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Finextra TV/crypto

Fiat Currency 2.0: Counter argument to the Cryptocurrency narrative

Tony McLaughlin, Emerging Payments & Business Development, Citi, speaks at Money 20/20 USA about the practical problems that still need addressing in the crypto-currency community, how Fiat Currency 2.0 will help fix payments as a counter balance to crypto and what challenges still exist around tokenisation and coins. We ask how this impacts the big techs and what regulatory, political and ethical concerns need to be addressed first before they achieve their own currencies.

05 November 2019

Finextra TV/Sibos

Taking open banking beyond compliance

Tino Kam, head of transaction banking solutions, Nordea, speaks with Finextra about how banks can keep sight of their core objectives in the context of complex advancement in payments technology, the Nordea open-banking platform offering, and how banks should differentiate and decide between the best ecosystems in which to participate.

28 October 2019

Finextra TV/Open APIs

Outlook for Treasury Ecosystems in 2022

Thomas Zink, Research Director, IDC & Tim Tyler, Global Industry Principle, Corporate, Finastra, speak about Finastra's on treasury trends, the shift in treasurers priorities, what banks need to do to stay relevant and future proof, and what technology banks can look to to support them going forward.

24 October 2019

Finextra TV/Open APIs

Leveraging the pivot point in payments

Peter Hazou, Director of Business Development, Financial Services, Microsoft, Paul Thomalla, Global Head of Payments, Finastra, and Gareth Wilson, Managing Director, Global Payments, Accenture, join FinextraTV to discuss digital transformation in the payments space. Hazou, Thomalla and Wilson delve into why we've reached a pivot point in the payments landscape, payments compliance requirements, pressure on payments revenue, fintech competition, and future proofing in the digital transformation process.

21 October 2019

Finextra TV/Sibos

FinextraTV @ Sibos2019 – The Big Themes #3: Regulation

FinextraTV reports from Sibos 2019 in London on the impact of Regulation on the industry. In this, final episode, we learn about how Banks are adapting to the changing regulatory landscape, whether the cost of compliance outweighs the value of innovation, what success in this space demands and whether regulation will be able to keep up with the pace set by the tech giants. Standard Chartered, Deutsche Bank, Nordea, LHV, KPMG and Crown Agents Bank are among the many leading institutions to share their views exclusively with Finextra Research.

18 October 2019

Finextra TV/Open APIs

From idea to production on the cloud

Scott Mullins, Director, Worldwide Financial Services, Business & Market Development, AWS, speaks at Sibos about the impact of cloud on the transformation of bank, how this transformation will accelerate and how Open banking ties into banks transition to the cloud. For all your fintech-related news, please visit https://www.finextra.com.

17 October 2019

Finextra TV/Open APIs

Insights from The Temenos Value Benchmark Program

Kanika Hope, Strategic Business Development Director, Temenos, speaks at Sibos 2019 about the launch of The Temenos Value Benchmark Program, some of the key insights that the benchmark has revealed about the trends in the industry and examples of how the Benchmark has helped participating banks.

16 October 2019

Finextra TV/Open APIs

Partnerships in the cloud key for neobank success

Peter Cronin, senior director business development - Europe and APAC speaks at Sibos about the flourishing NeoBanking Sector, how it is developing, access to instant payments and how neobanks aggregate services around this, how this is dependant of partnering in the cloud and how this space will evolve.

15 October 2019

Finextra TV/Open APIs

FinextraTV @ Sibos2019 – The Big Themes #2: Leveraging Data

FinextraTV reports from Sibos 2019 in London on how the industry is Leveraging Data. In this, second of three Sibos reports, we learn about how Banks are increasingly looking to develop a more formal strategy to better manage their data, the challenges leveraging data helps overcome and some of the new and improved services that are coming to market as a result. Barclays, LLoyds, BAML, Natwest, SEB, DBS Bank, Westpac, JPMorgan, Standard Chartered, Société Générale, Nordea, ING, Emirates NBD, and Absa are among the many leading institutions to share their views exclusively with Finextra Research. Become a Finextra member now and be sure not to miss: Sibos2019 Big Themes: Regulation…

11 October 2019

Finextra TV/Sibos

‘Now is the time to make the payments world real-time,’ SWIFT

Harry Newman, Head of Banking, SWIFT, explores the reasoning behind exploding demand for instant payments, how SWIFT and its community is meeting this demand, and how cross-border payments will evolve moving forward.

04 October 2019

Finextra TV/Open APIs

Leveraging Cloud and AI to meet ESG goals

Rupesh Khendry, Head, Capital Markets Industry Solutions, Worldwide Financial Services, Microsoft, discusses how the market is responding to the push for Sustainable Finance, how businesses can give confidence to investors that ESG figures in place are a reliable measurement, and how improved data procedures provide opportunities that grow from an improved understanding of risk management.

04 October 2019

Finextra TV/Sibos

How Transaction Banks are adapting to dynamics affecting the industry

Marc Recker, Global Head of Market Management, Cash Management, Deutsche Bank, explores the dynamics transforming the transaction banking landscape and their impact, how the industry is evolving to remain competitive, and the strategies Transaction Banks need to devise to remain successful such as partnerships and global standardisation.

03 October 2019

Finextra TV/Sibos

Delivering a customer-first payments experience

Ebru Pakcan, EMEA Head, Treasury and Trade Solutions, Citi, discusses the conflict between regulation and data protection with open banking and instant payments, the ramifications this bears on cross-border payments, how businesses are capitalising on these opportunities and whether banks can truly meet the demands and expectations of their customers.

03 October 2019

Finextra TV/Sibos

FinextraTV @ Sibos2019 – The Big Themes #1: The Impact of AI

FinextraTV reports from Sibos 2019 in London on Artificial Intelligence in Financial Services. In this, the first of three Sibos reports, we learn about AI: the areas it is having the greatest impact, the challenges and concerns that surround it, and how the industry will use the technology in coming years. ING, Deutsche Bank, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Crown Agents Bank, Standard Bank, SEB, Nordea and BNP Paribas are among the many leading institutions to share their views exclusively with Finextra Research.

03 October 2019

Finextra TV/Sibos

Overcoming limits to uncover AI technology opportunities

Paula da Silva, Head of Transaction Services, SEB, speaks to Finextra about developing successful partnerships with fintech without diminishing customer relationships, the ways SEB implements AI in middle and back office systems, and the risks involved in launching payment and transaction banking services through blockchain and distributed ledger technologies.

02 October 2019

Finextra TV/Sibos

Capitalising on the combination effect of Open Banking and Instant Payments

Alistair Brown, Global Head of Payments, EPAM, discusses how banks can turn Open Banking and Instant Payments into tangible revenue opportunities, the manner in which banks should launch strategies around these opportunities collectively, and developing a healthy dynamic between built ecosystems and collaborative innovation.

01 October 2019

Finextra TV/Open APIs

FinextraTV reveals 3-part Sibos 2019 Highlight Series

Join FinextraTV as we reflect on the theme of Sibos, ‘Thriving in a Hyperconnected World’. In a 3-part series, we look at the power of AI, the value of Levering Data and the challenges and opportunities around regulation in Financial services. We set out to capture where Artificial Intelligence is impacting most, the concerns it raises and how the industry can use AI to maximum effect in the future. We ask participants about the importance of developing a data strategy, the problems leveraging data overcomes and the new & improved services it leads to. The final part to our series will look at Regulation and how the banks are adapting to today’s regulatory demands, we question who will be the winners and losers, and whether regulation will be able to keep up with technological advancements and curb the unintended outcomes.

22 September 2019

Finextra TV/Open APIs

Intraday Liquidity Management: From a cost discussion to a revenue opportunity

Nadeem Shamim, Head of Cash & Liquidity Management, SmartStream Technologies, speaks about the significance of the launch of their latest whitepaper on Intraday Liquidity Management, the new business drivers changing this space, where banks stand, how SmartStream can help through real-time management and the outlook for the future of emerging technologies.

01 August 2019

Finextra TV/Open APIs

Hollowing Out The Core: Simplifying Banks' Transformation Journey

Madhur Jain SVP & Global Head- Solution Consulting, SunTec, speaks about Suntec's solution for Banks' striving forward in their transformation journey, how Banks can use technology as a lever to re-invent and change their business model, the benefits of 'hollowing out the core' and how Xelerate will simplify the complex transformation journey that lies ahead.

24 July 2019

Finextra TV/wealth

Changes in wealth management and the investors' demands

John Wise, CEO/ Co-Founder/ Chairman, InvestCloud, speaks about the changes in wealth management and the external factors drivers that change, what investors are demanding, whether investment firms are keeping up with these demands, how these demands are differing between the UK and the US, and how robo advisers are changing the game.

22 July 2019