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Simon Wilson

Simon Wilson MD, Transaction Automation at valanticFSA

Banking on the Future: Why Payments Transformation is the Key to Success

Standardisation, regulation and technological innovation means payments are well on the way to becoming instant, invisible and free. This is good news for everybody. Well, not quite everybody. Banks are now faced with the significant challenge of transforming business models and legacy technology systems to meet the demands of a new era in payments...

/payments Banking Strategy, Digital and Transformation

Laurent Descout

Laurent Descout CEO at NEO Capital Markets

Using data analytics to improve SME cash flow and treasury management

The pressure facing SMEs this year is widely known, and they are looking for ways to improve their cash flow and payment decisions. Data analytics is a hidden gem that many SMEs are not tapping into. Smart data-driven decision-making could potentially be transformational for small businesses owners. The ability to maintain positive cash flow is on...

/payments /startups Treasury Management

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4 frauds to watch out for this peak season

Unfortunately genuine customers are not the only ones shopping with customers this peak season. Fraudsters are also busy this time of year. To help identify potentnail fraud, here are four common online fraud types and how retailers can avoid falling victim to them. 1. Account takeover This is when fraudsters take over an existing customer accou...

/security /payments Fintech

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Retail and payments in the COVID-19 era: how retailers can survive the second lockdown

While every sector has been affected by COVID-19 in some way, the retail industry has experienced one of the most dramatic shifts of all. With the UK and much of Europe in a second lockdown many bricks-and-mortar outlets are being forced to close their doors once again and many retailers are fearing the changes that will come from this. Back in Ma...

/payments /covid-19 Fintech

Anna Kuzmina

Anna Kuzmina Expert at Fintech

Marketplaces solving payments puzzle

We have witnessed the rise and fall of many marketplaces around the world, some got truly global, some became local leaders, others found their niches. When we say ‘marketplace’ we instantly think of Amazon, or Taobao, or Wish, or AliExpress, or Jumia, depending on your region and habits, of course. Strictly speaking, the marketplace is not a sin

/payments /markets Digital Sales

Laurent Descout

Laurent Descout CEO at NEO Capital Markets

Fintech innovation must not leave treasurers behind

The fintech revolution has replaced outdated technologies and streamlined antiquated practices across a wider range of industries. However, this wave of innovation seems to have bypassed corporate treasury departments, which have struggled to keep up with the latest developments. Fortunately, that is now changing. Fintech innovation has transforme...

/payments /startups Treasury Management

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Are challenger banks challenging banking?

No longer new entities in the banking space, challenger and neo banks are now acquiring significant market share in the banking world. In fact, the Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of these banking sectors currently stands at 46.5% - a not so insignificant portion of the market. And with this set to increase further – to over $394m by 2026, no l...

/payments /retail Fintech

Laura Francis

Laura Francis Head of Brand and Marketing at Form3

Why financial institutions are banking on cloud-native technology to stay competitive

Digital banking has exploded, fueled by growing digital confidence, technology advancement and new, agile challenger banks but also a global pandemic creating an almost overnight shift in how both businesses and consumers move money. Pre-Covid, digital transformation was already gaining importance among UK and European Banks as a strategic necessit...

/payments /cloud Cloud Banking out of the Box

Bo Harald

Bo Harald Chairman/Founding member, board member at Trust Infra for Real Time Economy Prgrm & MyData,

Churchill already knew

"It is a mistake to look too far ahead. Only one link in the chain of destiny can be handled at a time." Winston Churchill. So much time is used for describing the splendid future with Artificial Intelligence that there is not enough time to tell the man on the street what can and should be taken into use already today - and are necessary...

/payments /retail Disruption in Retail Banking

Peter Jones

Peter Jones Chairman at PSE Consulting

Why Regulatory Imposed Acquiring Price Comparison Tables Will Not Work In The UK

By Peter Jones, Chairman 16 November 2020 Regulatory investigations often try to improve the degree of competition within a market (see recent UK Payment Systems Regulator Interim review of UK Acquiring). A typical recommendation is to mandate suppliers to increase price transparency by publishing their prices, enabling consumers and small busine...

/payments /regulation

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