Interview: Jason Blick, EQIBank – is DeFi the future of finance?
EQIBank brings together traditional and crypto finance; EQIFi is launching decentralised finance (DeFi) products.
Analysis
The heart of the matter: customer-centric look at fintech
So much of what we conceive, discuss and celebrate is about tech. How often do we talk about actual customers?
Technology can help uncover credible ESG investment opportunities
The total market value of ESG fund investment has surpassed $1 trillion for the first time.
Humans are messy things
Allow humans to be human and expect them to do the same for each other. And no, it’s not easy.
Leveling the banking playing field for the masses
Banks should stop making assumptions about what different market segments of banked and underbanked need.
Cybersecurity: doing better, together
Together, we can push each other further and improve the whole industry’s resilience and defences.
Trading floor: overcoming the dangers of personal mobile devices
There is now an immediate requirement for proper enforcement tools and the first line of defence.
Experience-driven banking: experience enablers
A strategic choice whether you become a platform to enable experiences or you own experiences.
The fallacy of compromise
In life, love and business: give it your all, fight, compromise but, whatever you do, know what you are getting into.
Dear Luc: Does my fintech firm need ex-bankers to succeed?
This week our writer wonders if they should really be hiring ex-bankers for their executive committee.
Freedom of choice to build your dream bank
Digital core is not just a survival kit, it’s a silver bullet to help banks to compete and win.
Catch up in the cloud – regulatory reaction to COVID-19
What are the regulators doing to keep track with the acceleration of digital in banking?
Emerging innovations that will define the future of payments
Exploring how the payments industry is moving towards a seamless, transparent and instant future.
Baking in the right values from the start
Stick to your values and beliefs and do the right thing by both your people and your client.
Wintersmith
A lot of businesses & software projects aim to be Disney princesses but end up as “a bit of a Frankenstein”.
Navigating a cyber-normal world
We live in a world where simply clicking on a link means ‘game over’.
What is SDR and how is its value calculated?
The Special Drawing Rights (SDR) is an international unit of account created by the International Monetary Fund.
Cedar co-founder: Our biggest competition is status quo and inertia
Cedar acquired San Francisco-based OODA Health for $425 million last week.
State of play: digital wallets / super apps
What does it take for a digital wallet to achieve the “super app” status?
Design as a strategic superpower in banking
Design-led change is a collaborative process in which personal relations are a key driver.
For many CFOs, the time is now to embrace AI for cash forecasting
An opportunity to introduce new tiers of speed and agility and to enhance finance teams’ value to the organisation.
Dear Luc: Should I offer multi-currency accounts to cover post-pandemic travel?
As the world opens up, our writer asks if multi-currency accounts are a necessity, and how to offer them.
Six steps to slash digital banking go-to-market time
We use the FinTech Insights platform to investigate how banks can reduce their time-to-market.
Meeting omnichannel expectations in the new retail landscape
The use of connected retail now holds more potential than ever.
And then we came to the end
Is the time upon us to really address organisational dysfunction?
Creating connections: the future for banking
Ultimately, the seamless interaction of digital and physical services is the future of banking.
Why fintech companies of any size should outsource PCI
Lift the burden of data compliance and security by outsourcing compliance to PCI-focused vendors.
New rules of the game in the AML field?
What is of great importance to meet the challenges of pandemic times is that AI can find anomalies.
The role of enterprise architects in digital transformation and optimisation
Enterprise architecture (EA) is a catalyst in a more pragmatic transformation approach.
The real reason your customers are leaving
Empathy and flexibility are two very important pillars of customer service that risk getting lost.
Digitising trade finance: the next frontier for financial services innovation
The next breakthrough in trade finance is automation driven by data interchange through APIs.
What I learned from a chatbot about the future of digital banking
We ought to abstract tech away from the schema and focus solely on people.
The thing about diversity
We live in highly diverse societies. We work in highly non-diverse industries.
FinHealth Spend Report uncovers market opportunities and need for innovation
In 2020 Americans spent more than $300bn in interest and fees across common financial services.
An era of digital trade
Technology creates opportunities to transform existing processes across global supply chains.
Stop running out of cash
With the right approach and clever outsourcing, cash management becomes a success for FIs.
Meet Jake: Gen Z crypto enthusiast
Gen Z is already forming an opinion about banks that is not favourable. Have the banks lost the battle for Gen Z?
The power of the tribe
In a global village filled with noise and people trying to get a free ride, the tribe is strong, vibrant, unaffected.
Spoil the magic: machine learning in fintech
Nothing in your business should be magic, it’s just nice if it looks like magic to outsiders. We’re talking about machines here.
Dear Luc: I want to offer Apple Pay, how easy is mobile wallet integration?
This week Luc tackles Apple Pay integration for fintechs looking to level up their payments.
