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The Launch of LINE Securities 14 September 2019 Blog Eiichiro Yanagawa
LINE Corporation launches the LINE Securities, a mobile investment service, August 20, 2019. Based on the joint venture agreement to form a busi…
Should Banks be Taking Cues from Other Retailers? 13 September 2019 Blog Bob Meara
It used to be that most bankers I interacted with had a keen interest in benchmarking their bank’s performance against peer group institutions.…
We Are Now Accepting Nominations for Model Bank 2020! 4 September 2019 Blog Zilvinas Bareisis
It seems like only yesterday we were celebrating Model Bank 2019 award winners. And yet, it is time again to invite financial institutions to re…
Payment Infrastructure Trends in Japan 18 August 2019 Blog Eiichiro Yanagawa
As the first installment of this series on payment infrastructure, Part 1 of this report examined developments in the retail payments infrastruc…
Dissecting A Couple of Recent Announcements by Nets 6 August 2019 Blog Zilvinas Bareisis
Yesterday, Nets, a large payments company in the Nordics, and Mastercard announced that "Mastercard has entered into agreement to acquire Nets'…
A Recap of #TFITS 2019, Part 3: Emerging Technology Panel 30 July 2019 Blog Eiichiro Yanagawa
About TFITS Tokyo Financial Information & Technology Summit (TFITS) is the only event in Japan dedicated to IT, data, and operations executives…
A Recap of #TFITS 2019, Part 2: Case Study Panel 29 July 2019 Blog Eiichiro Yanagawa
About TFITS Tokyo Financial Information & Technology Summit (TFITS) is the only event in Japan dedicated to IT, data, and operations executives…
A Recap of #TFITS 2019, Part 1: CIO Panel 28 July 2019 Blog Eiichiro Yanagawa
About TFITS Tokyo Financial Information & Technology Summit (TFITS) is the only event in Japan dedicated to IT, data, and operations executives…
How Not to Digitally Onboard Customers 18 July 2019 Blog Bob Meara
Like so many other investors in today’s low interest rate environment, I recently went in search of a higher yield savings account — one that wo…
Bitcoin-to-Bitcoin Derivatives 26 June 2019 Blog John Dwyer
Libra fatigue? The market continues to digest the Libra news — and this is certainly an important milestone in the evolution of crypto. Stableco…
Tales from the Road: Roundup from the Spring Conference Season 24 June 2019 Blog Gareth Lodge
Many of us are coming off the back of a very full, frantic, but thankfully fruitful spring conference trail. Dan Latimore, SVP of our Banking gr…
Why Bankers Should Pay Attention to 5G 21 June 2019 Blog Daniel W. Latimore
I just had my mind completely changed about the impact of 5G on retail banking. I knew that 5G would have profound implications on IoT, analytic…
Libra 20 June 2019 Blog John Dwyer
Let’s drill down into the key takeaways from Libra. Gateway to Crypto First and foremost, Libra is a huge deal simply because it will introduce…
What to make of Facebook's Libra? 19 June 2019 Blog Zao Wu
They say that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. If so, perhaps WeChat and Ant Financial should be flattered that Facebook has launche…
Pick your title: Financial empowerment to the unbanked is closer thanks to the Libra Association 17 June 2019 Blog Alenka Grealish
The early days of digital assets are becoming increasingly interesting and vibrant. Today, details about Facebook’s secret cryptocurrency projec…