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Banking on customer experience and security via technology-based innovation

CIO

Customer experience and security But as in most industries, customer expectations and security challenges continue to grow along with technological advances. Banks continue investing in technologies that make the customer experience seamless, including mobile apps and peer-to-peer payments. Security and privacy.

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CIO100 2024: The top transformational tech leaders and teams in Southeast Asia and Hong Kong

CIO

CIO ASEAN is proud to announce the winners of the 2024 CIO100 Awards – recognising the top technology leaders and teams across Southeast Asia and Hong Kong who are driving innovation and influencing rapid change. These are in addition to CIO100 awards in the US, UK, and the Middle East. …

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Balancing innovation with value, cost, and practicality: The CIO’s guide to future proofing technology investments

CIO

Imagine navigating a rapidly changing landscape, where technology seems to evolve at the speed of light and the pressure to keep up is relentless — this is the reality for today’s CIO. Future proofing technology investments has become a critical imperative for organizations seeking to maintain their competitive edge.

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Mexico’s fintech success: How tech is driving the population to banking

TechCrunch

Earlier this month, Citibanamex — Mexico’s second-largest bank — announced that it is building new APIs to allow fintech companies real-time access to information like its services and ATM locations. The move comes as Mexico’s fintech ecosystem flourishes so fiercely that traditional banks have to embrace them or risk lagging behind.

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Bud Financial helps banks and their customers make more informed decisions using AI with DataStax and Google Cloud

CIO

For banks, data-driven decisions based on rich customer insight can drive personalized and engaging experiences and provide opportunities to find efficiencies and reduce costs. Organizations must ensure their technology stack can handle immense data flow. In today’s business landscape, data volumes can explode rapidly.

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SVB collapse forces African startups to rethink their banking options

TechCrunch

The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) last week sent ripples in startup ecosystems around the world, and it is emerging that millions of dollars held by African startups and venture capital funds at the bank were at stake, until the U.S. Most of our funds are in various other banks in US & around the world. Nala, a U.K.-based

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Fintech Roundup: Due diligence makes a comeback and a former Better.com employee speaks out

TechCrunch

Investors appeared to be backing some startups in part due to FOMO, and that’s not necessarily a good thing. It’s an absolutely different environment from Q4 of last year,” he said, “not just in terms of the level of diligence but also, in the access to capital. valuation to expand its business banking and payments platform globally.