Blog

January 24 , 2019

How technology is changing Africa’s banking landscape

With 2019 now in full swing, Issa Keshek considers banking innovation and what we can expect in the year ahead....

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December 18 , 2018

Renovite launches first Fintech Skills Academy course: ‘Introduction to Retail Card Payments Business’

You are now able to apply for our: ‘Introduction to the Retail Card Payments Business’ course, the first of its kind and the first course available as part of Scotland’s brand new ‘Fintech Skills Academy’....

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December 11 , 2018

Facts speak for themselves: a lack of innovation in financial services is failing society

As you may have read, recently published findings from consumer charity Which? have revealed consumers are not happy about the number of bank branch and ATM closures we’re seeing....

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November 12 , 2018

Opinion: Testing Infrastructure Needs a 21st Century Upgrade

Jim Tomaney addresses the need for a holistic, end-to-end testing approach to the growing complexity of core banking systems....

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October 15 , 2018

The case for Cloud migration in financial services

Dave Smith, senior product manager, discusses the case for cloud migration in financial services....

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October 3 , 2018

Regional update: Renovite’s been busy in the Middle-East & Africa

It has been an eventful period for the team in the Middle-East & Africa with a number of standout moments and activities. Issa Keshek, regional manager for the area, shares his thoughts....

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September 7 , 2018

FinTech has arrived in Scotland: Investing in skills will make sure it stays

Historically, among the many things Scotland is applauded for, financial services and innovation sit as two of its longest-standing and best-known accomplishments. The recent visit from Ivan McKee MSP, the Minister for Trade, Investment and Innovation, demonstrates the extent to which this assertion is true....

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August 20 , 2018

The changing landscape of Payment Switches for the 21st century

We are sponsoring the ATMIA South Africa Banking and Payments Industry Summit in Johannesburg on August 23rd. My colleague Jim Tomaney and I will be in attendance and Jim, our chief operating officer, will be discussing ‘Modernising payments processing with next-generation switching platforms’ as one of the keynote presentations....

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July 13 , 2018

There’s a growing culture of complacency for rigorous testing in UK Financial Services. Consumers deserve better.

There’s a growing culture of complacency for rigorous testing in UK Financial Services. Consumers deserve better....

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July 5 , 2018

Outages for companies like Monzo don’t have to keep happening. Here’s why.

Over the last 12-months, several high-profile FinTechs and challenger banks have experienced multiple outages for cards processing, leading to reputational damage, anxious tweets, irritated customers, and potentially, lost revenue....

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