The Four Ions of Financial Change
While joining the FinextraTV studio at the 2025 NextGen Nordics event, Mick Fennell, Business Line Director - Payments, Temenos explains his four Ions to financial change: Innovation, Regulation, Optimisation and Protection. Diving into each, Fennell describes the ways in which the industry is evolving and why, as much as it requires caution, it can be a cause for excitement when approached the right way.
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