Today we’re meeting Jeremy Baber, CEO of payment card provider Lanistar. Who are you and what’s your background? My name is Jeremy Baber and I am the CEO of payment card provider Lanistar. My 30+ years of international experience have equipped me to bridge the gap between mission and day-to-day business processes, translating goals into […]
Brandon Aversano, Founder of Alloy Market
Today, we are bringing you a fantastic profile from Brandon Aversano, the founder of Alloy Market. The origin story is one to pay close attention to! Who are you and what’s your background? I graduated as the Distinguished Scholar from the Columbia College of Arts & Sciences at the George Washington University. My career began […]
James O’Sullivan, CEO & Founder of Nuke from Orbit
Who are you and what’s your background? I am James O’Sullivan, CEO and Founder of Nuke From Orbit. I am a technology entrepreneur, having been in technology all my life. I wrote my first programme in the late 80s when I was eight. Most notably, I founded Kobas, the complete hospitality management platform, in 2009, […]
Steve Round, Co-Founder of SaaScada
In today’s profile we are featuring Steve Round, the Co-Founder of SaaScada. Who are you and what’s your background? Steve Round, Co-Founder of SaaScada I’m Steve Round – Co-Founder of SaaScada and in a nut shell: 7 years as Chair, Ecology Building Society – building a greener society. 10 years as Chair, The Big Issue […]
Claus Nielsen, CEO & Co-Founder of CXFacts
Today’s profile features Claus Nielsen, CEO & Co-Founder of CXFacts. CXFacts provides a SaaS platform for unparalleled bank insights on their quality of service for corporate treasuries and as well unparalleled corporate customer insights for banks. One solution, globally, for both the sell-side and the buy-side. Who are you and what’s your background? I spent […]
It’s time to get that banking chatbot deployed
Does your bank still have legions of customer service agents bashing keyboards and phones? Most banks do.The leading financial players are way, way ahead of you.We deployed a chatbot at my bank a few years ago.Customers responded really, really well to it.The first-time resolution rates were utterly astonishing – and this was 5 years ago.I […]
UniCredit buying Vodeno would bring some excitement to the European Banking market
An ‘artist’s impression’ of the engine room of a bank (thanks to the imagination of ChatGPT) Here’s an opinion piece from Ewan published earlier today on LinkedIn: UniCredit is rumoured to be interested in buying Banking-as-a-Service player, Vodeno. So says a Bloomberg report this morning. Just what would that do to the European banking landscape? […]
Stockholm FinTech Week: Are you going?
It’s almost time for Stockholm FinTech Week and our editor Ewan is very much looking forward to attending. There is still time to purchase your tickets and flights. Will we see you there? Our editor Ewan is heading out tomorrow evening and will be on the hunt for interesting FinTech and financial services technology firms […]
Digital Bahrain: My GCC Contactless challenge completes with just one tiny exception
I tell you what, I really enjoyed visiting Bahrain. Really enjoyed it. I liked everything. I liked the small but very modern airport. I really enjoyed meeting local Bahrainis who were all incredibly positive and friendly. And I really appreciated how I was able to use contactless – Apple Pay in my case – everywhere. […]
GCC Contactless Challenge: Digital Qatar was mobile only for me, no plastic, no paper!
Hello from Doha, Qatar. I have had a great time with my on-going GCC Contactless Challenge here in Doha. Everything – and I do mean everything – has been utterly seamless from a contactless/Apple Pay standpoint. I haven’t had to use cash, or even credit card at any point. Now, again, it’s worth pointing out […]