This week’s main blog discussions include …
The fine line between banker and jail
Some years ago, I regularly talked about bankers being criminals. It’s not a popular theme with the banking community but, a bit like a genius, bankers walk that line between good and bad. Genius’s walk the line between amazing and mad. It’s a fine line. …
I didn’t think I should share this, but I will. I ran over the dog. Like many other people during the pandemic, we were finally going to be stuck at home long enough to get a puppy. So, we got one. It made me realise …
Banks are creating their own successors
One of the things over-looked by many is how banks invest in the Finverse. According to Toptal’s data, 63% of banks invest in startups or set up accelerators, and many are instrumental in FinTech companies’ operations, fund raising and IPOs. Bear in mind that start-ups …
What is President Xi’s agenda?
I was talking with a friend in Asia and went back to my traditional discussions of how Asia, Africa and LatAm markets are shaking up finance more than Europe and America. They then asked me the difficult question: But what about President Xi? Urmmm, what …
Will you take the red or the blue pill?
What is time? Do you have any idea? What is the time right now? Does it exist? Einstein says ‘no’. “Time does not exist. We invented it.” Some guy called Albert pic.twitter.com/JS9JMfEyJk — Chris Skinner (@Chris_Skinner) August 28, 2021 Building on Einstein’s quote, I used …
The big news?
- Contactless transactions surge in cash loving Germany, Austria and Switzerland
- Bank branches to disappear by 2034: new research
- The EU is fighting for control over cryptos. Citizens may see it as 'a power grab'
This week's top reads (via Citadel Advantage)
- At Fault or Default? Lessons in Leadership We Can Learn from the Collapse of Kabul
- JPMorgan's UK digital bank set to launch Tuesday
- IOSCO calls on asset managers and intermediaries for stronger AI and ML processes
- Pandemic-led AP workarounds unfit for future of hybrid working, adviser warns
- McKinsey on Risk, Number 11, August 2021
- 8 Helpful Everyday Examples of Artificial Intelligence
- How do Mid-Sized banks compete with Fintech
- Bank of America to scrap CMO role after top marketer leaves this year
- JPMorgan to buy majority stake in Volkswagen's payments business
- 'Big game hunters': Ransomware groups target their perfect victim
- Bank of America names new CFO, adds 3 women to senior management
- Eight Emerging Technologies That Are Shaping FinTech Industry In 2021
- Gartner: AI is moving fast and will be ready for prime time sooner than you think
- Alipay break-up is power grab by China's government
- Apple releases emergency patch to protect all devices against Pegasus spyware
- Advantages and Disadvantages of Artificial Intelligence: How To Use AI in Your Business
- FiVerity: The Outsized Value Of Collaboration In The Fight Against Cyber Fraud
- WFH is a cybersecurity "ticking time bomb," according to a new report
- Banks delay return to office as delta variant surges
- Boards rethink incident response playbook as ransomware surges
- Cryptocurrency Payment Gateways to The Future
- How Digital Transformation Is Revolutionizing Digital Finance
- Crypto Kid Fraudster Gets 7 1/2-Years for Ponzi Scheme
- U.S. cash payment kiosks rise despite digital age
Chris M Skinner
Chris Skinner is best known as an independent commentator on the financial markets through his blog, TheFinanser.com, as author of the bestselling book Digital Bank, and Chair of the European networking forum the Financial Services Club. He has been voted one of the most influential people in banking by The Financial Brand (as well as one of the best blogs), a FinTech Titan (Next Bank), one of the Fintech Leaders you need to follow (City AM, Deluxe and Jax Finance), as well as one of the Top 40 most influential people in financial technology by the Wall Street Journal's Financial News. To learn more click here...