Category: FinTech

  • The top 15 tech trends to follow (according to #McKinsey)

    I just found an interesting report about the big tech trends of tomorrow, written by McKinsey. They have identified fifteen things to follow, as shown below. Not sure I would agree with all of them but, for any CIO or investor out there, it could be useful for you to know. You can download their……

  • Movers and shakers: Alliant Credit Union appoints Jamie Warder as CIO

    Chicago-based Alliant Credit Union has selected Jamie Warder as its chief information officer and head of business strategy, effective July 8.  In his new role, Warder is responsible for the technology and business strategy at the $20 billion credit union, according to a company release. His experience as chief digital officer for KeyBank and time…

  • NatWest invests in tech

    NatWest is interested in investing in technologies that it may have use for, such as payments solutions provider Icon Solutions.  “That’s how the conversation started around [NatWest’s] investment,” Tom Kelleher, founder and commercial director at Icon Solutions, told Bank Automation News. The London-based NatWest invested in the Icon Payments Framework in September 2023 to boost…

  • The payments world is being transformed rapidly digitally … are you keeping up?

    Sitting down to blog today, I wondered what was the difference between A2A and P2P. I’m sure you know that A2A is Account-to-Account and P2P is Peer-to-Peer, but surely they are one and the same thing? Ahem, no. According to Brite, a player in the open banking space: Account-to-account payments are direct transfers of funds……

  • Things worth reading: 29th July 2024

    Things we’re reading today include … How scammers could be hijacking trusted protocols to steal millions of cryptocurrency – Times Brussels poised to close bank owned by friend of Prince Andrew (telegraph.co.uk) The end of Wall Street as we know it! | Daily Mail Online ECB finds ‘shortcomings’ in banks’ ability to cope with cyber……

  • The Finanser’s Week: 22nd July – 28th July 2024

    This week’s main blog discussions include … With great power, comes great threat #Revolut #PayPal With great power, comes great responsibility. It’s a quote from Spiderman, but actually not. It’s from Spiderman’s Uncle Ben. Well, it’s not tbh. It’s from Voltaire … or is it? Wherever it is from, it’s a great phrase. So, here’s……

  • The payments world is being transformed rapidly digitally … are you keeping up?

    Sitting down to blog today, I wondered what was the difference between A2A and P2P. I’m sure you know that A2A is Account-to-Account and P2P is Peer-to-Peer, but surely they are one and the same thing? Ahem, no. According to Brite, a player in the open banking space: Account-to-account payments are direct transfers of funds……

  • The payments world is being transformed rapidly digitally … are you keeping up?

    Sitting down to blog today, I wondered what was the difference between A2A and P2P. I’m sure you know that A2A is Account-to-Account and P2P is Peer-to-Peer, but surely they are one and the same thing? Ahem, no. According to Brite, a player in the open banking space: Account-to-account payments are direct transfers of funds……

  • The payments world is being transformed rapidly digitally … are you keeping up?

    Sitting down to blog today, I wondered what was the difference between A2A and P2P. I’m sure you know that A2A is Account-to-Account and P2P is Peer-to-Peer, but surely they are one and the same thing? Ahem, no. According to Brite, a player in the open banking space: Account-to-account payments are direct transfers of funds……

  • The payments world is being transformed rapidly digitally … are you keeping up?

    Sitting down to blog today, I wondered what was the difference between A2A and P2P. I’m sure you know that A2A is Account-to-Account and P2P is Peer-to-Peer, but surely they are one and the same thing? Ahem, no. According to Brite, a player in the open banking space: Account-to-account payments are direct transfers of funds……