James Berry Managing Director at Valuedynamx
People love games for a variety of reasons: they fuel our competitive sides, challenge us, offer an escape from the daily grind, and help us feel a sense of victory and accomplishment. Most of us are naturally attracted to activities we find stimulating, and game-like experiences satisfy that hunger—even via loyalty and reward programs. Gamificati...
17 May 2024 /retail /predictions Banking Strategy, Digital and Transformation
Mikhail Yegorin Head of PR at Jusan Bank
Kazakhstan is one of the world economy’s growth stories, with the Asian Development Bank’s latest assessment from April 2024 forecasting GDP growth of 3.8% in 2024 and 5.3% in 2025, far outstripping growth rates seen in advanced economies. When people think about the causes of economic growth, they often default to thinking about major events an
17 May 2024 /retail /inclusion Digital Banking
Sergiy Fitsak Managing Director, Fintech Expert at Softjourn
Fintech firms are increasingly reliant on advanced technology to provide innovative financial services. Gartner forecasts that by 2025, 85% of organizations will prioritize a cloud-first strategy, necessitating cloud-native architectures to meet their digital goals. Cloud computing is essential for these companies to scale effectively, manage larg...
15 May 2024 /payments /retail Banking Strategy, Digital and Transformation
Jaideep Dhok Senior Vice President & General Manager – BFSI at Persistent Systems
This article was co-authored by Praveen Bhadada, Head of Generative AI, Persistent Systems. In less than two years since its inception, Generative AI (GenAI) has become a pivotal area of investment in North America's Banking, Financial Services, and Insurance (BFSI) sector, outpacing earlier tech waves like Cloud, Mobility, and Blockchain. GenAI’s ...
15 May 2024 /ai /retail Artificial Intelligence and Financial Services
Alex Kreger Founder & CEO at UXDA
Distinguishing your financial services from competitors is not just an advantage—it's a necessity. Let's explore this concept deeply, showing how modern financial brands can create a significant edge by building digital service advantages on five critical value levels. While many financial brands stick to outdated designs and "copycat" s...
15 May 2024 /retail /devops Banking Strategy, Digital and Transformation
Kaustuv Ghosh Founder at Nxtgen Payment Infra. Prometheus Labs.
The MSME credit gap in ASEAN remains considerable. But MSMEs may be facing a new enemy. The threat lies in weather patterns and whether we can succeed in keeping the temperature rise at acceptable levels. Event-based vulnerability has always been in evidence anyway. It will just get more accentuated. Core issues, as many practitioners rightly poi...
15 May 2024 /retail /inclusion Asia Financial Services
Steve Morgan Banking Industry Market Lead at Pegasystems
While I did not go there to work in a bank, I ended up in senior operations and change leadership roles for the lending business of ANZ, one of Australia’s biggest banks, for nine years. What I experienced there has informed how I see technology enabling transformation and left me considering how Australian banks absorb technology can offer lesson...
14 May 2024 /retail /markets Banking Strategy, Digital and Transformation
Akhil Rao Director at Nth Exception
In today’s interconnected economy, efficient cross-border payments are crucial for businesses and individuals alike. Yet, traditional payment methods often face challenges such as delays, high costs, and limited transparency. Fortunately, recent innovations in financial technology, notably the adoption of the ISO 20022 messaging standard and machi...
14 May 2024 /payments /retail SWIFT Matters
Jeremy Boot Product Strategist at Temenos
Introduction The BIS recently published a working paper entitled “Finternet: the financial system for the future”. This Finterent – or financial internet – is an intriguing vision of a modern financial system based on shared, interoperable, and unified ledgers, upon which the world’s assets and value would be stored and transferred. This represent...
13 May 2024 /payments /retail Futuristic Banking
Supriya Dahiwelkar Principal Consultant-Payments at Delta Capita
Last week I attended the Women in Payments EMEA Symposium 2024. This event took place at the beautiful De Vere Grand Connaught in London, on 29th and 30th April. The theme of “Get future ready now” covered not just the future landscape of payments but also delved into topics like women’s health in the workplace, hidden barriers for women’s careers...
10 May 2024 /payments /retail
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