The correlation between wearables and finance remains rather unclear. A nifty feature to some, and a waste of resources for everyone else. For Chase, wearables are an important part of their future strategy. Bank-issued Visa cards can now be used in...
Mobile banking is playing an ever-increasing role of importance these days. For banks, it poses a lot of new opportunities, but also a fair few risks. BBVA is confident the shift to mobile will only result in positive changes. Enforcing that change,...
Blockchain technology will make its mark on the financial sector. That is not the only industry on the verge of being disrupted by distributed ledgers. Wirecard has launched a DLT venture for its new supply chain payment platform. A powerful idea,...
There is a growing fear as to how robots will put humans out of a job. While that is certainly one of the likely outcomes, DBS is ensuring the transition will be smooth. So much even that they are using an AI-based recruitment agent to fill job...
The financial situation in the United Kingdom is changing rapidly. New research by consumer group Which? shows 60 branches are shut down every month by banks combined. That means two locations disappear per day, on average. A worrisome development,...
Financial institutions face many different challenges. Especially when it comes to cybercrime, the situation is getting out of hand. One would expect the situation to improve over time, but that is not the case. Instinet Europe found that out the...
