Breaking Banks Asia

Few people in the Australian market have the breadth of Telecom and Financial services experience as Rocky Scopelliti, who has spent much of his career looking deeply at the intersection between financial services and the telecom industries. Of particular interest to Rocky has been the rise of the Millennial customer: who are they, how they are different, and why they are an important element in the 'Perfect Storm' that is transforming Financial Services across Asia and around the globe. In...

The Victorian government has established not one, but two FinTech Hubs to help support establishment of the next wave of successful FinTech Ventures. This week I speak with Alan Tsen, Victorian GM of Stone and Chalk who have been chartered by the Victorian Government to launch one of the two Victorian FinTech Hubs We discuss the hub, what the next 3, 6 and 12 months are likely to look like, the catalysts, changes and opportunities to create in Australia, and specifically in Melbourne,...

The Victorian government has established not one but two FinTech Hubs to help support establishment of the next wave of successful FinTech Ventures. This week I speak with Alan Tsen, Victorian GM of Stone and Chalk who have been chartered by the Victorian Government to launch one of the two Victorian FinTech Hubs We discuss […] The post The Melbourne Fintech Hub appeared first on Provoke Media.

When Asher Tan became interested in bitcoin, the best way to be involved was to start a company based on bitcoin. So he did. He began Coinjar in 2013. Now 5 years later, bitcoin is on every tongue in the cultural and economic landscape. Lately, with prices shooting through the roof and then falling again, everyone wants a prognosis on boom or bust. Asher believes it is still the early days, and that bitcoin’s real value hasn’t been tapped into yet. Asher Tan Co-Founder/CEO - @ashertn Asher...

When Asher Tan became interested in bitcoin, the best way to be involved was to start a company based on bitcoin. So he did. He began Coinjar in 2013. Now 5 years later, bitcoin is on every tongue in the cultural and economic landscape. Lately, with prices shooting through the roof and then falling again, […] The post Asher Tan – Bitcoin from the Beginning appeared first on Provoke Media.

As head of emerging technologies at Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Dilan Rajasingham is building a mesh economy. A mesh economy is about the convergence of new technologies; Artificial Intelligence will interact with the Internet of Things, and we will have an economy where the convergence of technologies will be machines talking to machines without human intervention. Dilan sees the bank of the future as an enabler of that economy of convergence, but also we have to safeguard our humanity...

As head of emerging technologies at Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Dilan Rajasingham is building a mesh economy. A mesh economy is about the convergence of new technologies; Artificial Intelligence will interact with the Internet of Things, and we will have an economy where the convergence of technologies will be machines talking to machines […] The post Dilan Rajasingham- Builder of the Mesh Economy appeared first on Provoke Media.

George Lawson's role at Ant Financial is to grow Alipay's ability to pay for goods and services in Australia. Alipay, for those that don't know, is a lifestyle app with 520 million subscribers. That's right- 520 million. In China, it is almost difficult to get around without the app. It is so ingrained as part of the lifestyle that it is used to pay for everything. When people go to the market, the first thing they do is open Alipay. While some would call it a payments app, that is only a...

George Lawson’s role at Ant Financial is to grow Alipay’s ability to pay for goods and services in Australia. Alipay, for those that don’t know, is a lifestyle app with 520 million subscribers. That’s right- 520 million. In China, it is almost difficult to get around without the app. It is so ingrained as […] The post George Lawson: Alipay and Ant Financial appeared first on Provoke Media.

Dominic (Dom) Pym and Anson Parker set out to reboot banking. Actually, to hear them tell it, they are not in banking- they are a tech company. They shun the name Neo-bank. But, as they were looking to build a new company, they were working with banks and realized that banks needed a reboot. And like most good entrepreneurs, they fixed the problem that was in front of them. Hence, we have Alt - a reboot, and alternative, a do-over- to the customer experience in banking. If a bank has...

Dominic (Dom) Pym and Anson Parker set out to reboot banking. Actually, to hear them tell it, they are not in banking- they are a tech company. They shun the name Neo-bank. But, as they were looking to build a new company, they were working with banks and realized that banks needed a reboot. […] The post Alt believes banking needs a reboot appeared first on Provoke Media.

Many in the fintech industry believe that blockchain is overhyped, but Jason Potts, who has made it his life's work to study new technologies, actually believes it is under hyped and that it is a technology that changes the fundamental understanding of business and commercial interaction globally. A month ago, he opened the Blockchain Innovation Hub, the first social science research institute on blockchain in the world. Starting with the study of how blockchain will affect markets, there...

Many in the fintech industry believe that blockchain is overhyped, but Jason Potts, who has made it his life’s work to study new technologies, actually believes it is under hyped and that it is a technology that changes the fundamental understanding of business and commercial interaction globally. A month ago, he opened the Blockchain Innovation […] The post Jason Potts: Blockchain is a fundamental deal changer appeared first on Provoke Media.

Lisa Schutz, CEO of Verifier, has lived the "data dream", at least as she sees it. She sold her first data analytics company, InFact Decisions, which focused on the strategic uses of data, regardless of business issue or the industry. But with Verifier, she has a different mission- to give the consumer more control over their information and to enable them to share it more seamlessly in the process of streamlining loan application. Looking at data as a resource for the consumer, and...

Lisa Schutz, CEO of Verifier, has lived the “data dream”, at least as she sees it. She sold her first data analytics company, InFact Decisions, which focused on the strategic uses of data, regardless of business issue or the industry. But with Verifier, she has a different mission- to give the consumer more […] The post The Big Little Data Story – Lisa Schutz, CEO of Verifier appeared first on Provoke Media.