35 Results from 2020, /wholesale
Retired Member
The new decade demands a more focused outlook to building economic moats. Up until a time, ‘product and pricing innovation’ were the popular means of differentiation and competitive advantage among the banking institutions. Once that became mainstream, the then-innovative banks turned to technology for improved efficiency and optimized operations....
21 May 2020 /wholesale /sustainable Banking Strategy, Digital and Transformation
Covid 19 has highlighted a need for firms in the business world to be adaptable to rapidly changing conditions. In Financial Services, changing regulations and requirements from regulators mean that day to day users need to have solid processes and case management tools which allow them to maintain a strong structure of checks and balances. At th...
15 May 2020 /wholesale /crime Financial Services Regulation
Igor Tomych Founder/CEO at Dashdevs
The years of playing both sides of the fence and being torn between the online and offline worlds have been boiled down to a few months by the pandemic. Unfortunately, most businesses haven't been ready for this. Consequently, for offline conservatives and digital newbies, the current disruption turns into a real challenge. Setting up a fully digi...
07 May 2020 /payments /wholesale
Unprecedented measures taken by government to contain the spread of coronavirus have triggered the worst social and economic crisis since 2009, jeopardizing the global financial system. It might seem like we have already hit the bottom, but the situation will likely become worse in the months to come. If previous crises has taught us something, he...
17 April 2020 /retail /wholesale Banking Strategy, Digital and Transformation
Clive Bellows Head of Global Fund Services, EMEA at Northern Trust
Regulation, rising costs, compressed fees all contributing to pressure of change Investment managers undoubtedly feel the pressure of change. Costs are rising, fees are stretched, and margins are being compressed. Simultaneously, the industry is facing significant regulatory and compliance shifts. Under such circumstances, it’s nearly impossible...
17 April 2020 /regulation /wholesale Trends in Financial Services
When it comes to commercial lending, credit analysis is an essential part of the process. Banks need to assess the ability of a business to sustain a certain level of debt and repay loans, but a lack of data availability, coupled with human bias, can make this difficult to assess. A steakhouse on Wall Street catering to investment bankers for exam...
17 April 2020 /wholesale /covid-19 Artificial Intelligence and Financial Services
Domenico Scaffidi Payments Business Development Director at Volante Technologies
SWIFT’s decision to delay migration of cross-border payments to ISO 20022 by 12 months has important strategic implications for the industry. With multiple market infrastructures moving to ISO 20022 on different schedules, and varying approaches to co-existence, financial institutions will need to redouble their focus on modernising their infrastr...
09 April 2020 /payments /wholesale Standards Forum
Hirander Misra Chairman and CEO at GMEX Group
A UK business could be eligible for a Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS), as set out by the UK Government. However, it appears that despite the Government’s best intentions, this scheme is not working in practice and some urgent readdress is required. There is, therefore, a serious concern that small businesses will start to fa...
02 April 2020 /wholesale /covid-19 Finance 2.0
Tim Simon CEO at Madiston plc
Most of us have never experienced times like these before but, while the medics deal with the health crisis, we - the financial services and FinTech sectors - have a crucial role to play in minimising the economic impact. To keep the economy moving, we have to keep working. Those set up to run their businesses remotely online can continue to trade...
26 March 2020 /retail /wholesale Banking Strategy, Digital and Transformation
The Three Lines of Defense model, abbreviated as 3LOD, is a modern tool for enterprise risk management that has shifted corporate philosophy. This model creates an environment where everyone in an organization is encouraged to work in tandem to manage risk and achieve the company’s goals. The Three Lines of Defense model is comprised of: • The fir...
17 March 2020 /regulation /wholesale Innovation in Financial Services
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