I recently met Fidor Bank CEO Matthias Kröner and discovered a lot of new ideas. In fact, I can confidently say that Fidor Bank is the most innovative bank concept out there right now. Why? Because it is the bank I would create if I were going to launch a bank today.
First, Fidor Bank's sign-in is through Facebook Connect, which enables Facebook members to log on to third-party websites with their Facebook identity, and is currently one of the only banks that allows that.
Latin American banks may lag behind their counterparts elsewhere in the world when it comes to digital innovation, but German Pugliese Bassi, co-founder and chief marketing officer at Miami-based technology provider Technisys, believes that attitudes towards technology are changing, making it the ideal time to launch a digital-only bank in the region.
Santander InnoVentures’ achievements have been built on its senior management’s engagement with new trends, new technology and new companies, as well as a healthy and good quality deal flow. Joy Macknight talks to managing partner Mariano Belinky.
