Money 20/20 Europe is unique in so many aspects. One is that it is the perfect occasion to talk to the shakers of industry and learn how they do things differently. We spoke to Charles McManus, who is the CEO of ClearBank. ClearBank is the UK’s first new clearing bank…

“What I’ve learned is to listen to the big drum, which is like boom, boom, boom, and to keep the drum of progress going so that the bank and its teams go forward and care less about the annoyance of the little music that is happening in the technology if…

One of our Corporate Members is Dynafin Consulting. DynaFin Consulting provides its clients with pragmatic and flexible solutions within the financial services industry. …

Written by Andrew Vorster, originally posted here. Money20/20 Europe felt different for me this year. It was certainly a “show” that put the attendees right in the centre of the action from the get-go. Walking into the main arena on day one, attendees found themselves on a huge stage ramp…

Written by Andrew Vorster, originally posted here. Paolo Sironi is the Global Research Leader in Banking and Financial Markets for IBM Consulting, Institute for Business Value — a Global Think Tank for discussions about the transformation of the Financial Services Industry. He is also the co-host of Breaking Banks Europe…

Written by Andrew Vorster, originally posted here. “Money makes the world go round The world go round The world go round Money makes the world go round That clinking clanking sound!” So sang Liza Minnelli in the 1972 film adaptation of the Broadway musical “Cabaret” and while it may be…

Digital banking is the future. Over the years, the number of bank branches declined considerably, simply because there was not enough traffic to keep them open. COVID-19 accelerated that process. In Belgium today, we have the luxury of being at the top of countries with the highest density of branches…

Banks’ priorities change constantly and this requires different skill sets. They need digital talent, data experts, artificial intelligence specialists, engineers, and more compliance officers. We spoke to Jean-Philippe Thirion, Business Unit Leader of Financial Institutions at TriFinance, to learn how banks cope with these challenges. Jean-Philippe: Talent attraction and talent retention is the top priority. This isn’t something recent; I’ve heard this since I started my career. Change is complex and, in today’s world, continuous.

On April 28, I invited Tiina Laukkonen, Global Payments Expert at Amazon, for an interactive session. I met her a few times at a conference in London, Payments International. …