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  • AI, cloud and ESG are top of mind with bankers
    von Chris M Skinner
    It’s interesting how trends rise. Over the past few years, I’ve been writing a lot about the impact of ESG and AI on banking, so it intrigued me to see a new survey of over 300 bankers about what’s new in banking. Key findings of the report include: Emerging innovations such as AI are cited as… The post AI, cloud and ESG are top of mind with bankers appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog.
  • Things worth reading: 28th September 2023
    von Chris M Skinner
    Things we’re reading today include … Fortress Trust Sale to Ripple is Canceled (coindesk.com) Project Mariana: Cross-border exchange of wholesale CBDCs using automated market-makers (bis.org) Complacency of London’s stock exchange boss leaves the City in deep trouble Historian explains why men are actually obsessed with the Roman Empire (msn.com) Bank ring-fencing reforms to come into… The post Things worth reading: 28th September 2023 appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog.
  • Ant Group creates an everywhere Asia mobile payment ecosystem
    von Chris M Skinner
    I haven’t written about Ant and Alipay for a while, but did notice this press release the other day which is significant. The company is is now creating a payment ecosystem for Asian e-wallets. It’s not just Chinese. It’s everywhere Asia. Take note: Ant Group Introduces 10 Asian E-Wallets to Chinese Mainland in Major Expansion of… The post Ant Group creates an everywhere Asia mobile payment ecosystem appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog.
  • Gaming + AI + The Metaverse = ?
    von Chris M Skinner
    I was asking the other day whether it is better or worse that my children play video games rather than watch movies, and the reaction was: time moves on. It surely does. The gaming industry is now bigger than Hollywood and music combined, so what do I know? According to a report by SuperData Research,… The post Gaming + AI + The Metaverse = ? appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog.
  • Things worth reading: 28th September 2023
    von Chris M Skinner
    Things we’re reading today include … Timings of Basel 3.1 implementation in the UK | Bank of England Bank of England delays final Basel bank capital rules to July 2025 | Reuters It’s not all doom and gloom, says London fintech chief citing ‘shoots of positivity’ (cityam.com) Fintech loses UK funding crown as VCs bet… The post Things worth reading: 28th September 2023 appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog.
  • Mercedes-Benz launches fingerprint payments with Mastercard … meh?
    von Chris M Skinner
    A few people got excited about the news this week that Mercedes-Benz had launched in-car fingerprint payments in partnership with Mastercard. I didn’t. In fact, it still amazes me how little we have developed since my days at NCR, then owned by AT&T. This was the 1990s and AT&T had this fantastic set of adverts… The post Mercedes-Benz launches fingerprint payments with Mastercard … meh? appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog.
  • Things worth reading: 27th September 2023
    von Chris M Skinner
    Things we’re reading today include … The Bank’s latest blunder is costing billions (telegraph.co.uk) Europe’s banks helped fossil fuel firms raise more than €1tn from global bond markets | Banking | The Guardian JPMorgan’s UK digital bank blocks customers from buying crypto (cnbc.com) British Business Bank makes £135mn loss as tech valuations drop | Financial… The post Things worth reading: 27th September 2023 appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog.
  • Do you need to be in finance to start a fintech?
    von Chris M Skinner
    I saw an interesting comment the other day that got lots of shares, likes and clicks: fintech founders MUST have some experience in banking or financial services background first before they are funded. Many fintech neophytes destroy so much value not out of deliberate actions but just pure ignorance. Funnily enough the person making this… The post Do you need to be in finance to start a fintech? appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog.
  • Things worth reading: 26th September 2023
    von Chris M Skinner
    Things we’re reading today include … Bank of England costing taxpayers eye-watering £24bn to cover huge losses | Politics | News | Express.co.uk Bank of England launches hunt for ‘unconscious bias’ in finance industry (telegraph.co.uk) Coinbase (COIN) Entered Into Bank of Spain’s Crypto Registry (coindesk.com) Are “everything apps” the future of fintech? – Tech.eu Former… The post Things worth reading: 26th September 2023 appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog.
  • Regulation versus innovation is a double-edged sword
    von Chris M Skinner
    I was intrigued by a new report from the IMF (International Monetary Fund) which states that: “if the use of fintech grows rapidly outside of the regulated sector, it can generate risks to market conduct and integrity”. Shock, horror! And so? “New fintech developments might quickly become systemic due to network effects (for example, when… The post Regulation versus innovation is a double-edged sword appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog.
  • Things worth reading: 25th September 2023
    von Chris M Skinner
    Things we’re reading today include … A crypto firm sent a disability worker $10m by mistake. Months later she was arrested at an Australian airport | The Guardian State-owned British Business Bank makes £147m annual loss – BBC News ‘China’s World Bank’ plans to triple climate change lending by 2030 | Financial Times (ft.com) NatWest… The post Things worth reading: 25th September 2023 appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog.
  • The Finanser’s Week: 18th September – 24th September 2023
    von Chris M Skinner
    This week’s main blog discussions include … Can you answer these four questions? It made me laugh. Someone posed the question: what is the hiring process for fintech? After a short thought, my reply was to ask the candidate four questions: What do you think about banks? Define Python for me. Why did Schrodinger have… The post The Finanser’s Week: 18th September – 24th September 2023 appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog.
  • Can you answer these four questions?
    von Chris M Skinner
    It made me laugh. Someone posed the question: what is the hiring process for fintech? After a short thought, my reply was to ask the candidate four questions: What do you think about banks? Define Python for me. Why did Schrodinger have a cat? Pork bellies or Orange juice? They are probably too cryptic for… The post Can you answer these four questions? appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog.
  • Things worth reading: 22nd September 2023
    von Chris M Skinner
    Things we’re reading today include: EU bank chief warns against ‘Colonialism 2.0’ as green transition progresses – EURACTIV.com U.S. FSC supports the “Anti-Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC)” bill – Fintech Org Blog (fintechinfo.org) Bitcoin (BTC) Price Slides as USD, Interest Rates Surge (coindesk.com) Launching a new digital proposition: Lloyds Bank 360 – Lloyds Banking Group… The post Things worth reading: 22nd September 2023 appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog.
  • Is AI the biggest risk today?
    von Chris M Skinner
    I just got a copy of Gartner’s emerging risks report for the second quarter 2023. A summary of the report is below but, before you read that, the charts speak volumes. First, we talk about PEST – Political, Economic, Social, Technological – forces for change. Right now, unsurprisingly, most change forces are based upon economic… The post Is AI the biggest risk today? appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog.

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