Things recently read, seen, and heard at Qorus - Edition #17
Discover the articles and interviews of this week.
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Reinventing financial services by reinventing the world
In Barcelona, on December 1st and 2nd 2022, just after the Qorus-Accenture Banking Innovation Awards ceremony, Qorus will continue to celebrate innovation and those who make it happen at a unique event: Reinvent Forum Barcelona. It will not only be about innovation, but even reinvention. Reinvention of financial services and quite simply reinvention of our daily lives to build the world of tomorrow. A world that will necessarily be more sustainable and more technology-oriented.
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How, where and why embedded insurance is an innovation for our industry
According to Scott Stice and Bob Besio from Accenture, “Embedded insurance is currently a red-hot topic in the industry”. But why is embedded insurance seen as one of the major recent innovations in our industry, and how can merchants benefit from this additional revenue opportunity for their distribution channels?
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ADNIC: Leading insurance in the United Arab Emirates
Ahmad Idris is ADNIC’s CEO. In an in-depth interview with Fahim uz Zaman, Qorus Regional Director, Middle East & Africa, he discusses the challenges the insurance company is facing, his vision of the insurance industry, and ADNIC's latest successes.
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ESG challenges in wealth management: Banca Generali
Elena Leonardi, Head of Sustainability at Banca Generali, discusses how they deal with ESG and help their clients to be more responsible.
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How to build a sovereign financial Europe?
Qorus Sustainability & Regulation Community provides an environment for financial services leaders to learn from each other and stay up to date on regulatory standards and beyond while meeting the expectations of the future. That’s why TNP, as the main partner of the Community, brings you the opportunity to participate in the debate on ‘How to build a sovereign financial Europe?’ in order to foster global collaboration on the topic, and together with CRSF (Cercle de la Régulation et de la Supervision Financière) are pleased to invite you to a breakfast debate moderated by Emmanuel Lechypre, BFM Business columnist. The event will take place on Thursday, November 24, 2022, from 8:30 am to 10:30 am at Pavillon Gabriel in Paris.
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Open Finance Community payment challenge: OneStep Financial
Qorus and Capgemini have identified the leading fintech companies for the payment challenges they organize for the Open Finance Community. One of them is OneStep Financial, and its founder and CEO David Putts tells us more about it.
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NewTech Friday: Plaid – Enabling all companies to build fintech solutions
Ripsy Bandourian is the Head of Europe at US fintech Plaid. She tells us more about Plaid and its open banking network and payments platform.
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Curated Industry news:
ECB sets deadlines for banks to deal with climate risks. Learn more here.
Helbiz starts in-app sales of insurance. Learn more here.
Revolut launches Revolut Chat, an instant messaging feature in step forward to super app. Learn more here.
JCB, IDEMIA and Soft Space launch “JCBDC” pilot to test CBDC in-store payments. Learn more here.
MAS report on potential uses of a purpose-bound digital Singapore dollar. Learn more here.
StraitsX and Grab pilot use of Purpose Bound Money during Singapore Fintech Festival 2022. Learn more here.
Krungsri launches a creative innovation hub for Tech Community, accelerating leadership in Thailand’s digital banking. Learn more here.
UnionDigital Bank partners with Thought Machine to power its digital banking platform. Learn more here.
airasia Super App completes Asean expansion with official launch of platform in Indonesia. Learn more here.
ANZ Cashrewards and instalment plans launches in App. Learn more here.
Hello Tractor wins the 5th edition of the CATAPULT: Inclusion Africa Program. Learn more here.
Nexi and Illimity: a new partnership to support Italian SMEs. Learn more here.