The Swiss town of Basel hosts the oldest university in Switzerland, the University of Basel, or short "unibas". At this premier academic institute, the WWZ is an economics and business powerhouse, with the likes of Prof. Gantenbein, Prof. Berentsen and Prof. Schär teaching there. The latter two are also well known in the Swiss Blockchain [...]
Our new Global FinTech survey is out. Results from many respondents around the world show that 82% of global banks, insurers and asset managers plan to increase their partnerships with FinTech companies in the next 3-5 years. Also, 80% do fear that their business is in danger from digital disruption by FinTech. Slowly but [...]
Digital Shift is an innovative discussion forum for digital Transformation and digital ecosystem accelerator based in Zurich, Meeting regularily and discussing latest trends and topics in this area with a select group of invitees. https://digital-shift.org/vertrauen/ (in german) In the February 2017 event, the topic was 'Blockchain & Trust' - and I had the honor to speak alongside of [...]
In recent years, private banking and wealth management (PBWM) executives have been so busy staying abreast of new regulatory issues that most have understandably had little time to explore the latest developments in technology and assess their impact. But while digital has not yet fundamentally disrupted the PBWM industry, it becomes clear that executives around [...]
by Daniel Diemers & Fred Gregaard Digital didn’t have a lasting impact on most financial services the first time around in the late 1990s, but now it’s definitely here to stay. The challenge for the industry is less about predicting and reacting to individual trends than adopting new approaches to assess the impact of technology [...]
It was a wonderful indian summer day in Boston, Massachusetts back in 1999, sailing boats were battling it out on Charleston River, joggers lined the river banks, and many a Red Sox fan was silently dreaming and hoping that one day, yes one day, their cursed team may win the world series again. At the MIT Media Lab -- back [...]
Our 2016 global Fintech report has just been released with a particular focus on InsurTech. Yes, yet another -Tech, after RegTech, etc. but it was about time FinTech reaches the Insurance industry. While all and everyone in banking and wealth Management has come to realise that digital and Fintech is here to stay, the insurance [...]
PwC Strategy&’s report, ‘Sink or swim: why wealth management can’t afford to miss the digital wave’, finds the sector is one of the least tech-literate of the financial services industry, and what’s currently on offer is sharply at odds with what their clients, high net worth individuals, expect. Read more: http://pwc.to/27RupDx
We've asked 544 respondents, principally Chief Executive Officers (CEOs), Heads of Innovation, Chief Information Officers (CIOs) and top-tier managers involved in digital and technological transformation across 46 countries... ...and this is what they said: Read the full report here: Link to Microsite
Finally, detailed, accurate and curated real-time industry #fintech Analysis is available - new Video out that shows the cool features of PwC Strategy&'s new global digital strategy & Fintech platform #DeNovo I've seen it life and it's really cool. Finally seperate the real insights from the noise, get short & concise views and opinions by real [...]
