Konrad Litwin Global General Manager - Testing at Perforce Software
When protecting confidential customer data in the financial services sector, one of the most significant risk areas is exposing sensitive information governed by regulations, such as the GDPR and PCI. Much of this -such as a customer’s Personally Identifiable Information (PII) — ends up in non-production environments, such as development, testing,...
17 hours /regulation /devops Data Management and Governance
Francesco Fulcoli Chief Compliance and Risk Officer at Flagstone
The financial sector's reliance on third-party services has grown exponentially. These external providers play an important roles in delivering essential services, from cloud computing to payment processing. However, with increased dependency comes heightened risk. A disruption or failure in these services could reverberate across the financial ec...
17 hours /regulation /inclusion Fintech
Kathiravan Rajendran Associate Director of Marketing Operations at Macro Global
Cross-border payments are an important part of foreign trade, money transfers, and the digital economy as the global economy becomes more connected. But the current fragmented regulatory environment makes it hard for businesses, especially fintech companies, to deal with complicated licencing processes and different compliance requirements in diff...
18 hours /payments /regulation The Payments Business
Konstantin Rabin Head of Marketing at Kontomatik
The term 'fintech' (financial technology) is used to describe a range of products, services, tools, applications, and other innovative technologies used in the financial industry, often to enable or support digital/online transactions. In other words, online payment gateways, such as PayPal, Apple Pay, your Visa debit or credit card, and countle...
22 hours
Prakash Pattni MD, Financial Services Digital Transformation at IBM Cloud
From managing cyberattacks to navigating outages and preparing for evolving regulations, an enterprise must be able to demonstrate strong resiliency. This is especially critical for those in highly regulated industries, including financial services. With regulations on the rise, such as the upcoming deadline for the Digital Operational Resilience ...
11 November 2024 /regulation /cloud Banking Strategy, Digital and Transformation
Luke Allchin Director - North America at RFI Global
The US housing market has stagnated over the past two years, primarily driven by the economic consequences of high mortgage rates, affordability challenges, and slow construction growth. Though mortgage rates are beginning to ease for borrowers, they remain significantly higher than before. This shift has left many potential buyers on the sideline...
11 November 2024 /retail /markets Banking
Mouloukou Sanoh CEO and Co-Founder at MANSA
The cross-border payments business continues to boom - and there’s no sign of a slowdown. The industry had a total market size of $190.1 trillion in 2023 and is expected to grow by 8.81% annually, reaching $290 trillion by 2030. Yet despite these impressive figures, fundamental challenges remain that need to be addressed to help those who rely...
11 November 2024 /payments /crypto Innovation in Financial Services
Brian Mahlangu VP Product: Digital Platforms Mobile at Absa Bank, CIB.
One morning, as I was preparing for a meeting with a corporate client, I remembered a recent incident that underscored the importance of reliable security. A close colleague’s company had been the target of a significant cyber attack, with unauthorized users somehow gaining access to their internal systems. Despite two-factor authentication, someo...
11 November 2024 /security /crime Biometrics
Ketharaman Swaminathan Founder and CEO at GTM360 Marketing Solutions
Among others, the credit card value chain comprises the following entities: Consumer (aka Customer, Cardholder), who uses the credit card to pay for the purchase Merchant (aka Store, Retailer), who sells what the consumer purchases Issuer Bank, which issues the credit card to the consumer Acquirer Bank, which issues the POS terminal and Merchant ...
11 November 2024 /payments /regulation
Roman Eloshvili Founder and CEO at XData Group
When people think of fintech, the first connection they make is usually with big banks and financial institutions. But we should keep in mind that fintech is much more than that — it’s a blanket term that covers a wide range of services offered by technology companies that focus on finance. Beyond just traditional banking, fintech has become a b...
11 November 2024 /startups /predictions Fintech innovation and startups
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