This week's challenge was created by various tweets between myself and Barb MacLean. She offered to duet with me but, considering I'm here in Poland she's in Canada, that could be difficult.
Anyways, the song we picked was Island in the Stream or, as it is now, Apps in the Cloud. We probably shouldn't have chosen that one as it seemed easy but, being a Robin Gibb song, it proved to challenge pitch a little. Equally, I was trying for my best Kenny Rogers look and failed miserably. I think I look more like some old banking guy who hasn't shaved for a few days ... anyways, Barb turned up very smart.
Enjoy?
Apps in the Cloud
Fintech, when I met you, you were almost unknown
But now you’re a giant, how you’ve grown
You were finding your space and there was something going on.
Your software does something that I can't explain
It takes away friction, there’s no user pain
Every swipe of the app means users getting on.
Honest software requires no conversion
We can use it together with complete assertion, uh huh
Making clicks with each other. uh huh.
Apps in the Cloud
That is what we are
Offering plug-and-play
Wherever you are
Making users happy and journeys great
That's why we API each other, ah-ha
From one server to another, ah-ha
I can't live without Banking as a Service
A way of doing business with no mouse
Allowing everyone to deal with money
Completely in their own way.
That won’t happen if you work for a bank
A bank culture is too full of skank
You need to be a start-up and work in a whole new way.
Because we start with the user
Make sure they’re no loser
And we can surf it together, uh huh
Makin' clicks with each other, uh huh.
Apps in the Cloud
That is what we are
Offering plug-and-play
Wherever you are
Making users happy and journeys great
That's why we API with each other, ah-ha
From one server to another, ah-ha
Chris M Skinner
Chris Skinner is best known as an independent commentator on the financial markets through his blog, TheFinanser.com, as author of the bestselling book Digital Bank, and Chair of the European networking forum the Financial Services Club. He has been voted one of the most influential people in banking by The Financial Brand (as well as one of the best blogs), a FinTech Titan (Next Bank), one of the Fintech Leaders you need to follow (City AM, Deluxe and Jax Finance), as well as one of the Top 40 most influential people in financial technology by the Wall Street Journal's Financial News. To learn more click here...