1077 Results from 2016
Retired Member
The world of corporate treasury is complex and multi-disciplinary at the interplay of business, technology, policy, process, people, procedure, operations and systems. The decisions a treasurer makes determine the financial health, success and longevity of an enterprise. Hence it is important that the treasurer has the right tools, data and reso
06 January 2016 /payments
Today’s financial customers today are a discerning lot, more so with the pervasiveness and evolution of mobile phones and technology. Shrinking boundaries of doing business and the need to work and trade across time zones fuels the desire to partner with an equally nimble footed and “always on” financial institution. “Always on” translates to bein...
05 January 2016 /retail /wholesale
Throughout 2015, many in our industry would no doubt have agreed that MiFID II was fast becoming the single most important EU legislation initiative. With the unofficial – but likely – delay until January 2018, the impact of MiFID II remains far-reaching, but at least this may allow for a more orderly implementation. As the new year begins, it’s t...
05 January 2016 /regulation
Usually at the start of a New Year we try to make predictions of what lies ahead; comparisons of previous predictions show we get it wrong more often than not. Instead this year I’d like to highlight 5 things that will definitely influence payments this year. One thing has become clear is that although many of the predictions are aimed at banks t...
04 January 2016 /payments /regulation Trends in Financial Services
We live in a 24/7, super-connected world and have grown used to instant access to information and services at the touch of our smartphones. No wonder we want the same convenience and certainty when it comes to how we bank. Instant payments may be the way we’ll get both that convenience and that lack of latency. They’re also good for the wider, ec...
04 January 2016 /payments /retail
Neil Crammond risk education & real time market abuse at DIVENTO FINANCIALS
Back in 2013 Citadel , the biggest HFT , found that spoofers were robbing their algos of monies ! The spoofer places orders that it had no intention of filling and enticed Citadel into trading , then cancelled them , leaving them with losing trades . Blow me down we cannot have Citadel losing monies or being out spoofed as they virtually control m...
03 January 2016 /regulation
Charmaine Oak Co-Founder/Director at Shift Thought Ltd
It is easy to find fault in company launches, but as a former product manager I fully understand the courage it takes to get there in the face of uncertainty, and the myriad factors that stand between you and success. So I invite you to take a few minutes to reflect with me on some of the things that went right last year. This is by no means a c
03 January 2016 /payments Innovation in Financial Services
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