Tag: transformation
The True Democratisation of Wealth Management
Have we reached the stage of true democratisation of finance? Or, better yet, of wealth management? In case you have missed it, the digital broker Robinhood just did a big IPO. Big as in it gave the company an initial market capitalisation of $32 billion. Everybody was expecting it, but that’s not pocket change. At…
Will Supply Chain evolve with the Digital Disruption?
Guest post by Antonio Lanotte from CFE Tax Advisers Europe, a Brussels-based association of European tax advisers, and Lorenzo Savastano from the Guardia di Finanza, an Italian law enforcement agency under the authority of the Minister of Economy and Finance. Introduction The most considerable application of blockchain, in the form of a distributed ledger technology…
An opportunity to create an ecosystem that will allow EU Fintechs to thrive
Guest post by Antonio Lanotte on the EU’s proposed legal framework on AI: how is it an opportunity to create an ecosystem that will allow European fintechs to thrive? Introduction After more than 18 months of the pandemic, there are two main but connected takeaways from the Covid-19. On the one side, the increased importance…
How can APIs transform lending? Interview with Nick Chandi
The financial world is being transformed very fast. Innovators are disrupting the status quo and challenging how incumbents are doing business. Anybody would have obviously realised that. Even if you do not spend as much time keeping an eye on what is going on. As some of us do, maybe a bit too much. The…
How AI and Predictive Analytics Disrupt the Insurance Industry
Guest post by Timothy Partasevitch, Chief Growth Officer at Smart IT.Smart IT is a custom software development and web development company headquartered in Minsk and San Francisco. Customer service in the insurance industry leaves much to be desired. Clients traditionally had to put up with the lack of smooth operations and absence of personalization. That’s…
Wealth Management: Why is JP Morgan Acquiring Nutmeg?
Big news in UK wealth management: JP Morgan is acquiring the digital wealth manager Nutmeg. It seems that the U.S. banking giant has big plans for the UK, as it has been slowly but surely working on a digital bank for a few years already. It is due to launch later this year, and the…
Having a great fintech idea doesn’t matter…
That’s not a click-bait headline. Maybe just a little to get your attention. But it’s true: having a great idea doesn’t matter so much in the business world. Even though, actually, it is a bit more nuanced. Having an idea indeed matters, but much less than its execution. What that really means is that you…
