In the world of logistics and the physical supply chain, digitisation is now at the heart of everyday operations.

Everything from routing to planning is conducted on a digital platform, delivering big gains in efficiency and security.

Technologies such as RFID, GPS and the Internet of Things, have opened the door to better-informed decision-making and more agile and collaborative organisations.

London is the Fintech innovation centre of the world, and there is an inherent belief that these new start up firms are going to be the saviours of the broken and dysfunctional global banking sector. Right here, right now, everyone wants a piece of the burgeoning Fintech action - which brings to mind the immortal words of Del boy, the nations much loved cowboy trader - "Rodders, with a bit of luck if this goes well, this time next year we'll be millionaires."

Temenos announces that KERV, the contactless payment ring, has won the first Innovation Jam final held by Temenos, the software specialist for banking and finance, at its annual Temenos Community Forum.

 Xerox launched 15 new workflow solutions that automate the way organisations cope with globalisation, meet increasing compliance requirements and exceed customer demands.

The Global Cyber Alliance (GCA), a non-profit organisation aimed at tackling the cyber threat set up by the New York County District Attorney, City of London Police and the Center for Internet Security, has identified the top four risks to the online world. 

At a joint meeting held on Wednesday, 17 May at London’s Guildhall, New York County District Attorney Cy Vance, Commissioner Ian Dyson and CEO of the GCA, Phil Reitinger spoke to businesses to update them on their work identifying the biggest cyber threats and the measures being developed to tackle them. 

LendIt, the world’s largest online lending conference, today announced the launch of LendIt Europe 2016, its third annual European conference, to be held October 10-11, 2016 in London. LendIt is partnering with the UK P2P Finance Association, Europe’s premier lending association, for the second year to deliver what is expected to be its largest conference to date, with more than 1,000 attendees expected.

PortfolioMetrix, the next-generation discretionary investment management firm, has partnered with the Alliance Trust Savings (ATS) adviser platform.

Launched this month (May 2016) advisers using the ATS platform have access to a range of PortfolioMetrix portfolios, designed to deliver reliable risk and return separation of portfolios, achieved through an academically-robust, risk-based investment approach.

Interesting story in the FT today about IEX and its application to become a fully-fledged exchange. At issue is IEX’s so-called ’speed bump’ that will slow down the HFT ‘boy racers’ and so make markets safer again. Naysayers claim that the inclusion of a speed bump is contrary to the rule that investors should have “immediate” access to the best liquidity. The SEC counters that anything that is sub-millisecond (such as in this case) is, in effect, “immediate”.

I’m often asked whether banks should be afraid of the threat of Fintech.  My answer is that most Fintech is enhancing what banks do, rather than threatening their core business.  I sum this up as wrappers, replacers and reformers, and that the only Fintech firms we should really

At the 17th Temenos Community Forum in Barcelona – on 20 May 2016 – Temenos  the software specialist for banking and finance, today announces that Bank of Montreal Asia Pacific has selected Temenos’ core banking solution to replace their existing legacy back office settlement and accounting system.