1077 Results from 2016
Retired Member
Let's Get Back to Productive Work: The recent and very public departure of Mike Hearn from Bitcoin has temporarily distracted the broader Blockchain community from the three problems that the Fintech community is trying to solve. These are: What are the principles that govern the alleviation of distrust among partially rational actors with competi...
21 January 2016 /security /regulation
Ben O'Brien Managing Director at Jaywing
As we enter 2016, the IFRS 9 deadline draws even closer, and the countdown is putting pressure on firms who need to comply with the new requirements. In less than two years, on January 1st 2018, IFRS 9 will take effect. Although the deadline isn’t until 1 January 2018, the reality is that the changes need to be in place at least a year before in or...
21 January 2016 /regulation /retail
Vinod Sharma CTO - FinTech Domain at Econet Wireless Zimbabwe
Abstract – This article is purely from my own assumptions and experience no where related to any conclusion. focused on the issues, developments and trends around banks, banking, fintech & financial services mediums. My understanding out of everything going on around the world on various options of payments front I must say we should avoid a c...
21 January 2016 /payments Innovation in Financial Services
Anne Plested Regulation at ION Markets
Amidst the on-going rumblings about delays to MiFID II, and the budget and planning uncertainty this has created, it’s good to see that market participants continue to press on with implementation. MiFID II includes many new obligations for venues and, for investment firms, knowing what the exchanges will do fills a significant piece of the puzzle...
20 January 2016 /regulation
In the digital age, with an always-on mentality, employees are more connected to their work than ever before. With increasing workloads and mounting time pressures, employers can struggle to encourage staff to action those jobs they deem to be less important. These jobs can be anything from completing holiday or sick forms, to filling out timesheet...
20 January 2016 /payments
Charmaine Oak Co-Founder/Director at Shift Thought Ltd
As I report that Amazon has been making further inroads into the UK online shopping market, I realise it is probably an under-statement. As it was our go-to provider long before the holiday season it is no wonder we availed of the great selection of offers during November/December. Free home delivery, the peace-of-mind from trouble-free returns an...
20 January 2016 /payments Innovation in Financial Services
The latest World Payments Report by Capgemini pointed to some key trends for 2016. The payments front end is rapidly changing with new non-bank entrants providing newer ways of bringing customers and merchants together. Other than many Peer 2 Peer platforms that surfaced a few years ago, we've also seen the entry of Apple, Samsung and Google into ...
20 January 2016 /payments /retail
Despite all the hype before 6th April 2015 (how can we forget the commentary on pensioners cashing in their pensions and buying Lamborghinis?), we are now starting to see strong themes emerging in the market post pension freedoms. ABI data published in November 2015 reveals that investors have withdrawn £4.7billion since April 2015 and are making ...
20 January 2016
What’s in it for the UK? The UK passed a major milestone on its journey to becoming a cashless society last year when it was reported that electronic payments overtook their paper counterparts for the first time[i]. According to the Payments Council, only 48% of payments made by British consumers and businesses in 2014 were in cash, down from 52% ...
Ivy Schmerken Editorial Director at FlexTrade Systems
Change is accelerating in the electronic foreign exchange markets. With the fixing scandal and the currency rigging cases resulting in multi-billion dollar bank fines, investors are choosing a mix of liquidity providers or venues in an FX ecosystem that has become more complex. As transparency and compliance become top of mind, buy-side participan...
19 January 2016 /regulation
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