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Innovation in Financial Services

A discussion of trends in innovation management within financial institutions, and the key processes, technology and cultural shifts driving innovation.

Carl Wegner

Carl Wegner CEO at Contour

Trade Digitisation: To scale is to standardise

The global trade and trade finance industries are nearing an inflection point where we will either embrace digital platforms en masse, or will return to discussions about a future held back by endless challenges, as pockets of digitisation progress. For the most part, the technical challenge of digitisation has been solved through progressive appro...

/wholesale /startups

Garima Chaudhary

Garima Chaudhary Global Head of Solution Eng, FinCrime & Compliance at Oracle

How Graph Analytics Revolutionizes the War Against Human Trafficking

The United Nations Office of Drug Crime estimates that $800 billion to $2 trillion, or 2-5% of global GDP, is laundered globally every year. What is driving this massive amount of money laundering? After drug trafficking, human trafficking is the second top motive for money laundering. Forced labor generates over $150 billion per year by robbing ...

/regulation /crime

Garima Chaudhary

Garima Chaudhary Global Head of Solution Eng, FinCrime & Compliance at Oracle

How Advanced Technologies Can Fight Money Laundering by Drug Traffickers

Drug Trafficking Is Widespread Drug trafficking is a global problem—and despite decades of research, regulations, and enforcement, it remains a $400 billion global business. Government ministries and agencies around the world continuously monitor and research illicit drug markets to gain a more comprehensive understanding of this nefarious industr...

/regulation /crime

Elliott Limb

Elliott Limb Chief Customer Officer at Mambu

2021 Fintech Predictions

A return to relationship banking The move away from customer-centric banking was so gradual that we barely noticed it. There was a time when having a personal relationship with your local branch manager who you met with regularly, understood your finances and gave you advice was commonplace. Digital technology changed this, focusing on convenienc...

/cloud /predictions

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Retired Member 

Don’t Let the Beauty of Art Disguise Money Laundering

Money Laundering in the World of Fine Art Criminals remain relentless in their quest to stay one step ahead of the law. The connection between money laundering and the rarified world of fine art is a perfect example of their nefarious creativity. While no one knows how much money is laundered through art, art and collectible wealth held by ultra-hi...

/regulation /crime

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Basics of digital onboarding: what are the consequences of bad customer onboarding?

A business which asks for too much information or is confusing about their data needs will simply alienate the customer. Customer onboarding has always been important, but in the new digital world, where most things can be found, bought and sold with the touch of a button, customer expectations and demands have increased. So what happens if there i...

/regulation /identity

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Basics of digital onboarding: why you need to know who your customer is

“The human face is, after all, nothing more nor less than a mask.” Dame Agatha Christie, the famous murder-mystery writer, once said. Our face is just a mask in an ocean of masks, and it only shows what we want to show, not who we really are or how we feel. While this quote refers to the process of how we tend to hide our true emotions, it could al...

/regulation /identity

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Why Collective Intelligence amid COVID-19? How to build organisational resilience & innovate

Collective intelligence and dialogic communication are possibly alien concepts amongst the banking and financial services community. Many senior leaders would likely dismiss it as irrelevant to their particular responsibilities and business objectives. I’m sorry to say that if this is the case, they are missing a trick. Strategising in the world ...

/covid-19

Diederick Van Thiel

Diederick Van Thiel Visionary Board Member | CEO | NED at AdviceRobo | IKANO Bank | Ikano Insight

Win or lose? Winning banks break through the Big Tech Nash equilibrium.

In today’s ever-changing business landscape, where companies need to try and stay ahead of their competition, innovation should be one of the most important focus areas. According to strategy consultant BCG, innovation indeed is a top-three management priority for almost two-thirds of companies. This is however the lowest level since the financial...

/retail /covid-19

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Modernizing Fintech Compliance in a Post-COVID Economy

The COVID-19 pandemic has changed life as we know it. People have switched traditional retail stores for online delivery, students at schools and universities have had to switch from in-person classes to online learning, travel has been suspended almost entirely, offices have been closed and workers sent home to work remotely - if they haven’t bee...

/regulation /covid-19

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