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There was a time when traditional banks were the only institutions customers relied on for exchanging currencies of loyalty and trust. The Great Recession robbed them of their standing and a Millennia...
The collapse of Carillion poses an urgent question for participants in Supply Chains who have no payment security, and have made deliveries of goods and services with a credit period. That means almos...
A lot happened in the world of crypto over the last few days, so apologies if I end up being behind from the time of writing. In the week that Vladimir Putin weighed in and opined that cryptocurrenci...
There's no denying that the frequency and impact of data breaches are on the rise. Every year the record for the number of individuals affected by a breach rises, with 2017 surpassing 2016 quickly. Th...
The acclaimed author and social commentator Malcolm Gladwell once commented, “We learn by example and by direct experience because there are real limits to the adequacy of verbal instruction”. With O...
There is a lot of excitement surrounding chatbots, about how they can revolutionize the way banks and financial institutions serve their clientele. Some fintech bloggers are making predictions about w...
Small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) now spend an average of £1 million (£1,016,194) each on business expenditure every year, according to new research*. The biggest costs in this annual shopping...
As both a banking customer, and a software professional, I can’t help but notice that the financial services industry is going through a period of unprecedented change at the moment. In my day job, I ...
Last January I posted 7 Chief Risk Officer Priorities for 2017, based in part on the preceding December’s RiskMinds Conference in Amsterdam, a conference highlighting the worries and interests of Ch...
With an eventful year for fintech behind us, it is now time for crystal ball gazing for 2018. At this time last year, I predicted that in 2017 blockchain applications will start to trickle down to ret...
I was invited as Keynote speaker in GCC Blockchain event in Dubai on 22 and 23 November 2017. I advocated for my area on AI and its subfield for FinTech. Also gave me lot of insight on how Blockchain ...
Over the last 10 years, I have seen significant changes in global capital markets. Faced with technological disruption and regulatory forces, buy-side and sell-side participants, custodians, and marke...