Fintech News Issue #44 December 2nd, 2015

[german only] Heute noch einmal ein Podcast zum 2. Bankathon. Ein Recap mit Gästen. Eigentlich waren drei vorgesehen, doch leider hat einer der Gäste ohne Stimme absagen müssen – schade Björn! Dabei waren neben Jochen und mir dieses mal Mariusz Bodek von der comdirect und Mirko Paul von SAP. Beide waren in verschiedenen Rollen Teil des Bankathons und daher war das Ziel ihrer Erfahrungen als Sponsor, Challenge-Geber und Teilnehmer mit uns zu teilen.

Devie Mohan talks to Chris Gledhill about Secco, innovation, the future of the IPI, and regulatory compliance.

In his annual letter to shareholders, JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon had warned investors and those in the banking industry that the “Silicon Valley is coming.”

Predicting the future of cash and card payment volumes is arguably a fool's errand — but Payments U.K., Britain's new trade organization for the industry, is in a good place to have a go at guessing what's to come. So what does the forecast tell us about how consumers in the U.K. will be making payments in less than 10 years?

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Chris Skinner offers a timeline that predicts and asserts adoption of technology practices for the banking industry, governed by the waterfall effect.

“We don’t consider banks as enemies. However, without any doubt, Kantox came about as an alternative to the bad practices of the oligopoly of traditional banking.”

In an increasingly crowded #fintech space that is now global in scope, it can be difficult to stay on top of these topics and the thought leaders that are influencing the discussion.

Compared to running a startup, being Chief Financial Officer of Citigroup or president of the Bank of America's wealth management division is a "breeze."

Stephen Greer outlines three primary strategies banks can employ to kickstart a change in mindset and keep up with digital trends.

Social has transformed the way businesses engage with their customers and potential customers, and that’s as true in financial services as any other industry.

The Internet of Everything, an emerging multi trillion dollar trend that embues a world where everything is connected to everything else and where inert ‘Dumb’ materials and products are embedded with technologies and sensors that make them ‘Smart’ isn’t ordinarily a trend that is associated with the Financial Services industry. Today the most connected financial services product is arguably the NFC enabled contactless credit or debit card.

Much like male deer, to be competitive a financial services organisation must prove it is more reliable, has stronger stock and can provide the best possible experience for its followers...

The BBC's Personal Finance correspondent Simon Gompertz looks at the rising popularity of banking apps.