1270 Results from 2013
Retired Member
Sometimes it’s useful to remember how things were so that we can work out how we got to where we are today. 25 years ago Germany had eight separate securities exchanges, of which Dusseldorf was the largest, and it had no derivatives exchanges – in fact, derivatives trading was classed in the same regulatory category as gambling, but with the adde...
22 March 2013
Today, three CEOs of the UK top mobile operators shared their view on Weve. Let's get it straight from the horse's mouth. The use of smartphones to "shop with and buy everyday items instead of credit and debit cards" was singled out as a major opportunity for brands. The operators were referring to consumer brands there, yet the only bran...
21 March 2013 /payments Innovation in Financial Services
As I was preparing to leave for a Financials conference on Monday of this week, I was welcomed by the transition into Spring. And in Atlanta, this means thunderstorms and flight delays. There is always a strange moment in the south that precedes most any thunderstorm -- a quiet calm. And then all of a sudden, the wind picks up and the rain pours....
21 March 2013 /regulation Electronic invoicing
The existence of a mandated end date for SEPA migration is frustrating to those of us who do not like to feel that someone else should dictate our priorities. Treasury has plenty of them already, so it is disconcerting that an issue of compliance (bringing with it cost, resourcing issues and quite possibly a minefield of political issues) has been...
21 March 2013 /payments Payments strategies 2015-2020-2030
The Federal Reserve has announced that it is expanding the FedACH SameDay service to offer greater opportunities for same day clearing of ACH transactions. Effective April 1, 2013, the expanded service will feature the following modifications: Permits all SEC Codes except International ACH Transactions (IAT), Check Truncated Entry (TRC) and Check...
21 March 2013 /payments
There are some early signals that the former smartphone leader may be staging a comeback as BlackBerry announced last week that sales of its flagship Z10 have exceeded expectations and that they have just secured their largest ever order in company history. So, what have they done to achieve this and is this a sustainable strategy? Turn the clock...
21 March 2013 Finance 2.0
Around my office in Southwark there are now several locations where you can buy your lunch using contactless card technology. And the numbers of users seem to be growing borne out by this news from Pret A Manger that 20 percent of its overall transactions are contactless. And this is one situation where all the promised benefits have turned out ...
20 March 2013 /payments
The Chairman of the Financial Stability Board (FSB) provided an update to G20 finance ministers on the priorities and work plans of the FSB. This includes addressing issues around regulatory uncertainty - regulators are to report back on their progress in identifying conflicts of rules, duplication and gaps in respect of cross border transactions...
20 March 2013 Financial Services Regulation
Bankers in Asia are preparing for increased intra-regional trade with the proposed creation and integration of the ASEAN Economic Community by 2015. This integration will bring better banking infrastructure for regional trade, especially in the payments area. Asian corporates are looking to grow their offerings and markets beyond local borders, an...
20 March 2013 /wholesale Innovation in Financial Services
Part 2 - A new approach is needed In the first part of my series of blog posts, I have analysed how Master Data Management can help financial institutions to extract the information hidden as “unstructured data” in their legal agreements. In this part I will talk about how a new approach to enterprise content management (ECM) supports Master Data ...
20 March 2013 /security /regulation XBRL Discussion Group
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