1147 Results from 2019
Retired Member
In the years to come, we may surely expect a lot of new improvements, and many of them will appear thanks to the Internet of Things. This technology is not only a hype nowadays but also a must if you want to stay afloat in your line of business. Well, how exactly can the Internet of Things help your financial business? We were discussing some of
31 December 2019 /devops Banking Strategy, Digital and Transformation
In a December 20th article titled, “Without Open Banking regulation, banks and fintechs clash in the US” (*), we get a taste of the first issues that are arising in the U.S. of trying to work in a somewhat open banking space without regulation. One of the issues mentioned in the article relates to aggregators in the U.S. being blocked by banks tha...
30 December 2019 /payments Open Banking
Konstantin Rabin Head of Marketing at Kontomatik
In 2019 the fintechs finally managed to become the talk of the town. They expanded their reach, improved the lives of millions and finally this year they got the recognition for what they’ve done and what they can still do. One of the main topics of the conversation this year was the tension between fintech and banks, but more so than that it's th...
30 December 2019 /payments /inclusion Fintech
Richard Peers Founder at ResponsibleRisk Ltd
One of my favourite events of the year is the CIO Summit organised by Johnny Spragg at CMC. I like it because it's very participative. Everyone attending gets deeply engaged in the different topics At the opening of the most recent summit, the ice breaker was an Oxford Union style debate. The topic of the day was that banks need to change to surviv...
30 December 2019 /sustainable Going green
Carlo R.W. De Meijer Owner and Economist at MIFSA
2019 has almost come to an end and we can safely say that this was a remarkable year for blockchain technology. A lot of things, some unexpected, happened. But now it is time to bring our attention to the New Year 2020. Just like last year, and the year before, we try to predict what awaits the blockchain industry. So, let’s look at what does 2020...
30 December 2019 Blockchain Observations
Gabe McGloin Head of Business Development EMEA at Verifi at Verifi Inc
Christmas is well and truly on it's way, and that can only mean one thing: the e-commerce world is heating up thanks to copious amounts of Christmas shopping. Looking back to 2017, mobile sales accounted for 34.5% of all e-commerce sales. By 2021, mobile sales are forecast to account for 54% of total e-commerce sales. Whilst these figures present ...
27 December 2019 /payments Fintech
This year has been a huge success for South Africa and Africa in general as well in terms of gaining a reputation for innovative technologies, embracing financial innovations and producing unicorn startups. This year we’ve seen many services and products come out of South Africa that have impressed the rest of the world and now we’re seeing more a...
26 December 2019 /inclusion Fintech
When cryptocurrencies stole the spotlight a few years ago, formal regulation was slow to track the explosive growth. Initial coin offerings (ICOs) and new cryptos came into the forefront with ‘dot-com’ bubble speed until early 2018, when the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) slapped the wrists of lawyers advising the crypto ICOs which...
23 December 2019 /regulation /crypto
Keith Stonell Managing Director, EMEA at Guidewire
May you live in interesting times, so goes the Chinese curse. 2019 has certainly been an interesting year for insurers. Going into 2020, the industry is grappling with the fallout from disastrous weather events, and with chastisement from regulators in the UK on how insurers must do a better job in delivering value to customers. Nonetheless, the ...
23 December 2019 /cloud Fintech
2019 was an excellent year for fintechs in terms of exposure and raising awareness among the majority of the population about what fintechs are and what potential they hold for the regular citizens. In 2019 we saw a major spike in the number of fintech, in the funding of these fintechs and the collaborations between these startups and the larger, ...
23 December 2019 /inclusion Financial Inclusion
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