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Banking board members have no real understanding of the digital world
It is shocking to read that Board Members within the banking community are lacking knowledge and skill when it comes to technology. Read more…
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Neobanks are threatening established banks – but competition heats up
Neobanks, a term that is still reasonably new, is an interesting term for an interesting battleground. Banking is being violently disrupted. Read more…
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Bitcoin (and others) are still disrupting the banking world – and growing up
Bitcoin, whose history has been as fascinating as it has been disruptive has always been something that banks looked upon as an unruly child. Read more…
Features
VR allows remote working bankers, traders to keep on top of their game
VR has been seized on by the financial sector as a way of enlivening home working for lonely traders or isolated executives. Read more…
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Why legacy banks cannot compete with the agility of start ups
Legacy banks seem doomed. We regularly publish articles that compare the agility of legacy banks to the new, app based competitors. Read more…
Features
Philippine customers would rather open bank account via smartphone
FICO has found Philippine consumers are more comfortable opening bank accounts on their smartphones than in the US and the UK. Read more…
News
Snapshot of online-only banks status in Asia
Financial regulators across Asia are creating new rules for online-only banks as they seek to shake up often staid markets – snapshot here. Read more…
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Revolut wants to raise $500 million to expand into Japan, US
British-based digital banking app Revolut is in talks with investors to raise at least $500 million next year to fund a global hiring spree Read more…
Off the Wire
SWIFT publishes new standard for pre-authorisation of funds
SWIFT has published a new API standard for the Pre-authorisation of funds, allowing further innovation in financial services enabled by Open Banking. Read more…
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Asia’s non-banking firms keen to challenge Singapore banks
Asia’s non-banking firms keen to challenge traditional banks in Singapore by leveraging their technology and user databases to offer banking services. Read more…
