Category: FinTech

  • Things worth reading: 25th June 2024

    Things we’re reading today include: Alipay+ sees 67% rise in transactions during first week of Euro Championship EU prosecutors launch bombshell corruption probe into former European Investment Bank chief – POLITICO HSBC Leads $250 Million Loan to Fintech Startup FundPark – Bloomberg US Bank Capital Rules: Federal Reserve Floats Weaker Version of Planned Overhaul –……

  • Think of your systems like music

    I measure a lot of technology change by music. Growing up, years ago, there was nothing more satisfying than buying a vinyl record from a record shop. The smell and feel of the record; placing it on the turntable; listening to the songs in the order they were written; looking at the artwork of the……

  • Things worth reading: 26th June 2024

    Things we’re reading today include … Barclays boss says calls for bank to abandon oil and gas are unrealistic (telegraph.co.uk) Gang posts links to ‘juicy bank information’ from Federal Reserve ‘hack’ on the dark web | Daily Mail Online Progress on the preparation phase of a digital euro – First progress report (europa.eu) City boss:……

  • Inside look: Nvidia’s AI factories

    Nvidia is spearheading the AI industry’s growth with its latest data centers focused on developing and deploying models for the financial services industry.   AI factories are among a new product class that can help organizations use AI models at lower costs, higher efficiency rates and faster time to market, Malcolm deMayo, global vice president…

  • Tech leader at Starling Bank to speak at Bank Automation Summit Europe 2024

    Zahra Gill, head of enhanced due diligence and financial crime strategy and change lead at Starling Bank, will speak at Bank Automation Summit Europe 2024 about the AI revolution in banking. The summit, taking place Oct. 7-8 at Hilton Frankfurt in Frankfurt, Germany, brings together industry experts to discuss innovation in AI, banking automation and…

  • Innovation is being damaged by lack of confidence in governance

    I just got a report on trust from The Institute of Business Ethic’s (IBE’s) (attitudes of the British Public to Business Ethics 2024 survey) in business and politicians. Headlines? Only 14% of 2067 UK adults polled trust that politicians behave ethically in 2024. Charities, businesses, media and politicians, have all experienced a three-point decrease in trust from 2023. Corporate……

  • Innovation is being damaged by lack of confidence in governance

    I just got a report on trust from The Institute of Business Ethic’s (IBE’s) (attitudes of the British Public to Business Ethics 2024 survey) in business and politicians. Headlines? Only 14% of 2067 UK adults polled trust that politicians behave ethically in 2024. Charities, businesses, media and politicians, have all experienced a three-point decrease in trust from 2023. Corporate……

  • Innovation is being damaged by lack of confidence in governance

    I just got a report on trust from The Institute of Business Ethic’s (IBE’s) (attitudes of the British Public to Business Ethics 2024 survey) in business and politicians. Headlines? Only 14% of 2067 UK adults polled trust that politicians behave ethically in 2024. Charities, businesses, media and politicians, have all experienced a three-point decrease in trust from 2023. Corporate……

  • Innovation is being damaged by lack of confidence in governance

    I just got a report on trust from The Institute of Business Ethic’s (IBE’s) (attitudes of the British Public to Business Ethics 2024 survey) in business and politicians. Headlines? Only 14% of 2067 UK adults polled trust that politicians behave ethically in 2024. Charities, businesses, media and politicians, have all experienced a three-point decrease in trust from 2023. Corporate……

  • Innovation is being damaged by lack of confidence in governance

    I just got a report on trust from The Institute of Business Ethic’s (IBE’s) (attitudes of the British Public to Business Ethics 2024 survey) in business and politicians. Headlines? Only 14% of 2067 UK adults polled trust that politicians behave ethically in 2024. Charities, businesses, media and politicians, have all experienced a three-point decrease in trust from 2023. Corporate……