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Will Banking-as-a-Service Destroy Open Banking?
When it comes to financial technology and financial services innovation, the banking industry is still evolving. Banks are modernizing, fintechs are adapting. We’re unquestionably somewhere in the middle of a kind of banking evolution. Whether we’re looking at technology, legislation, or even banks and other industry players, one thing is consistent: Things are changing. Even how we talk about different
What Is a Virtual Private Cloud?
Virtual Private Cloud Will Play a Critical Role in the Future of Banking Although at first glance a virtual private cloud may sound like the futuristic virtualization of cloud computing technology and banking infrastructure within the metaverse, that’s not exactly it. (Well, not yet, anyway.) A virtual private cloud is a secure cloud computing technology solution that’s primarily reserved for
What’s the Difference between Public, Private, and Hybrid Cloud?
It’s time to move. So, which is it: A public, private, or hybrid cloud? What about a virtual private cloud? Are the choices still too cloudy? With the banking industry anticipating considerable changes over the next twelve to twenty-four months—driven by both the effects of digital acceleration in a lingering global pandemic and the federal government’s recommendation that Canada should
Cloud Security | Is the Cloud Safe for Banks?
Moving data from local systems to the cloud can feel incredibly intimidating, but it’s even more intimidating when that data contains the private financial information of tens of thousands of banking and financial services customers. Add on legitimate concerns about cloud security, pair that with the ambiguous nature of a financial institution’s regulatory compliance obligations, and things become—well, a little
Are Digital-Natives an Opportunity for Alternative Lending?
What Does a Quiet Shift in Key Demographics Mean for Both Banks and Alternative Lending? As Canadian banks and financial institutions continue to press forward with ongoing digital strategies, including legacy modernization and cloud migration journeys, an important generational shift has quietly taken place over the past few years: Millennials have overtaken Baby Boomers to become the largest generational demographic
What Is A Subprime Loan and How Does Subprime Lending Work?
Are Subprime Loans Creating Opportunities during Our Ongoing Housing Boom? Let’s face it. We’re not all billionaires armed with unfathomable amounts of personal wealth, funding our own space exploration programs, and performing summersaults in microgravity as we toss around Skittles to our crewmates. OK, some of us are. But most of us are simply focused on, you know, more earthly
What Is Peer to Peer Lending (P2P)?
What Is Peer-to-Peer Lending and How Do Peer-to-Peer Loans Work? Peer-to-peer lendings is a relatively new model of online lending in the financial services industry, but the idea behind this innovative form of fintech-based financing really isn’t that new at all. When we strip away the modern technology around some of the most successful peer-to-peer lending platforms that have launched
How Do You Create a Cloud Migration Plan for a Bank?
Why Migrate in the First Place? A Cloud Migration Plan Can Help Banks Set Expectations, Mitigate Risk, and Calm Some Nerves When it comes to the type of change that’s involved with cloud migrations, decision-makers of Canadian banks are a little like overprotective parents. You know the type. They like to hover close by, keep an eye on things, always
Cloud Migration | Why Do Banks Need to Move to the Cloud?
Why Cloud Migration in Banking Isn’t Just a Side Conversation Around Digital Transformation Cloud banking has an unquestionable and underestimated potential to completely transform a financial institution. But it feels like we hardly ever talk about it. It hasn’t claimed the spotlight for any prolonged period of time in online tech or finance publications like other fintech topics often do.
Cloud Banking | What Is Cloud Banking?
What Is Cloud Banking and Why Are Banks Moving to the Cloud? What comes to mind when you hear the words cloud banking? Now, depending on your perspective, your initial thoughts might be quite different. As a consumer, it’s hard not to immediately conjure up images of happy people walking around on fluffy, white cotton terrain somewhere in the sky, making
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