The new EU Payment Services Directive for banks to share customers’ data with other companies is fraught with unmitigated risks surrounding consent, security and liability, argues Chris Skinner.

Cloud-based technology is enabling the cheaper creation and development of businesses via APIs – and regulators are keen for banks to get on board the efficiency bandwagon, writes Chris Skinner.

A little less complexity and a lot more contextual commerce could take digital banking in the right direction.

Banks can avoid 'rogue' behaviour by their employees by repurposing the technology already used for customer data to monitor staff exposures. Chris Skinner explains.

Banks have learned that when it comes to fintech, if you can't beat them, join them, says Chris Skinner.

Markets run by computer can only approach perfection rather than reach it: humans will always be on hand to mess things up, writes Chris Skinner.

Regtech, the younger brother of fintech, is a hot topic within the UK, but other countries are struggling to follow suit. Chris Skinner explains why.

It is worth tuning out the white noise surrounding blockchain because real change is in the works – provided everyone understands what it involves.

Fintech companies are an odd mix of 'boomers' that tend to have the financial knowledge, and 'millennials' that bring the technological expertise. The success of such a company, however, seems to depend on how the two mix.