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A discussion of trends in innovation management within financial institutions, and the key processes, technology and cultural shifts driving innovation.
Turning the tide Between 1995 and 2010 I climbed the corporate ladder into the multi-national board room. I was a trained Dutch economist and former navy seal that rigorously drove growth for the bran...
Introduction If the customer lifecycle is a performance, the onboarding process is the opener. If the opener doesn’t catch your attention, you don’t want to stay for the show. For many financial insti...
Very recently I attended an online mega event on Fintech. It was a packed event, with variety of themes, content, thought leaders, discussion, workshops and networking opportunities. The event revolve...
Square acquires Afterpay for $29 billion. Scalapay's valuation rises to $700 million after the latest funding round. Upgrade will launch a Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) solution during 2022. These are just...
On July 7, 2020, I have published another of the WASTELESS WORLD STORY ARTICLES advising readers to VALUE WHAT THEY HAVE, NOT WHAT THEY GET Many send me comments into my social media accounts so as in...
One of the impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic has been the increased urgency with which firms approach digital transformation. These initiatives aim to improve customer satisfaction, retention and acqui...
Where the Dutch mortgage market is growing steadily and there are few major shifts, there is plenty of movement in the international market. The return on mortgages is good compared to other forms of ...
Recently, I have seen a growing number of decision makers in financial institutions taking a different approach to technology. This is because they have realised that many of the systems they relied o...
What is an API? Why has this technology revolutionized the investment industry? Let's talk about API-based FinTech solutions used by financial institutions to introduce new products and services, incr...
While we have seen phenomenal growth in the BNPL (Buy Now Pay Later) segment in recent past, and I have already done a post on BNPL stating how the product is digital native, helping to expand the mar...
The current financial crime compliance management efforts are based on a combination of automated but static analysis of a pre-determined set of risk factors, together with human judgement. Legacy sys...
Introduction The eager and rapid adoption of artificial intelligence (A.I.) by financial institutions (F.I.s) may surprise those outside this otherwise cautious industry. However, the industry consens...