Futurist, Brett King speaks to Finextra about Covid-19's impact on the industry and the lessons learned up to today, where FIs will move to next, what the future of business looks like post-pandemic.
Thursday 14 May 2020
Recovery post-pandemic - Brett King's views
Labels:
banking,
coronavirus,
covid19,
financial services,
fintech,
pandemic,
recovery
Friday 17 April 2020
Business Continuity and the Pandemic
COVID-19 has done just that - from shutting down international travel, stopping manufacturing, closing stores, malls, offices, schools, and more.
So just how are firms coping with events?
Read "Lessons from the front line - How managers have coped with the pandemic" from The Economist. Click HERE.
Labels:
business continuity,
coronavirus,
covid19,
pandemic
Downturns are corporate fraudsters’ worst enemy
As Warren Buffett once put it: “You only find out who is swimming naked when the tide goes out.” This time, thanks to the Covid-19 pandemic, the water has whooshed away at record speed.
Read the full Economist article HERE.
Sunday 5 April 2020
Will Covid-19 break the Internet?
As more and more countries across the world became subject to increasingly severe restrictions during March, the question popping up more and more frequently was "will the coronavirus break the internet?"
In the main the answer is "no" provided that we are talking about broadband; but what if you are connected over a mobile network?
The answer here is not all that straightforward. Find out more HERE.
In the main the answer is "no" provided that we are talking about broadband; but what if you are connected over a mobile network?
The answer here is not all that straightforward. Find out more HERE.
Labels:
broadband,
coronavirus,
covid19,
internet,
lockdown,
mobile,
technology,
work from home
Saturday 4 April 2020
Death of the unicorn - Technology startups are headed for a fall
The unicorn reality check was already underway before America declared a national state of emergency over Covid-19 on March 13th. Venture capitalists reckoned that a third of American unicorns would thrive, a third would disappoint and a third would be taken over or die.
Read more HERE
Read more HERE
Labels:
bubble,
coronavirus,
covid19,
startup,
technology,
unicorn
Tuesday 3 March 2020
What are the implications of Coronavirus for business? Update 25 June
The coronavirus outbreak is first and foremost a human tragedy, affecting hundreds of thousands of people. It is also having a growing impact on the global economy. McKinsey has published an extensive article that is intended to provide business leaders with a perspective on the evolving situation and implications for their companies.
Read the full McKinsey article HERE.
Labels:
banking,
business,
business continuity,
coronavirus,
covid19,
economy,
fintech,
global economy,
risk
Wednesday 26 February 2020
PSD2 - what U.S.based merchants who sell into the EU need to know
PSD2, Europe’s new set of online payment security rules, was supposed to have a ripple effect on U.S.-based merchants when it took effect in September 2019. However, a delay in full enforcement of the new standards until the end of 2020 has given US companies more time to figure out whether they’re required to comply and if so, how to do so.
What do U.S.-based merchants who sell into the EU need to know now? Get the details HERE.
What do U.S.-based merchants who sell into the EU need to know now? Get the details HERE.
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