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The bank of the future

During the past 20 years, mobile services have changed so much in our lives – from ordering a taxi, eating out, or simply the way that we communicate with one another. Relatively speaking, banks have lagged behind this digital progress, but it seems like this is now changing.

Risk management in the wake of Basel 3:

The future of banking

Much has been done to define new regulations for the banking sector since the financial crisis. The prudential rules of Basel 3 with the so-called ‘final reform’ of December 2017 (commonly referred to as Basel 3.5 or Basel 4), for example, are as good as ready. So what can banks expect during the coming years?

Between hype and swamp

The FinTech buzz is doing the rounds at Zanders too! But… what exactly does the hype mean for us treasurers and risk managers in the real world today? If your viewpoint is, like ours, that financial risks will continue to remain concentrated, very little changes really – apart from the dynamics of risk carriers’ balance sheets, of course, and the amount of related data at our disposal.

European banking supervisors issued publications on fintech and Big Data

Recently, several European banking supervisors issued publications on financial technology (fintech) companies and big data.

How Open Banking will Change the Banking Landscape

Technology has changed the way we interact with companies. Over the past decade, many industries have been disrupted by the likes of Uber, Facebook and Airbnb.¹ The business model of banks, however, seems to have remained unaltered. The question is: will it stay that way?