Paige McNamee - Community Author: Finextra Research

Why healthy tech partnerships should rank high on banks’ business strategy

First and foremost, it’s clear that financial institutions must build a comprehensive (and coherent) technology strategy in order to select and effectively work with technology vendors. Of equal importance is avoiding being locked-in to a relationship where one party holds dominance over every decision, typically for an extended period of time. As...

11 February 2022 /retail

Why collaboration remains central to agile digital banking

Paige McNamee

Why collaboration remains central to agile digital banking

The pressure to transform and innovate is constantly increasing for financial institutions. At the same time banks and building societies are faced with the risk of being held hostage by the limitations of their own platform. To become more agile, financial institutions have now recognised the urgency of collaborating with the leading minds across...

01 June 2021 /retail

Challengers: True threat or paper tiger?

Paige McNamee

Challengers: True threat or paper tiger?

It seems that the challengers really are showing their teeth. A recent report by Deposit Solutions, research found that the UK’s largest retail banking brands’ stronghold across the savings market may be under threat. The research shows that up to 20% of British consumers are considering switching their savings account provider over the next 12 mo...

15 October 2020 /retail

Why consumer demand is at the heart of fintech innovation

Paige McNamee

Why consumer demand is at the heart of fintech innovation

The ability of incumbents to innovate with the agility of disruptors has long been perceived as an uphill battle with unmatched opponents clambering to take lead position. Alex Bannister, director of strategic partnering at Nationwide Building Society, argues that rather than being borne strictly out of competition, the best innovation comes from ...

07 September 2020 /retail

Briefcase babies: How financial apps are helping kids learn about much more than money

Paige McNamee

Briefcase babies: How financial apps are helping kids learn about much more than money

Give a man a fish and he’ll eat for a day, give a child a user-friendly-savings-encouraging-card-app-account-overseen-by-parents and they will bank well for life. Equipping children and young adults with the tools and education to develop skills in their formative years means they will be positioned to reap the benefits of financial literacy once ...

10 June 2020 /retail

Long reads

Why healthy tech partnerships should rank high on banks’ business strategy

Why collaboration remains central to agile digital banking

Challengers: True threat or paper tiger?

Why consumer demand is at the heart of fintech innovation

Briefcase babies: How financial apps are helping kids learn about much more than money