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Is there a new age of financial services on the horizon?
The financial services sector has been undergoing disruption for quite some time. Changes are, after all, natural in an evolving market.
The move towards digital... Read more
An era of trust, digitisation and people – highlights from SIBOS 2019
I attended SIBOS 2019 earlier this year and suffice it to say, they justified their claim as the ‘premier financial services event in the... Read more
The tech company at the heart of the financial services revolution
Revolut has just been named the fastest growing, privately held tech company in the UK.
As with all fast growing companies its growth has not... Read more
What does MiFID II mean for the financial industry?
In January this year the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID) was rolled out, which aimed to harmonise regulation for investment services across the... Read more
Hybrid IT: a solution to the cyber security offensive?
In 2017, removing risks and maximising security is a major - if not the major - concern for financial organisations, whatever their size.
In the... Read more
Hybrid IT: improving operational efficiency
Today more than ever, financial services is a dynamic, rapidly changing and above all increasingly competitive sector.
Operating in this industry is a challenge – and, for the most part,... Read more
Why insurance is quickly becoming the ‘I’ in AI
There’s a growing sense in our industry that we’re on the cusp of an era in which the technologies that previously existed only in... Read more
The future workplace – take me to the holodeck…
I'm often asked what my employer’s vision for the future workplace is. That’s a tough question to answer – what’s the time horizon? What do... Read more
Human-centric innovation in financial services – the next frontier
Digital distribution models have revolutionised many industries and created hugely successful digitally led brands – consumer ‘digital champions’. Amazon, Google, Facebook, Apple and Uber... Read more
Bridling the blockchain for financial services
Many technologies have their origins not in corporate R&D labs, but instead in the bright minds of individuals working in their parents’ garages and student flats. Alongside developing great... Read more
Which Insurer or Bank will be first to offer Home Phone & Broadband?
The way people buy services such as broadband, insurance, banking and utilities is changing rapidly with the rise of online marketplaces and comparison sites. ... Read more
Thrills, skills and biometrics – what the financial sector is thinking about Windows 10
Looking purely at Microsoft’s marketing of Windows 10, you’d be forgiven for thinking that it has been tailor made for the financial services industry.
The... Read more
