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A Primer on Open Banking

A Primer on Open Banking

I’ve been speaking a fair bit on open banking lately, and I want to share my thoughts here, too. Conceptually, I’m most interested in the way bank business models are changing. I’d go as far as to say we’re witnessing the biggest change in banking in

Q&A: Potential Challenges of Regulating the FinTech Industry

Q&A: Potential Challenges of Regulating the FinTech Industry

I was recently asked to do a Q&A for the Centre for Financial Professionals, entitled "Potential Challenges of Regulating the FinTech Industry," and wanted to share those views with the broader audience here. The original article is available at https://www.cefpro.com/potential-challenges-of-regulating-the-fintech-industry/ Will, can

Why Brexit Won’t Hurt UK Fintech

Why Brexit Won’t Hurt UK Fintech

The UK has triggered Article 50, setting Britain on the path to separation from the EU within two years. Many have asked, how will the UK’s exit from the EU impact fintech in London, the world’s capital? The outlook, especially within the fintech community, has been gloomy. The

Fintech for SMEs is the Next Big Thing (Again)

Fintech for SMEs is the Next Big Thing (Again)

In the excitable world of fintech, companies, technologies, business models and customer segments rise and fall in popularity with speed and volatility matched only by Bitcoin. After ridding the world of outdated, predatory incumbent banks in the interest of honest, hardworking, iPhone-wielding men and women, fintech was going to fundamentally

The Future of Global Trade Just Arrived

The Future of Global Trade Just Arrived

After more than a year of buildup and hype, a number of real, scalable blockchain use cases are in testing. Yesterday, Bank of America, HSBC and Singapore’s Infocomm Development Authority announced they had built a blockchain solution to replace the current, paper-based Letter of Credit system that

Pokémon GO Is a Window into the Future

Pokémon GO Is a Window into the Future

The world is crazy for Pokémon GO, Niantic Labs’ augmented reality game for iOS and Android. Stitching together a few core mobile device functionalities, the game creates an experience unlike most games to ever hit the market (Ingress, a precursor to Pokémon GO, was launched in late-2013 but gained limited

Why Should Retail Bank Customers Care About Technology?

Why Should Retail Bank Customers Care About Technology?

The Explosion of New Tech Is Speeding Up It’s all about tech these days, and it will continue to be for years to come. Moore’s law and cloud-based storage and processing capabilities combine to give mobile devices enormous power and to support cheap, scalable technologies. Historically, technology was