FinTECHTalents – Reasons to be Thankful

Today is a day of Thanksgiving in the good old US of A. Many Americans will sit down to roast turkey, pumpkin pie and questionable politics. However, you do not need to be ‘American’ to find reasons to be thankful this year. So, let’s cast off worries about Brexit, forgive those times your bank took
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The 10 Commandments of an Influencer

I became an influencer partly through circumstance – I was a journalist – my by line and face are on thousands of news pieces, features, event agendas and videos. However, some of it is by design. I decided to make my opinions and viewpoints public. However, I have an overarching philosophy that I stick to
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How to be a moderator – a fool proof guide

The first time I was asked to speak in public it was to moderate a panel. If I remember correctly, it was for an event on risk management held in Frankfurt. I was deep in the risk world at that time – it was the era of Basel II and super-fast Monte Carlo simulations. ‘FinTech’
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Regulation as a competitive advantage

Pr. Bertrand Munier explains how NERP can be used to support MiFID II’s impact in wealth management in this Q&A. NERP can work as a very effective coordinating device in wealth management organisations and can be a very important first step in the digital transformation of banking, according to Munier. Can you tell us a
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#NoBarStools

A few years ago, at a popular ‘FinTech innovation demo show’ in London, a Russian payments company brought out the scantily clad ‘Miss Russia’ to demonstrate how the audience could use their payments app to purchase her clothing line on the internet. Many people – men and women – in the audience were shocked. My
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Regulation as Competitive Advantage

Pr. Bertrand Munier explains how NERP can be used to support MiFID II’s impact in wealth management in this Q&A. NERP can work as a very effective coordinating device in wealth management organisations and can be a very important first step in the digital transformation of banking, according to Munier. Can you tell us a
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The 10 people you always see at conferences – Add yours!

I had a meeting last year with the PR person for a ‘well-known American payments company’. The founder was due to speak at Money 20/20 Europe. The PR woman was very nice and pleasant – but said something that made me think of a Twitter thread I wrote awhile back, while bored at an event
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Technology as a catalyst for change – INNOVATION TRIGGERS Day 1

Technology has had some bad press of late. Whether it be privacy invading algorithms on social networks or media-induced fear over the upcoming advances in robotics and AI– what tends to get lost is the way technology can inspire and fundamentally change business models, industry and society as a whole. Technology is but a tool
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Thinks outside the box talk

Back to School – Here come the students!

When the nights draw in and the last of the summer gin is emptied, our thoughts drift from holidays and playtime, towards projects, work and planning for the future. Come September, most of us, in essence, are headed back to school. Whether your school is covered in ivy or simply the school of life –
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Put your money on the table to tackle the diversity challenge

Looking at the numbers, Ashleigh Ainsely, Co-founder of Colorintech, highlights the scale of the challenge facing the industry in ensuring a more diverse workforce at all levels. As he demonstrates, greater diversity is fundamental to the future success of financial services, both in terms of securing the talent pipeline and creating products and services that best serve all economic citizens. We look forward to hearing
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