Kiev will host the 6th SME Banking Club Conference in September 2017. The key focus this year will be on SME finance re-start in the digital era and will include …
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There are more than 2000 startups offering traditional and new financial services today, the number growing more than twofold during the last year. Retail, commercial and large corporations are all …
Read More »The Transformation of the Digital Banking Chief Information Officer (CIO)
As banking presumes to a new era, the era of digital banking, the CIO (Chief Information Officer) also has to adjust. Today’s CIO in the banking industry is expected to …
Read More »First payments through Telegram Messenger in Kazakhstan
Digital-only B1NK, part of Capital Bank Kazakhstan, has unveiled the region’s “first” chat and payments bot – using Telegram Messenger. Gani Uzbekov, CEO, Capital Bank Kazakhstan, confirms that people of …
Read More »New Electronic Document Management at ВТБ bank (Azerbaijan)
The bank ВТБ (Azerbaijan) completed the first phase of implementation of the Electronic Document Management (EDM) system. The decision came from the need to optimize the bank’s internal operational processes …
Read More »Webinar: “Embrace Fintech” by Jouk Pleiter and Jelmer de Jong
Fintech is a hot market. All around the world, startups are launching, challenger banks are formed, and fintech is on everybody’s lips. In this free webinar, is revealed how banking and …
Read More »Digital Field Applications: Opportunity Bank Serbia Case Study
An interesting case study for the one considering moving towards Data Field Acquisition. The objective of this study is to provide clarity on the impact of Digital Field Applications (DFAs) …
Read More »“Alternative Delivery Channels and Technologies” Handbook
“Alternative Delivery Channels and Technologies” is a very useful handbook for those interested to keep up with the innovative information and communication technology. The beauty of this reading is that …
Read More »“The Innovator‘s Solution: Creating and Sustaining Successful Growth” by Clayton Christensen and Michael Raynor
A must read winter holiday book; the seminal work on disruptive innovation — for everyone confronting the growth paradox. The authors of the book, Clayton Christensen and Michael Raynor, expand …
Read More »What is blockchain, and why is it growing in popularity?
With Bitcoin’s underlying use of blockchain technology and Sweden piloting a new land registry that also makes use of blockchain, many are now asking: “what is it?” In short, blockchain …
Read More »The Rise Of Peer-To-Peer (P2P) Lending
Time-consuming, lengthy and rigid procedures for financing began to frustrate borrowers following the 2008-2009 global financial crisis, especially when banks started to become stricter about loan disbursements. This has opened …
Read More »Banks need to become Lords of Data
The simple fact is that banks are not currently good with data. When someone involved with technology talks about a single view of a customer, most banks laugh and believe …
Read More »The Six Biggest Trends in Fintech Today
The biggest trends in fintech today are centered on improving customer experiences, and the interfaces being designed today aim to enable users to seamlessly and effortless merge the new technologies …
Read More »Samsung Pay has been launched in Russia
On the 29th of September 2016, Samsung Electronics launched its payment service – Samsung Pay, in Russia. At the moment the service is already present in USA and South Korea …
Read More »When culture change fails, look in the mirror
Digital transformation has always been considered risky. It is deemed to be tricky for many reasons, among which one that has been less studied — the pushbackfrom employees who resist …
Read More »Innovation Basics for Community Banks and Credit Unions
A popular affirmation among top companies has recently been marked by three important words: We must innovate!” But what does it mean exactly and why innovate? What is this Innovation …
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