1068 Results from 2020
Ivy Schmerken Editorial Director at FlexTrade Systems
Fixed-income traders reflecting on the bond liquidity crisis and volatile markets caused by the global pandemic in March and April are pushing ahead with more automation to solve the liquidity and data-quality issues they faced. Citing the value of aggregation tools to bring in direct pricing streams, portfolio trading, and all-to-all trading proto...
21 August 2020 /regulation /markets Capital Markets Technology
Retired Member
Types of blockchains The most commonly talked about feature of blockchain is that it is decentralized, meaning that there is no single organization or individual in control of all the information. In 2017, as blockchain gained a lot of media attention, critics focused on the public aspect of the platform and said that everybody could see transacti...
20 August 2020 /security /identity
Hugo Chamberlain Chief Commercial Officer at smartKYC
The concept of artificial intelligence (AI) has been in our collective consciousness for decades, mainly due to far-fetched Hollywood depictions of AI-powered killer Terminators, i-Robots and Replicants. These fictional portrayals, twinned with outspoken views from technology titans like Elon Musk and Professor Stephen Hawking, have led to some ...
20 August 2020 /security Artificial Intelligence and Financial Services
Simon Barnby CMO at Archax
There has and continues to be much talk around digital securities or security tokens, which are securities represented digitally on a blockchain. Many advantages are talked about on how they will disrupt financial services and democratise capital markets for everyone. But to what extent are the advantages down to the technology, a renewed way of t...
20 August 2020 /crypto /markets Capital Markets Technology
Andrew Beatty Head of Wealth, Retirement & International at FIS
Charles Darwin’s theory suggests that it is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent, it is the one that is most adaptable to change. As the world races towards digital banking, we consider why banks need help to adapt to a digital future. Technology is redefining what’s possible across all sectors. For the most pa...
20 August 2020 /people /retail Banking Strategy, Digital and Transformation
Kristen Jason Senior Product Marketing Manager at Alacriti
As COVID-19 evolves and continues to impact our world, it’s creating new challenges for business. Unfortunately, credit union members seem to be suffering more. According to a recent Gallup poll in Mid-March, while the national average is 70%, 75% of credit union members say they have experienced a great deal or a fair amount of disruption. Also
19 August 2020 /retail /covid-19 Disruption in Retail Banking
Simon Hawtin Marketing Director at ezbob
The Covid-19 pandemic has profoundly impacted the finances of both UK consumers and companies, with millions struggling to pay their bills on time due to the associated economic lockdown. This has dramatically altered the lending landscape, with a spike in borrowing as businesses turn to lenders to help them mitigate the effects of Covid-19. Accord...
19 August 2020 /wholesale /covid-19 Banking Strategy, Digital and Transformation
John Cragg Chief Executive Officer at MYHSM
If you are going to build a data centre to handle activities such as card issuance and payment transaction processing, then that data centre will need to meet the requirements of one or more Payment Card Industry (PCI) security standards. PCI DSS PCI Data Security Standard (DSS) is applicable to data centres that process or handle cardholder data...
19 August 2020 /security /regulation Fintech
Roel Jansen SaaS Solutions Marketing at Temenos
About a decade ago banks started adopting cloud technology. At first, they were very careful, and it included lengthy discussions with conservative regulators and anxious security officers. Later banks took significant steps to leverage cloud technology. However, does the cloud deliver on its promise of lower infrastructure costs, better integrati...
19 August 2020 /retail /cloud Fintech
Technology is a great enabler. It brings enormous possibilities in customer experience and product innovation, but it also brings new levels of sophistication in the activities of fraudsters. In the payments landscape, the need to ensure the security of transactions to protect consumers and merchants is as critical as ever. Imagine then, a world w...
19 August 2020 /security /payments Fintech
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