Defining a strategy is easy. Transforming those slides and spreadsheets into action is the tricky part. Instead of presenting an endless barrage of charts, boxes, and figures, leaders should embrace storytelling as a tool to inspire and engage the organization.
Med ny teknologi og regulatoriske endringer går bankene fra å være en lukket silo til å bli en åpen plattform. Det er dette som kalles open banking. I denne artikkelen stilles det spørsmål om hva dette egentlig betyr for bankbransjen slik vi kjenner den, og hvilke muligheter dette representerer for både etablerte aktører og nystartede selskaper.
Mandag 2. desember inviterte Finansdepartementet utvalgte aktører i finansbransjen til å dele sitt syn på fintech for å gi sine innspill på hvordan norsk finansnæring også i fremtiden kan ligge langt fremme i den teknologiske utviklingen.
Challenger bank and for many fintech favorite Revolut announced last week that the company is set to raise additional $1,5 billion for its expansion into the US market. In terms of valuation, Revolut is aiming somewhere in the range of $5-10 billion. The big question is whether the company fundamentals and future expectations justiy this valuation, or is Revolut the Wework of fintech?
I have previously argued that leadership is the key ingredient for digital success, and even a born-digital company like Sbanken needs digital transformation in order to adapt to a new landscape for financial services. In order to embrace the change, we have defined a set of leadership principles as a code of conduct when navigating forward.
The financial industry has been standing at the precipice of this major shift. Some banks have taken the leap – innovative thinkers and leaders embracing the data revolution and using it to deliver amazing services. For those who’ve waited, now is your time – to take a leap, redefine how consumers manage their money and seize a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to change banking for the better.
With the rise of online banking, social media, e-commerce, and peer-to-peer services, a verified digital identity is a crucial ingredient in making any digital platforms succeed. There is too much at stake when it comes to our digital identities to remain unvigilant of what is going on, as shown numerous times through both data breaches where our personal data is compromised and manipulation of public opinion through social media. Ownership of our digital identities should belong to we the people rather than one corporation or consortium of corporations that seek to exploit our data for profit.
Teknisk gjeld – gamle IT-systemer som må oppdateres og forbedres for å ikke falle sammen – har lenge vært et sentralt tema for enhver IT-avdeling og ethvert utviklermiljø. Du er ikke digital bare fordi du har lansert en app, og dersom du beveger deg for raskt i kundegrensesnittet uten å samtidig adressere underliggende teknologi vil du til slutt møte veggen. Hva er egentlig problemet, hvorfor ender så mange opp der, og hva skal til for å løse det?
Open banking has been one of the hottest technology trends in the banking industry for a while. But in order for banks to truly embrace open banking, it is imperative that the key concepts of open banking are well-known across the whole organization. This (updated) guide aims to give a brief overview and provide a deeper understanding of the term open banking
Facebook’s venture into the payments space has been a long time coming for many of us. Today Facebook finally unveiled the details surrounding the rumored cryptocurrency, Libra that is set to launch sometime 2020. What is it, who will benefit from it, and who will be potential victims of Facebook’s potential success?
Digitalisering er et tema som har gått fra bagatellisering til en overdreven teknologioptimisme til en erkjennelse om at vi må ta grep. For dette finnes det ingen enkel oppskrift, men det finnes kjennetegn på hva som skal til for å komme i gang.
Open banking is one of the factors that will shape the future of banking, and at the heart of open banking lies APIs. However, just opening up your APIs provides little to no value unless developers actually want to use your APIs. Providing an excellent developer experience crucial to keep your external developer community engaged.
Crowdfunding is, in my opinion, one of the most exciting fields in fintech, and even though the field has had a slow start in Norway compared to other countries, the segment is now blooming. What are the problems that the solutions aim to solve, where is the market heading, and is a threat or a supplement to traditional financial services?
Climate change is real, the earth is getting warmer, and it is our fault. The rate of human-induced rate species extinction is accelerating to more than 1,000 to 10,000 times the normal rate. Water scarcity is getting worse, where at the current consumption rate, two thirds of the world population may face water shortages by 2025. Our oceans are not in a healthy state either, 63 percent of global fish stocks are considered overfished, and where there are no more fish, we are filling our oceans with plastic waste. In order to combat these and many other challenges affecting the environment, we must all do our part, and that includes the financial services industry.
Join me at this year’s Money 20/20 Europe in June where I will be hosting an all-star panel on how all disruptors eventually become incumbents. From the perspective of Sbanken, the original challenger bank, existing digital-only since 2000, I will lead the discussion together with well-renowned fintech unicorns as they are coming of age. Stay tuned for more and get your tickets at Money 20/20.
Samtidig som både norske forbrukere og virksomheter er blant de mest digitale i verden trekkes det stadig frem at Nordmenn både er naive og utsatt når det kommer til digital sikkerhet. Når det kommer til digitale løsninger er det til syvende sist mennesker som ikke bare bruker, men også designer og utvikler løsningene. Ved å tro det beste om folk, risikerer vi å overse hvordan det vi lager kan benyttes til ondsinnede formål.
Why do once great companies continue to fail to keep up with the times? One explanation is that they attempt to solve the problems of tomorrow with the tools of yesterday.
Sbanken selects Nets Access to Account Services (NAAS) for a single platform enabling access to banks … Sbanken chooses Nets to support TPP initiatives under PSD2Read more
As head of business development and IT, making sure we have sufficient developer capacity to reach our goals is a significant part of my job. I thought I’d share the story of how we successfully have scaled our development capacity significantly while maintaining productivity and cost-efficiency.
One of the issues for incumbents when facing a new digital reality is the burden of legacy technology. Why exactly is this a problem, how do we end up with legacy IT, and how should we approach it?