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Artificial intelligence – or AI for short – is all around us today, and we’re on the brink of a revolution. Not long from now, this technology will be integrated into all parts of our lives, and those...
New Payment System Operator never fails to disappoint in terms of its governance and processes. Three Victor Meldrew moments in one week – that is a new record. Firstly we have an announcement that Lo...
When it comes to background checks, the National Crime Information Center is the gold standard. It is only available to law enforcement agencies and is the most accurate and complete database tracking...
I am a huge Apple fan and this year’s launch of Watch Series 4 (I am sold, goodbye Fitbit!) and its huge focus on health (with fall sensor and ECG on your wrist!) made me think how these innovations a...
Data and action need to go hand in hand in the new world. Lots of data is great but what are you going to do with it? It’s a challenge facing multiple industries with the popularity of the Internet of...
Among the many critical success factors driving change across the financial sector, some obvious ones stand firmly at the top of the 'to-do' list. Deloitte's 2018 Banking Industry Outlook observes: ...
Banks need to become technology companies. This is the single most critical strategic driving force in the industry as we all approach another of those dates that sound like defining moments: 2020. Ju...
The public sector is increasingly outsourcing service production - and thus giving more space for the sector's management to do much more important work - policymaking, driving change, creating rulebo...
Our economic crime data reveals that in the last three and a half years*, 90 percent of global fines (total $14 billion) were issued by United States (US) regulators. Of note is the fact that UK, Fren...
Cyber criminals are constantly trying to stay one step ahead of the good guys, and there is now another scam out there that you should know about: synthetic identity theft. Basically, the criminals ta...
“What Ze Tech?” Over 92% of German citizens have never heard of the term “Fintech”, according to a survey from explorare. Probably, a result of not having the full exposure and legacy of traditional b...
Retail banks pride themselves on offering their customers more ways than ever before of transacting with them. With words like 'seamless', they set expectations that where hand offs between teams and ...