Media-Insert Communications

Media-Insert Communications

The blog of Media-Insert Communications – featuring freelance P.R. and journalism links to the work of Graham A. Jarvis.

Editing, Journalism, Copywriting, and Public Relations

Category: Banking

  • Thankfully, cross-border payments are getting faster. In a panel session featuring experts from organisations such as the Bank of England, Deutsche Bank, and InstaRem, it was revealed that the fastest cross-border instant payment was completed within 13 seconds. There are more connections between systems today, making such results as this possible. Singapore, Australia and in…

  • During the plenary session, the Chairman of SWIFT, Yawar Shah, said that advancements in the banking and payments sector requires “innovation with a coalition of the willing” – a global co-operative of SWIFT member organisations working together to effect change – moving away from focusing on driving efficiencies alone to investing in people, knowledge, skills…

  • “bunq is one of a number of challenger banks shaking the status quo like N26 and Monzo. The key is that their appeal to particularly expats as they make it simple and nearly free to look after your money” – Chris Skinner, a co-founder of the UK’s Financial Services Club

  • Chris Skinner, Co-Founder of the Financial Services Club, writes in the Finanser that ‘Banks without a digital core will fail.’ But what does he mean? He says that data is the key to disruption, and most people will agree with his statement.

  • …Gemma Baker, marketing at Click4Assistance, adds that many different types of organisataions have used live chat for different reasons, and it can benefit everyone – the banking and financial services companies and their customers. For example, “banks and loan providers can use it help with application processes or online account support. Whilst building societies and…

  • Venture Exchange (VNX) wants to make it simple and affordable for any VC investor or accelerator to make their investment portfolios liquid – and thus access more capital; this is while allowing almost anyone – be it large financial institutions or regular private investors – to invest in the future “Ubers” and “Teslas” of the…

  • So, what will the changing face of venture capitalists look like over the next ten years? In response Tkachenko says “it’s difficult to see the future of the venture capital industry. At the moment, we are developing a platform on blockchain that allows VC funds or accelerators to issue tokens that are linked to the…

  • Alexander Tkachenko and Nigel Green discuss the potential impact of cryptocurrencies on the future of venture capital. To many, cryptocurrencies and blockchain are the latest trend in venture capital markets. Founder of Venture Exchange (VNX-io), Alexander Tkachenko, doesn’t agree though. He explains that cryptocurrencies, such as Bitcoin and Ethereum, are often being used to fund…

  • Martin Häring, chief marketing officer at Finastra, says there has been “a significant turnaround in banks’ attitudes to the use of cloud in financial services over the last few years – and there’s no doubt this is being driven in part by PSD2 and open banking.”

  • Electroneum CEO Richard Ells talks with Financial Journalist Graham Jarvis . View the YouTube footage of 23rd of February 2018 here.