4. It is not
"can any of us imagine
better?“ but,
"can we all do better?"
The dogmas of the quiet past,
are inadequate to the stormy
present. The occasion is piled
high with difficulty, and we
must rise -- with the
occasion.
As our case is new, so we
must think anew, and act
anew.
10. He is fluent in all languages,
including three that
only he speaks.
11. American Banker’s Innovator of the Year 2012.
Founder of the direct mobile bank Moven™.
Bestselling author of ‘Bank 2.0’ & ‘Bank 3.0’.
Featured speaker on Bloomberg TV, BBC, The Wall Street
Journal, CNBC, The Financial Times, etc.
He has a really cool Australian accent.
12. “Banking has the potential to be rapidly disrupted by
players who simply target the friction with greater
simplicity and ease of use.”
14. Head of online/mobile at Mechanics Bank™.
Advisory board member of CUneXus, Meniga,
and KnowYourCorp.
ICBA Top 20 Community Banker Influencers on Twitter
One of Bank Innovation’s 44 Executives
Shaping The Future of Banking
He lives in San Francisco. Therefore he is interesting.
15. “As we move further into
digital experience, the next
decade will be even more
incredibly disruptive than
what we saw in the recent
economic downturn.
There will be blood.”
17. Senior analyst at Aite Group.
Author of several ebooks including
‘Snarketing 2.0’.
Frequent FI keynote speaker at events such as BAI
Retail Delivery, Forrester Finance Forum, etc.
Creator of Snarketing 2.0 blog.
He has a 5th degree black belt in sarcasm.
18. “Why don’t banks innovate? It is because:
a) They’re to stupid to innovate
b) They don’t know how to innovate
c) They’re too risk averse to innovate
d) There’s been no need to innovate.
I think the answer is D.”
20. Director at Consult Hyperion
Named one of Wired magazine’s favorite top 15
global sources of business information (2013).
Ranked Europe's no.1 influencer in emerging payments.
Commentator on BBC television and radio, Sky
and other channels around the world.
Described by The Independent newspaper as
a "grade-A geek“.
21. “What a bombshell! I’m shocked! No. 1 improvement in
payment systems requested by the retailers is…
lower cost.”
22. He has won the
lifetime
achievement award,
twice.
23. Founder and Chair of The Financial Services Club.
Chief Executive of Balatro LTD.
Author of ‘The Future of Banking’, ‘Digital Banking’, etc.
Contributor on BBC, Sky, Bloomberg, etc.
He has a posh English accent.
24. “Recognizing innovation and technology change as being a
new POS or an upgrade to front end systems to interface
with mobile technologies, is a little like applauding a
dinosaur for being able to reach a higher tree just before
the Ice Age wipes them out.”
27. is an ever
changing ecosystem.
One has to stay
informed. The
interesting voices noted
are some of the best of
the best. One would be
wise to follow them.
Stay thirsty, my friends.
