Retail banking and payments may have stolen the fintech limelight, but they should not overshadow the achievements of investment banks in enhancing their revenue-generating capabilities. Everyone from equity traders to M&A advisers are realising that tech is not confined to the back office, as Danielle Myles reports.
View from SWIFT Business Forum London 2018
The SWIFT Business Forum London brings together 1,000 industry leaders and influential decision makers from payments, securities, market infrastructures and corporates, together with the fintech community. It provides extensive networking opportunities to meet and engage with your peers in one of the most innovative, thriving and dynamic financial centres in the world, London.
The Banker’s ‘View From’ series brings you multimedia coverage and summarises the key themes from the SWIFT Business Forum London 2018.
Joy Macknight, deputy editor at The Banker, covers the key discussions from the event through a video interview series with industry figures and policymakers.
Key discussion points:
|
|
View from BFL Interviews
Joy Macknight asks Marion King, group director of payments, NatWest, for her opinion on the brave new world of financial services and the role banks will play in the payments ecosystem going forward.
More interviews from the View from BFL
- Matt Armstrong-Barnes, chief technologist, Hewlett Packard Enterprise – View from BFL 2018
- David Scola, global head of financial institutions, Barclays – View from BFL 2018
- Paul Horlock, chief executive officer, New Payment System Operator – View from BFL 2018
- Aleks Krotoski, academic & journalist – View from BFL 2018
- Tom Halpin, global head of payment products, global liquidity and cash management, HSBC – View from BFL 2018
Free to read
Crypto mania: how central banks are responding to a new threat
April 3, 2018Cryptocurrencies have been making the headlines in recent months as their values soar and crash. But what threat to they pose to national and global financial systems? Stefanie Linhardt talks to central bankers about their response.
UK embraces role of global pioneer in Open Banking
March 1, 2018The UK has taken a giant step into the unknown, launching Open Banking ahead of its European counterparts. While not all the designated banks were ready on time, the initiative lays the groundwork for a range of new propositions for consumers and businesses.
Related articles
The women behind JPMorgan’s EMEA transaction banking business
April 3, 2018JPMorgan has long been committed to diversity in its workforce and its approach is yielding results. Joy Macknight talks to the women heading the US bank’s Europe, the Middle East and Africa treasury services business lines to gain insight into the drivers of change in the region.
Charting their own course: the move from globally harmonised regulation
January 2, 2018Cracks are emerging in the post-crisis drive to harmonise global financial regulation, with policy-makers diverging in everything from payments to data residency. The effects could be profound, as Danielle Myles discovers.
AI and the new age of fraud detection
October 2, 2017Next-generation artificial intelligence tools are ramping up the defence against fraudsters and allowing banks to increase efficiency, reduce headcount in compliance and provide a better customer experience. Joy Macknight reports.
Cyber: a weapon of choice for nation states?
February 1, 2018If a cyber war were to break out between nation states, would critical infrastructure, including financial systems, be afforded the same level of protections as they are in conventional warfare? Anita Hawser investigates.