Financial Services Industry (FSI)

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Over the past several years, tech startups have emerged and disrupted all areas of the Financial Services industry. Wealth Management is no exception. A recent study by Roubini ThoughtLab in partnership with Cisco and 16 prestigious firms gave us deep insights into this disruption. The study highlights that Wealth Management firms must adjust to new […]

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Live #CiscoChat October 18th – Disruption and Opportunity ahead for the Wealth Management Industry and the 3 things you need to know Keyword: #CiscoChat

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The Wealth and Asset Management industry is about to undergo unprecedented disruption according to new industry research by Roubini ThoughtLab in partnership with Cisco and 16 prestigious industry firms.  Get your seat belts on! The three main takeaways from this research are: this is the first research piece that combines economists, technologists, providers, and investors […]

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Would you trust your money to a bank if it had no vaults and no guards? Of course you do. You do it every day.

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IaaS (infrastructure as a service) and PaaS (platform as a service) are new to the financial services vocabulary. They stand to dominate the discussions around the digital evolution. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A or BBVA has been the focus of global industry attention as they develop a modern digital platform to become a more flexible […]

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Kevin Spacey delivered an amazing keynote closing out Cisco Live 2016: “Today, the last words of my speech belong to Frank Underwood.”   Cisco Live this year was all about how digital is dramatically redefining business models. Digital is creating disruption for incumbents and opportunity for the disruptors. In today’s world, digital is about survival. […]

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My greatest pet peeve when I managed a branch: sticky notes. I thought they made our office/workstation cluttered and disorganized. It never failed that I’d see them on the corners of a tellers’ monitor or scattered around a bankers’ desk. As much as I disliked them I was always reminded about how they served as […]

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While I was in Tokyo, I was asked if I was interested in joining a #CiscoChat. Thought about it in Singapore and again in London. Each of those countries have something in common. They are becoming Fintech incubators with great ideas that will drive digitization into every business. Having traveled multiple countries, I was thrilled […]

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In a world of roboadvisors, mobile payment apps, and automated processes, do people still matter in banking? I believe the answer is a resounding “Yes!” In fact, as agile, online “fintechs” continue to challenge retail banks, I see people as more of an advantage than ever. After all, those online-only disruptors can’t match banks for […]