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Joris Lochy

Instant Payments: Overcoming Challenges for a Faster Tomorrow

Around the world, there are significant moves to transition from traditional electronic money transfers, which rely on batch settlement systems that can take several days for transactions to clear, to...

13 May 2024
The Payments Business
Saloni Ramakrishna

Bankers Beware - All that is green is not gold - A view through the Risk Management Lens

Banks are accelerating green lending and investing initiatives as they march towards realizing their net zero goals, partnering with their counterparties to reduce the combined carbon footprint. As I ...

13 May 2024
Banking Strategy, Digital and Transformation
John Bertrand

Greetings from New York City, where you can save money by paying in cash.

Watching a televised rugby game, Leinster playing Northampton, at an Irish pub, The Long Hall, NYC, the bill if paid in cash would be discounted. On $100, savings could have been $3.00. Incentives, ...

12 May 2024
The Payments Business
Richard Bennett

Basel Guidelines: Diving into the Four Counterparty Credit Risk Components

In a world where market turmoil and systemic risks are pervasive, effective counterparty credit risk management (CCR) becomes increasingly vital. Recent events, such as the collapse of Archegos Capita...

08 May 2024
Financial Risk Management
Joris Lochy

PSD3: The Next Phase in Europe’s Payment Services Regulation

With the successful rollout of PSD2, the European Union (EU) continues to advance innovation in the payments domain through the anticipated introduction of the Payment Services Directive 3 (PSD3). On ...

06 May 2024
SEPA and European Payments
Rodrigo Zepeda

A Guide to New Flexible Working Rights for Crypto and FinTech Firms: PART IV (RECOMMENDATIONS)

By Rodrigo Zepeda, CEO, Storm-7 Consulting INTRODUCTION The Employment Relations (Flexible Working) Act 2023 (2023 Act) is legislation that sets out new ‘flexible working’ (FW) rights for firm emplo

02 May 2024
Fintech
Rodrigo Zepeda

A Guide to New Flexible Working Rights for Crypto and FinTech Firms: PART III (EMPLOYEES)

By Rodrigo Zepeda, CEO, Storm-7 Consulting INTRODUCTION The Employment Relations (Flexible Working) Act 2023 (2023 Act) is legislation that sets out new ‘flexible working’ (FW) rights for firm employ...

01 May 2024
Fintech
Rodrigo Zepeda

A Guide to New Flexible Working Rights for Crypto and FinTech Firms: PART II (EMPLOYERS)

By Rodrigo Zepeda, CEO, Storm-7 Consulting INTRODUCTION The Employment Relations (Flexible Working) Act 2023 (2023 Act) is statutory legislation that sets out new ‘flexible working’ (FW) rights for f...

30 Apr 2024
Fintech
Rodrigo Zepeda

A Guide to New Flexible Working Rights for Crypto and FinTech Firms: PART I (LEGAL FRAMEWORK)

By Rodrigo Zepeda, CEO, Storm-7 Consulting INTRODUCTION The Employment Relations (Flexible Working) Act 2023 (2023 Act) is statutory legislation that sets out new ‘flexible working’ (FW) rights for e...

29 Apr 2024
Fintech
Ross Kolodyazhnyi

Europe is waiting for MiCA, but we should prepare for challenges — Ross Kolodiazhnyi, CEO at DCM

After hosting a panel discussion, "Crypto Regulation Unveiled: Exploring MiCA's Global Impact," at the FIBE Fintech Festival in Berlin, I've caught myself thinking that everybody is not so e...

26 Apr 2024
The future of Payments in Europe
John Bertrand

Future of Payment Review – who will pay?

Future of Payment review published in 2023 on behalf of the UK Government, reflected the complexity of the current environment in the UK for instant payment. The review is clear that the UK needs to m...

26 Apr 2024
Digital Bank Transformation
Iain Swaine

AI’s Impact on Digital Fraud and Financial Crime

Nearly 70% of the 600 fraud-management, anti-money laundering, and risk and compliance officials surveyed in BioCatch's first-ever AI-focused fraud and financial crime report say criminals are more ad...

25 Apr 2024
Artificial Intelligence and Financial Services

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