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The future of bank branches

Retail banks have been making a push into digital services in recent years (albeit at varying speeds), but the pandemic supercharged this process. It became essential for digital interaction points like banking apps to be as seamless and comprehensive as possible as it became harder to access local bank branches. Bank customers very quickly became...

/retail /predictions

Joshua Jimenez

Joshua Jimenez Business Development at Moneymap

Robots or Humans for Financial Advice: which do consumers prefer?

Financial Technology aims to provide convenience and innovation. Financial advice aims to provide convenience and empathy. In a study conducted by Vanguard Research on the perceived value of human and digital advice, the glaring theme found in the research is that clients believe that there are uses for digital automation in order to provide conv...

/people /retail Banking Strategy, Digital and Transformation

Andrew Beatty

Andrew Beatty Head of Wealth, Retirement & International at FIS

Banking Gets Up to Code: Low-Code and No-Code Development that is …

John R. Rymer, a principal analyst at Forrester and world authority on low-code development says, “There are just not enough developers to go around, so by going low-code, you can get a lot done with ordinary developers that you can afford.” This blog considers the case for low-code development, how it differs from its no-code cousin, and why bank...

/retail /devops Banking Strategy, Digital and Transformation

Serge Beck

Serge Beck Co Founder and CEO at Optherium Labs

Central Banks Issuing Digital Banking Licenses In Fear of Fintech’s Quick Rise

Analyzing Asia’s current Fintech situation reveals how the leading digital banks managed to raise over $6.7 billion in capital in aggregate funding. As the markets became more open to the lack of regulators, it was easy for neobanks and digital banks to prosper. In the past decade, there were numerous examples of successful neobanks such as Revolu...

/payments /retail Digital Banking

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Retired Member 

Can the hybrid cloud alleviate the issue of cloud concentration risk in the FS sector?

The financial services (FS) sector is the engine behind the economy of the United Kingdom and virtually every other developed economy, contributing around 8.6% to the total economic output in the UK. Resilience is therefore critical for the FS sector, to keep the lights of the UK economy firmly ‘on’ for both businesses and the people that rely on ...

/retail /wholesale Banking Regulations

Donica Venter

Donica Venter 

The Consumer Card Opportunity

There’s a massive consumer card opportunity when it comes to cashback and loyalty schemes. While corporate card programs have fallen short in recent years, cashback and loyalty programs that target individuals using their debit cards are thriving. But why is this? If we rewind to just a few years ago, loyalty schemes looked vastly different. From ...

/payments /retail Digital Banking

Joshua Jimenez

Joshua Jimenez Business Development at Moneymap

3 reasons Neobanks will add scalable human financial advice to drive growth

Digital convenience doesn’t drive differentiation and loyalty. As neobanks have exploded in popularity in recent years and the technology infrastructure to support new entrants has only gotten better, it’s getting increasingly difficult to stand out. More than that, though, neobanks are struggling to engage and activate accounts. The onboarding pro...

/retail /predictions Fintech

Gregg Early

Gregg Early Director of Market Engagement at Moven

What the Supply Chain Crisis and Inflation Reveal About Banks’ Biggest Challenge

The first half of 2022 was a wild ride to be sure. But the fact is, after major shocks to the global economy, and managing (or not) the initial bumps and breaks that come along with shifting from a slow-growth, low-interest rate environment to a high-growth, high-inflation economy after 14 years, the deeper issues take time to arise. It was intere...

/retail /markets Digital Banking

Maria Schuld

Maria Schuld Head of Regional and Community Banking at FIS

The importance of successful partnerships in mergers and acquisition transactions

Defining a business partner A true business partner displays certain characteristics that define the relationship more tightly than the usual vendor-customer connection. True business partners will: Become your biggest supporter – and at times they may also be a constructive critic Strive to maximize the value of the relationship for every entity ...

/retail /markets Banking Strategy, Digital and Transformation

Sarah Carver

Sarah Carver Head of Digital at Delta Capita

Digital transformation in Financial Services: how to plan your spend for maximum impact

Every financial institution is prioritising digital transformation as an essential part of their strategy. The challenge is which areas to change first. Digital transformation can involve a multitude of projects and outcomes. For example, it can involve incremental improvements improve process automation, form digitisation, data collection, custome...

/wealth /retail Women in FinTech

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