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.
Payments hold the key to the Internet of Things
June 1, 2016The much-vaunted Internet of Things will be rooted in finance. The process has already begun, somewhere you might not expect.
The madness of blockchain
May 2, 2016It is worth tuning out the white noise surrounding blockchain because real change is in the works – provided everyone understands what it involves.
The fintech generation game
April 1, 2016Fintech 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.
Why banks have to think backwards on fintech
February 29, 2016Techfin or fintech? Incumbent banks think in terms of the former – applying technology to the financial process – while for start-ups it's the latter, in that they take the financial process and apply technology. It is a subtle difference, but an important one, says Chris Skinner.
The end of bank accounts as the 'digital me' takes over
February 1, 2016As identities increasingly move online, the 'bank account' will eventually become a place where virtual money is kept in a digital 'bucket' with access allowed to trusted parties.
The waterfall effect: technology takes time to hit the ground
January 1, 2016Layers of resistance, from hard-to-update legacy systems to hard-to-break user habits, make the timeline for seeing a new technological innovation hit the mainstream surprisingly long.
An end to the analogue age
December 1, 2015With a global majority preferring digital access to banking, the cost of serving a dwindling number of customers through expensive analogue channels is growing, something that will eventually lead to banks disposing of these channels altogether.
Face the music: banking rules prevent total digital disruption
November 2, 2015Will banking be disrupted by digitalisation to the extent that music and entertainment have? Not quite, thanks to the tight regulation those operating within financial markets have to adhere to.
Time is on the banks' side – so use it wisely
October 1, 2015Banks worrying about new market entrants would do well to remember how slowly capital moves.
