating the new normal – how to redefine KYB and enhance the SME experience
The “one size fits all” approach to compliant onboarding is simply no longer relevant The “one size fits all” approach to compliant onboarding is simply no longer relevant. The business landscape in...
View ArticleFinTech Futures Jobs: the six best things about working in fintech
Click on the image to see all the vacancies on the FinTech Futures Jobs portal The global fintech market is predicted to grow at a rate of almost 25% annually over the next couple of years, making it...
View ArticleAI will explain it to you
Explainable AI: hit or miss be gone! Explainable artificial intelligence (XAI) removes the last barrier in entrusting transaction monitoring to algorithms: the skepticism about its results. At the...
View ArticleSay it to my face
It is very hard to give feedback that isn’t evaluative or prescriptive Feedback loops are a thing, aren’t they? Feed back. Feed forward. Communicate in a timely and constructive manner. Every corporate...
View ArticleFinTech Futures Jobs: the fintech job market is absolutely booming
Click on the image to see all the vacancies on the FinTech Futures Jobs portal Around this time every year, we start thinking about the new year ahead, and what it might hold for the fintech industry....
View ArticleInnovations – moonshot thinking and the art of walking the Earth
In wealth management, innovations need challengers, ambitious goals… and patience Part 1: experiences from the wealth management area In wealth management, innovations need challengers and ambitious...
View ArticleMortgage automation: solving today’s business challenges with a proven tool
The automated valuation model (AVM) is quickly becoming commonplace within the mortgage process Mortgage applications can take two to six weeks to complete, with some valuation surveys themselves...
View ArticleSolving payments and card challenges with a platform approach
A platform approach improves efficiency and customer trust Bank customers can be excused for tuning out any talk of digital transformation in the financial services industry. But the reality is that...
View ArticleComarch launches new factoring system
Comarch Cloud Factoring enables managing the entire lifecycle of an invoice with no paperwork involved Comarch, a global software house with expertise in financial IT, has gone public with a new,...
View ArticleThe times are always a’changing
The story we try to reconstruct and the story we tell ourselves isn’t the full story Picture this: basement room, tier one bank, circa 2008. We are in the sixth hour of a “working session” that can be...
View ArticleDon’t turn a blind eye to spreadsheet vulnerabilities
Introducing PrizmDoc Cells from Accusoft Spreadsheets remain a vital tool for the financial services industry. Whether it’s assessing risk, tracking investment performance, or calculating revenue,...
View ArticleFinancial assistant app Cleo raises $44 million
Cleo, a UK-based financial assistant for Gen-Z, has raised $44 million in Series B funding “to continue fighting for the world’s financial health”, it says. Cleo is “fighting for the world’s financial...
View ArticleBancolombia turns to SunTec for enterprise pricing solution
SunTec signs Colombia’s largest bank for its Xelerate pricing & billing system SunTec Business Solutions, a relationship-based pricing and billing software specialist, has landed Colombia’s largest...
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