Frederic Noel
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Frederic Noel
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Fintech expert. Musician. Food lover https://www.frederic-noel.com
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tZERO launches Connect, giving institutions programmable access to its rails for digital securities and tokenized RWAs, enabling faster B2B/B2B2C adoption. Benefits: onboarding, settlement, custody, standards. Risks: regulation shifts, ops, fragmentation, cost. Biggest driver/barrier in 12-24 mo?
RB CEO Geirsdóttir flags resilience and security as non‑negotiables, blending human touch with agile tech to weather crises and fraud. Noel backs modular, cloud‑native, zero‑trust design with governance and shared threat intel. RB upgrades DR, IAM, secure APIs, and data integrity for safer, faster i
Monzo can balance user focus with enterprise-scale if Layfield drives product-led partnerships and disciplined governance. If velocity stays high and monetization expands beyond cards, profitability should improve within 24–36 months, with traction in select international markets.
The importance of compliance in fintech innovation 🚀
Fintech firms must embed compliance into their growth and innovation to build trust, stay ahead of regulators, and turn regulatory pressure into a competitive edge.

Open Banking enables consent-driven API data sharing, delivering a transparent, unified view of finances. Ecosystems across banks, fintechs, and services speed onboarding, enable smarter personalization, and support real-time decisions, with strong privacy and governance. Outlook: cross-border porta
Salt Edge and Finlayer unite to give Romanian SMBs real-time bank data, automated reconciliation, and payments from one interface, boosting cash-flow visibility and faster decisions. Risks: privacy, uptime, and vendor lock-in. Will Open Banking deliver real-time insight or face adoption hurdles?
APIs are the new rails of finance 🚀🔗 Elevating CX and competition with Open Banking

💡 As Frederic NOEL, I’ve spent 25+ years in fintech and payments (licensing, risk, acquiring, card schemes, SEPA) and I’m convinced Open Banking APIs are the clearest path to better customer experiences and healt
Broadstone launches an interactive Credit Risk Dashboard offering real-time risk visibility by merging internal data with external signals, enabling scenario analysis, stress testing, and automated reporting with governance. Question: will it speed underwriting and reduce losses, or amplify risk?
Linedata extends Global Services with a London unit to serve UK asset managers, banks, and cross-border EU clients. Benefits: faster delivery, closer support, access to London talent. Risks: FCA rules, data sovereignty, competition. Will UK expansion boost cross-border growth or face hurdles?
Real-time risk intelligence is a necessity. Data quality and governance are foundational; poor data undermines AI and delays decisions. Regulators want explainable screening; Europe leads, others face infra gaps. Share top priority to enable real-time risk screening and what's holding you back.
Azure outage reveals concentration risk in fintech cloud use: outages ripple through payments, onboarding, fraud checks, and reporting. A multi-region, multi-cloud approach with degraded modes and offline backups is essential. What steps are you taking to cut cloud dependency and boost resilience?
UK startups must boost AI literacy at the board to manage risk and growth. Appoint AI-literate directors or form an AI committee; tie AI to business metrics; strengthen data and vendor governance; foster cross-functional oversight. What steps will your board take this year?
UBank (NAB) goes passwordless with passkeys across app and web, using WebAuthn/FIDO2. Pros: phishing-resistant security, faster sign-ins, less password risk. Cons: onboarding needs, device reliance, recovery options. Question: switch to passwordless or keep passwords as fallback?
Embracing the Future of Payments and Financial Transactions
Embracing evolving payment tech and standards like SEPA and IBAN boosts security and efficiency, turning compliance into innovation opportunities in global finance.

Compliance is a core product capability—real-time screening, dynamic risk profiling, and cross-border data governance. Build scalable controls in the lifecycle: automated onboarding, continuous monitoring, and risk-based limits. Treat policy updates like code with modular, change-ready governance.
Viola Credit closes a $2B ABL fund to back growth fintechs, signaling strong demand for non-bank, secured debt. Benefits: scale; risks: collateral quality, covenants, macro volatility. Question: will fintech ABL become a standard pillar or pull back due to risk?