Mark Walker
Editorial Director at The Fintech Times
Co-founder and Chief Operating Officer at The Fintech Power 50
Continuing my passion by building and supporting ideas, Start-ups and Scale-ups across multiple projects.
Articles
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2 weeks ago |
thefintechtimes.com | Mark Walker
Hong Kongâs fintech strategy is grounded in a long-term vision: not just for innovation, but for regulatory transparency, predictability and global collaboration. Speaking to The Fintech Timesâ Mark Walker at the Dubai Fintech Summit, Joseph Chan, Under Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR), shared how his background in investment banking and public office helps shape the cityâs approach.
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2 weeks ago |
thefintechtimes.com | Mark Walker
For many banks, the idea of replacing core systems in one dramatic leap – the so-called âbig bangâ approach – feels too risky, too disruptive and too expensive. At banking software provider Finastra, executive vice president of universal banking Siobhan Byron is championing a more pragmatic path. âOur focus within universal banking has been around helping our customers to reimagine banking,â she told Mark Walker of The Fintech Times at the Dubai Fintech Summit.
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3 weeks ago |
thefintechtimes.com | Mark Walker
When Baraa Koshak launched Abwab AI three years ago, his aim wasn’t to build another lender, it was to solve the deeper, structural problem holding back SME finance across the Middle East: inefficient underwriting. In a conversation with Mark Walker at The Fintech Times at the Dubai Fintech Summit this month, CEO Koshak explained: “It’s not the lack of capital, especially in the region.
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4 weeks ago |
thefintechtimes.com | Mark Walker
Beyond the ledgerBlockchain has been part of financial infrastructure for years, from powering cross-border settlements to supporting stablecoin transactions and digital asset custody. But until recently, much of that progress sat in the background, often overshadowed by crypto hype or regulatory noise.
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2 months ago |
thepower50.com | Mark Walker
In order to cope with the positive but disruptive changes of the digital era, established financial institutions adopt strategies that intuitively seem right to them against the background of their business practices. However, operating principles and processes that have evolved over decades are often are far from optimal in the digital era.
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No it doesn't it shows how out of touch SIBOS and swift are. It's like your grandfather designed your bedroom, thinking this is what the young people want.
@Sibos Does it though?
My quote made the cut, Mark Walker, editorial director of The Fintech Times said: “If you don’t want to get involved in compliance, don’t get into fintech.” @money2020 https://t.co/mRWtUGxS9J
