Covid-19 has shaken the whole world and, for most people, turned our ‘normal’ lives into something entirely different. While the word ‘unprecedented’ has been used in over and over in articles and news reports, it’s hard to come up with a more appropriate word for the current situation we are living in, or the impact…
I was extremely pleased to be asked to speak at the financial roundtable of the OECD Committee on Financial Market’s Experts Group on Finance and Digitalisation (CMF EGFD) in Paris on October 23rd. I joined a select group of speakers and, apart from the key message I already shared on LinkedIn, each of us gave…
(originally posted 28 May 2019) OK, let’s cut to the chase. As co-founder and Executive Board Member of EWPN and payments lawyer and business leader I believe that the male dominated FinTech sector requires its male executives (especially the more senior ones) to take positive steps to encourage and deliver diversity. Sorry guys; but…
Open Banking and Innovation: Let’s not wait for PSD3! Let’s start with a fundamental question about the future of banking, finance and innovation. Our question is – in this fast-paced, digital age, how can the financial institutions drive innovation whilst enabling open and safe data use and staying compliant with regulations? Is there a…
I’ve previously written about the downside of cashless societies and how it can impact some of the more vulnerable members of our society (if you missed it, you can read it here: https://bit.ly/2S05cah). This topic triggered a lot of responses and since it is an issue I (and many others) feel very strongly about, I…
2018 has been a year of thrills and surprises for the payments industry with a host of regulatory changes to deal with. It was the year that the entire industry realised that no matter what you plan for, regulations rarely deliver what’s expected! So, can we look forward to the dust settling somewhat…