Three fintech learnings from the Wirecard scandal
The headlines just kept coming last week. Wirecard postponed the disclosure of its annual report again, after its auditor EY couldn’t verify the existence of ca. $2 billion in [...]
How banks can unlock the potential of open finance
As banking increasingly becomes a technology play, the usage of internal and external application programming interfaces (APIs) is surging. That’s why API management platforms are crucial for financial services [...]
Platforms and open data transforming banking
Jussi Valsta, the CEO of VertaaEnsin.fi, a financial product information and comparison platform, which is part of CompareEuropeGroup, shares his views on how the platform and data economy changes the business [...]
SpareBank 1 creates the leading banking ecosystem
Kristine Ursfjord, partner manager private market at SpareBank 1, reveals how traditional banks can successfully build ecosystems around their core financial services offerings. SpareBank 1 [...]
Banks now need a firm sense of their purpose
Right now it is business-as-not-usual for millions of SMEs due to the Covid-19 crisis. Their survival relies on quick and fair distribution of the emergency funds backed by the [...]
Banks become part of the customer’s ecosystem
Krista Korelin, Director Digital Retail Banking at OP Financial Group, shares her insights into how banks are impacted by the emerging open platform economy. How [...]
Adapting to the corona virus
The corona virus is now a fact of life, affecting every single layer of society around the world. How do we adapt to the new normal and keep life [...]
Banks play a pivotal role in navigating the Covid-19 crisis
The outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic is an unsettling human tragedy on global scale. Financial services institutions now have a direct imperative to prove their purpose as good corporate [...]
Making business of open banking
The forerunners in open banking showed that open banking has potential to improve customer experience, increase efficiencies and unlock new revenue once it is linked to business strategy and [...]
Developing a winning brand portfolio in financial services
In the digital era, successful banks design their brand portfolios around meeting contextual customer needs. This is the second of two posts on building financial [...]