Issue 169 · May 24, 2018 Weekly edition · 6 min read

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Does banking fail to serve the older ones of digital native customers? About Google, Apple, Facebook and Amazon in war with banks and the European experience of building the future of banking. Everything worth knowing in

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‘Mobile First, Digital Everything’ – The European Experience of Building the Future of Banking “I think the success of digital banking is very simple. If you look at traditional banks, they have built up companies over the last 40 to 50 years and I think the difficulty is they are non-digital companies. They have a big workforce and it’s very hard to transform a company that has maybe 50,000 employees into a digital company. Open story ↗ How Businesses Can Navigate the Ethics of Big Data Simplilearn — The growth of big data during the last decade has opened the door to a lot of opportunities and threats alike. Big data is not just big and powerful, it is also prone to errors. We can currently process more than terabytes of data at a lightning and superficial speed Open story ↗ Money20/20 Europe (June 4-6, Amsterdam, NL) Money20/20 is that space - where technology meets money, money meets people, people meet ideas and ideas become reality. SAVE 200€ OFF YOUR TICKET WITH OUR CODE: 18FIWE Open story ↗ GAFA and Banking: The Next Battleground? Medium — My kids and better half are all on Apple, our home Wi-Fi runs on AirPlay and we watch AppleTV. This dependency on Apple started with the iPod, and it is now touching multiple aspects of my life. Open story ↗ Real Estate Fintech: What We Have Learned So Far, and a Few Predictions for the Future FinTech Weekly Magazine — Real estate crowdfunding came into existence after the Global Financial Crisis. Several high profile startups got started around 2010–2012, spurred in part by the JOBS Act which streamlined the process of raising capital from individual investors. As the Internet transformed one industry after another, the real estate investment space appeared stodgy and overdue for disruption. Open story ↗ Banking Fails to Serve Older ‘Digital Native’ Consumers The Financial Brand — Millennials may be the most likely to embrace the 'next best thing' in mobile banking, but tectonic shifts in mobile banking adoption rates indicate that Boomers are the segment with the most potential for growth and profits. Open story ↗ Fintech is disrupting big banks, but here’s what it still needs to learn from them Much of the hype around fintech focuses on what traditional banks do wrong: they’re slow to adopt new technology; they don’t center the customer; they’re too big to respond nimbly to change. This narrative is part of why fintech continues to attract massive investment, with $31 billion total flowing into the sector last year, according to KPMG. Open story ↗ 8 Trends Shaping The Future Of Blockchain Technology CBInsights — Regulatory scrutiny is increasing, but this isn't slowing the pace of blockchain activity — if anything, it's helping the industry mature. As financing methods shift and investors search for the killer app, we dive into eight trends shaping the future of blockchain technology. Open story ↗ Do customers really want ‘invisible banking’? The Finanser — Quite a few people talk about invisible banking today. The idea is that banking transactions and services should be invisible as if they are noticeable, as in visible, then that means you have pain and friction which should have been removed. Open story ↗ Start-ups: there is no right way of selling to a bank, but there is a wrong way Banking Tech — Fintech is officially cool these days and banks have gone from indifference, to various degrees of engagement (via incomprehension and PR frenzy) to eventually totally drinking the cool aid. Which is awesome for the banks but I am not of the school that thinks this will make life easier for the start-ups. And this is not necessarily a bad thing. Open story ↗ Four Models to Weather the Turbulence in Banking Bain — Turbulence in banking markets just won’t let up. New competitors ranging from established technology giants, such as Alibaba and Amazon, to smaller specialists, such as Mint and Betterment, have steadily encroached on traditional banking activities. Open story ↗ Social media and fintech – what kind of relationship? Banking Tech — If social media was the most important marketing and communication trend of this decade, then fintech promises to deliver the most radical changes in the conduct of financial services in the next one. Open story ↗ Fintech 2018 – Hot Topics and Top Influencers onalytica — FinTech is a relatively new industry applying technology to improve financial activities. FinTech companies consist of both startups and established financial and technology companies trying to replace or enhance services provided by existing financial companies. Typical areas in which FinTech companies operate include online and mobile payments, alternative finance and financial management. Open story ↗ SupTech – Regulators' Push to RegTech Medici — RegTech as a segment has been witnessing immense interest and activity in the recent past – be it due to the huge fines for non-compliance being imposed by regulators across the world; the reputational damage resulting from these fines, especially for the large, well-known banks; or the realization of the huge potential cost savings and other strategic benefits. Open story ↗ With Blockchain Insurers Opt For 'Coopetition' Forbes — At the Blockchain for Insurance summit in London, a gathering of major insurance players, technologists and thought leaders promoting digital transformation using blockchain, a clear pattern is emerging. Open story ↗ To Succeed With AI, Invest In Humans The Financial Brand — Artificial intelligence has the potential to transform customer experiences and establish entirely new business models in banking. To achieve the highest level of results, there needs to be a collaboration between humans and machines that will require training and a reassessment of the future of work in banking. Open story ↗ Why Lenders Need Digital Transformation For Financing Proposals FinTech Weekly Magazine — Lenders are facing more competition than ever. From e-commerce giants to rideshare apps and investment banks. Applying for a loan or other forms of credit is getting easier, which is why traditional and fintech lenders need to be ahead of the competition to retain market share. Open story ↗ Norway's Central Bank Mulls Digital Currency as Cash Use Declines coindesk — Norway's central bank is preparing for a future in which it might issue a digital currency amid a slump in cash usage in the country. 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