05 May 2021
It’s open season in banking! Open API season. In today’s blog, we’re talking about all things ‘Application Programming Interfaces’ (more commonly known as APIs) and why they should be on your radar when it comes to your innovation strategy. Let’s start with a quick refresher on what APIs are, for the uninitiated. What are APIs? In its simplest form...
05 May 2021
Visa announced on the 29th March 2021, that they had completed their first settlement transaction in USDC (a stable coin linked to the US dollar) on the Ethereum blockchain. Visa’s Chief Product Officer Jack Forestell said “The announcement today marks a major milestone in our ability to address the needs of fintechs managing their businesses in ...
30 Mar 2021
The headline sounds like another fevered diatribe about why decentralised cryptocurrencies are going to the moon on a hype train, but we aren’t going down that rabbit hole. Instead, we are going to explore customer experience, consumer empowerment and flexibility of products & services. Not what you expected, huh? Well, good. Let’s jump into w...
30 Mar 2021
We know, we know. How many words can technologists add hyper too? But don’t roll your eyes just yet. Trust us, if you work in banking, hyper-automation will likely be the latest buzz word you hear in boardrooms (whether physical or remote) in 2021 and beyond. Let’s find out more! The changing face of banking Deloitte suggests that the post-pandemic...