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Banking Strategy, Digital and Transformation

Latest thinking in respect to Banking Strategy, Digital and Transformation. Harnessing our collective wisdom to make banking better. Ambrish Parmar

John Bertrand

John Bertrand MD at Tec 8 Limited

Strangely Beautiful: Bank of England Consultation (Nov 10) for Stablecoins

The Bank of England’s consultation on regulating stablecoins of November 10, 2025, is strangely beautiful. The consultation demonstrates remarkable intellectual honesty and: Questions its own sacred cows - including exclusive access to BoE accounts and the agent model - the PayPal-Barclays example is telling - PayPal's market cap approaches Barcla...

/regulation /crypto

Shikko Nijland

Shikko Nijland CEO at INNOPAY Oliver Wyman

The Agent Advantage Gap: Why Digital Representation Will Reshape Financial Inclusion

The Agent Advantage Gap: Why Digital Representation Will Reshape Financial Inclusion A profound shift is taking place in the digital economy. AI is evolving from a tool that assists humans to an infrastructure that represents them. As digital agents become intermediaries in payments, credit, insurance, commerce and government services, the quality...

/ai /inclusion

John Bertrand

John Bertrand MD at Tec 8 Limited

UK 1st Fraud Minister sounded great and reducing Financial Fraud is a major growth opportunity

Rt Hon Lord David Hanson's Special Address on the new government's approach to tackling fraud at Financial 360 was breath of fresh air. Ably supported by Andrei Skorogatov, Home Office, in the prior session of Global Practices covering payment fraud. The goal to revitalise the attack on fraudsters using coordinated and incentivised parties, includ...

/regulation /crime

Sergiy Fitsak

Sergiy Fitsak Managing Director, Fintech Expert at Softjourn

Why the Cheapest Software Estimate Often Costs Fintech Companies the Most

Last quarter, a fintech company approached us to rescue a failing project. They'd hired a vendor to build an expense management platform with payment integrations in two months — an aggressive timeline that should have raised red flags. Ten months later, they had nothing in production, a budget that had tripled, and a vendor relationship that had ...

/payments /retail

Kuldeep Shrimali

Kuldeep Shrimali Consulting Partner at Tata Consultancy Services

Stablecoins: Global Financial Impact

Abstract It is a common misconception to assess the cryptocurrency sector solely by its price movements and fixed supply features. While media coverage tends to fixate on market prices, the most noteworthy progress in the crypto space today centres around the use of blockchains and smart contracts for payments and financial services. In this conte...

/wealth /crypto

Joris Lochy

Joris Lochy Product Manager at Intix | Co-founder at Capilever

Saying Goodbye Well: Why Customer Offboarding Deserves Attention

Enormous investments have gone into optimizing the customer onboarding process. Fintechs have led the way in creating real-time, frictionless onboarding experiences that not only establish a customer relationship and open the necessary accounts but also handle all required KYC due diligence. For fintechs, whose survival often depended on rapid gro...

/regulation /retail

Sergiy Fitsak

Sergiy Fitsak Managing Director, Fintech Expert at Softjourn

Why Financial Services Are Betting Big on AI-Powered Analytics (And What Most Get Wrong)

Walk into any bank's strategy meeting today and you'll hear the same refrain: "We need AI in our analytics." But here's what they're not telling you: most financial institutions are implementing AI/BI tools without understanding the fundamental shift required in how they think about data. I've spent years helping fintech companies

/payments /retail

John Bertrand

John Bertrand MD at Tec 8 Limited

Stablecoin Renaissance for Financial Services

The new stablecoin regulations in the US, Wyoming, and Hong Kong represent a significant shift toward ongoing monitoring rather than periodic compliance checks. The HKMA's requirements now include: Regular customer information updates Continuous transaction monitoring for suspicious activities Periodic risk profile reviews The penalties are subst...

/ai /regulation

Sharon Tan

Sharon Tan Field Marketing Lead, Financial Services, APJ at Oracle Financial Services

Trade and Supply Chain Finance Transformed: 5 Key Takeaways

Recently I hosted a roundtable discussion that brought together the leading trade finance and transaction banking practitioners to discuss the most pertinent trade and supply chain finance topics across digitalization, the impact of AI, standards and regulation. What emerged from the conversations was a clear picture of both the challenges and oppo...

/wholesale /predictions

Alex Kreger

Alex Kreger Founder and CEO at UXDA Financial UX Design

Beyond Features: How Rich Digital UX Can Unlock Banks’ True Market Potential

Traditional banks often find themselves in a challenging position. On one hand, they possess a deep and sophisticated portfolio of financial products and services—ranging from complex credit facilities to wealth management, business banking, and personalized advisory. On the other hand, fintech startups and neobanks have captured mindshare and mar...

/retail /devops

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