Issue 87 · Sep 28, 2016 Weekly edition · 3 min read

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What Every FinTech CEO Should Know About Risk Management

A FinTech CEO who doesn’t understand risk management is at a crushing disadvantage. Why?

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Innovation Basics for Community Banks and Credit Unions “We must innovate!” Are you sick of hearing this yet? Are youe focused on revenue growth, expense management and the increasing burden of regulatory compliance? If so, innovation may be the furthest thing from your mind. Open story ↗ Planning for the Bank’s Future: Why Advanced Data Analytics Is Paramount in 2017? Why should data science and advanced analytics be a critical component to the bank’s 2017 business plan? Consider these compelling reasons: Open story ↗ Can This 22-year-old Coder Out-Bitcoin Bitcoin? Vitalik Buterin, creator of the fast-growing new cryptocurrency network Ethereum, wants to use his technology to disrupt, well, everything. Open story ↗ 3 Industries That Will Be Transformed By AI, Machine Learning And Big Data In The Next Decade Historically, when new technologies become easier to use, they transform industries. Open story ↗ Advanced Analytics. Personalization and the Customer Journey. Interview w/ Jim Marous Delighted to bring you our latest catch up with Jim Marous – Keynote Speaker, Author and Strategist, Top 10 #Fintech and #Finserv Influencer, Co-Publisher of The Financial Brand, Owner of the Digital Banking Report. Open story ↗ Banking’s One-to-One Future is Finally Possible Almost a quarter century ago, a book was written about how organizations would focus on share of customer as opposed to share of market, building a personalized collaboration driven by big data. With advanced analytics, banking may finally getting close to realizing this vision. Open story ↗ Blockchain: mind the gap Blockchain technology is far from mature and there is a danger that regulation could crush innovation and competition. Professor Michael Mainelli and Simon Mills* argue that a more measured approach to the technology would be to develop voluntary standards. Open story ↗ Should SWIFT be afraid of blockchain technology? Recently there were some interesting announcements on blockchain and the payments industry that triggered me to write this blog. Especially now that SWIFT’s SIBOS event takes place in Geneva. Open story ↗ As traders leave, the developers arrive I find it a little amusing to see the noise being made by banks about FinTech. Lots of noise, not so much action. Open story ↗ The path to perfect harmony The nitty-gritty work has been done with IS0 20022, but new technology and regulations mean that institutions will have to standardise their workflows as well, writes David Bannister*. Open story ↗ Andresen: Ethereum Won’t Replace Bitcoin, But it’s More Decentralized Former Bitcoin Core lead developer Gavin Andresen has clarified comments he made comparing growth in the Bitcoin and Ethereum networks. Open story ↗ Fintech's Biggest Impact May Occur Behind the Scenes Disruptive technologies are reforming, if not revolutionizing, the retail side of financial services. Open story ↗ Swiss Central Banker: Blockchain Turning Finance 'On Its Head' The president and chairman of the board of Switzerland's central bank described a financial system "turned on its head" by blockchain and distributed ledgers to kick off the Sibos conference yesterday in Switzerland. Open story ↗ Digital security requires a complex hybrid approach In early June, Reuters disclosed that the US Federal Reserve had detected more that 50 cyber security breaches from 2011 through 2015. It should be noted that this may only represent a small fraction of the Fed’s total exposure during this period. Open story ↗

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