BRANCH TOMORROW is a wake-up call to an industry stuck in the past. For decades, branches were the heart of banking. Not anymore. The pandemic proved that customers can bank just fine without them—and many now prefer it. This book shows why digital-first isn't a trend. It's the future.Forget nostalgia. This is about survival. Backed by global data and sharp market insights, the authors lay out what it takes to stay relevant—from rethinking branches to embracing AI,...

"In the next 10 years, we'll see more disruption and changes to the banking and financial industry than we've seen in the preceding 100 years"—Brett KingBreaking Banks: The Innovators, Rogues, and Strategists Rebooting Banking is a unique collection of interviews take from across the global Financial Services Technology (or FinTech) domain detailing the stories, case studies, start-ups, and emerging trends that will define this disruption....

Strategic technology strategy for smaller financial institutionsBreaking Digital Gridlock empowers credit unions and community banks to make the shift to digital—even without a seven-figure consulting budget. From leadership, to technology, to security, and more, this book provides effective, real-world strategies for taking the leap without tearing your organization apart. With an emphasis on maintaining the culture, services, and features you have carefu...

Technology is changing money: it has been transformed from physical objects to intangible information. With the arrival of smart cards, mobile phones and Bitcoin it has become easier than ever to create new forms of money. Crucially, money is also inextricably connected with our identities. Your card or phone is a security device that can identify you – and link information about you to your money. To see where these developments might be taking us, David Birch looks back over the history ...

Firefly and the Birds of Paradise, is a fast moving fantasy that tells the story of Firefly's alchemical journey from boy to man.The reader will learn three rarely known meditation techniques, and various ancient philosophies with practical application.Fans of William Blake, Dion Fortune, Alchemical philosophies, Carl Jung, Rupert Sheldrake, and the Grail Legend will enjoy this. Join our narrator, Humphrey Beaumont, as he tells the story of...

The Internet and smartphone are just the latest in a 250-year-long cycle of disruption that has continuously changed the way we live, the way we work, and the way we interact. The coming Augmented Age, however, promises a level of disruption, behavioral shifts, and changes that are unparalleled. While consumers today are camping outside of an Apple store waiting to be one of the first to score a new Apple Watch or iPhone, the next generation of wearables will be able to predict if we're li...

Firefly and the Birds of Paradise, is a fast moving fantasy that tells the story of Firefly's alchemical journey from boy to man.The reader will learn three rarely known meditation techniques, and various ancient philosophies with practical application.Fans of William Blake, Dion Fortune, Alchemical philosophies, Carl Jung, Rupert Sheldrake, and the Grail Legend will enjoy this. Join our narrator, Humphrey Beaumont, as he tells the story of...

Firefly and the Birds of Paradise, is a fast moving fantasy that tells the story of Firefly's alchemical journey from boy to man.The reader will learn three rarely known meditation techniques, and various ancient philosophies with practical application.Fans of William Blake, Dion Fortune, Alchemical philosophies, Carl Jung, Rupert Sheldrake, and the Grail Legend will enjoy this. Join our narrator, Humphrey Beaumont, as he tells the story of...

Firefly and the Birds of Paradise, is a fast moving fantasy that tells the story of Firefly's alchemical journey from boy to man.The reader will learn three rarely known meditation techniques, and various ancient philosophies with practical application.Fans of William Blake, Dion Fortune, Alchemical philosophies, Carl Jung, Rupert Sheldrake, and the Grail Legend will enjoy this. Join our narrator, Humphrey Beaumont, as he tells the story of...

A front-line industry insider's look at the financial technology explosionThe FINTECH Book is your primary guide to the financial technology revolution, and the disruption, innovation and opportunity therein. Written by prominent thought leaders in the global fintech investment space, this book aggregates diverse industry expertise into a single informative volume to provide entrepreneurs, bankers and investors with the answers they need to capitalize on t...

Explore the power of the underdog in Malcolm Gladwell's dazzling examination of success, motivation, and the role of adversity in shaping our lives, from the bestselling author of The Bomber Mafia.Three thousand years ago on a battlefield in ancient Palestine, a shepherd boy felled a mighty warrior with nothing more than a stone and a sling, and ever since then the names of David and Goliath have stood for battles between underdogs and giants. David's vict...

The New York Times bestselling Freakonomics changed the way we see the world, exposing the hidden side of just about everything. Then came SuperFreakonomics, a documentary film, an award-winning podcast, and more.Now, with Think Like a Freak, Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner have written their most revolutionary book yet. With their trademark blend of captivating storytelling and unconventional analysis, they take us inside...