1147 Results from 2019
Retired Member
Towards the end of 2018, the British Standards Institution (BSI) published a set of guidelines, advising Fintechs how best to engage with financial institutions with the goal of delivering a successful outcome for all: banks, Fintechs and end customers. The report includes recommendations and common pitfalls to avoid. It’s a useful reference guid...
17 January 2019 /startups Fintech
Bob Lyddon Consultant at Lyddon Consulting Services
The Daily Express issued a “shock horror” story on 30th December that the EU was in financial meltdown over the loss of the UK’s budget contributions. This seems overstated. They have no need to worry for a little while if they get their €40 billion “divorce settlement” – which will be used to cover normal expenditure and not the items that it was ...
17 January 2019 /payments SEPA and European Payments
Patrick Bermingham CEO at Adflex
Start-ups and established companies alike are increasingly interested in the industrial internet of things (IIoT), but many are missing a trick when it comes to payments. Businesses face many challenges when designing and implementing their own IoT payments solutions, most notably serious security risks and a lack of interoperability - and just on...
17 January 2019 /security /payments Innovation in Financial Services
Financial services and modern tech go hand in hand, and that should be obvious to anyone who’s been paying close attention to either of the two fields. There’s a lot to gain from tightly integrating modern technological solutions into the workflow of your organization if your goal is to improve performance and customer satisfaction, and it’s in yo...
17 January 2019 Financial Inclusion
Settling LSTA distressed loan trades in the secondary market is complex and time-consuming. Unlike the par loan market, distressed features additional requirements for inventory management, due diligence and documentation. As a result, the average settlement time for distressed loans in 2018 was more than four times greater (T+67) than that of...
16 January 2019 Post-Trade Forum
One of the biggest problems banks face today is innovating the new services and products expected by their customers. In the digital age, which is dominated by the likes of Google, Apple, Facebook and Amazon (GAFA), consumers demand convenience in all aspects of their lives, so the imperative to innovate has never been so pressing. Unfortunately f...
16 January 2019 /devops Innovation in Financial Services
Rik Coeckelbergs Independent Advisor, Opinion Maker and Consultant at The Banking Scene
Many of you know that since November I am freelancing, discovering the world of banking and banking technologies. One of the great advantages of freelancing is that you can pick the projects you like to work on. Freelancing also generates time to think, to discover as well. Through my work of The Banking Scene, I got in touch with a small company i...
16 January 2019 Banking Strategy, Digital and Transformation
Ambrish Parmar Digital Leader, Strategist, at Thought leader and Start-up Advisor
Time to read: 5 minutes to gain a different perspective // The music of change // New Year blues fully banished, enthused for the year ahead – personal and professional bucket list refreshed. I am lucky; I have managed to secure a seat on an overcrowded commuter train. I might actually buy a lottery ticket, since my luck appears to be in. Earphones...
15 January 2019 /retail Banking Strategy, Digital and Transformation
I always try to take a step back over the holidays and reflect on the prior 12 months. It is easy to forget how much can happen in a year. 2018 was no different, packed full of noteworthy headlines, and handful of notable firsts. France winning the World Cup, the Eagles winning their firstSuper Bowl, Apple becoming the World’s first trillion-dolla...
15 January 2019 /ai Capital Markets Technology
The humble restaurant menu follows a common pattern where menu items are generally separated into a logical hierarchy. At the top level, we may have breakfast items, dinner items or drinks items. Each of these could be grouped further into categories like meat dishes, fish dishes or pasta dishes (dinner items), and again into burgers and steaks (m...
15 January 2019 /devops API
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