1068 Results from 2020
Josh Li Chief Business Officer at Roxe
Central banks are asking themselves a key question: “Are we ready for a Central Bank Digital Currency?” A Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) is drawing closer for many nations: In a Bank for International Settlements (BIS) survey, 70% of responding banks said they are engaged in, or planning to begin, work on a CBDC. Central banks that adopt a C...
08 July 2020 /payments /crypto Banking Strategy, Digital and Transformation
Luc Gueriane CCO at Moorwand
Cashless payments were on the rise way before the pandemic. However, COVID-19 has forced consumers to abandon notes and coins in favour of mobile and contactless card payments. Recently, Nationwide revealed that, in a poll of 2,000 Brits, more than a quarter have gone two or more months without using cash. In addition, the usage of ATMs has seen a...
08 July 2020 /payments /people
Retired Member
The Asset Servicing (AS) industry is an essential but often overlooked component of global financial markets. Yet, while transfer agents and fund administrators are critical to the smooth running of middle- and back-office operations for many Asset Management firms, the sector is at a ‘change or die’ crossroads in its evolution. The current state ...
08 July 2020 /regulation /covid-19 Innovation in Financial Services
Daire Ferguson CEO at AvaTrade
Over recent years, unpredictable political and social events have given way to high levels of volatility in the foreign exchange (FX) market. From Brexit to the coronavirus pandemic, the past four years alone have seen strong and frequent market reactions. For instance, 2016 was fraught with political disruption, with both Brexit and Donald Trump’...
08 July 2020 /markets Fintech
Debbie Green VP of Applications at Oracle
There will be no return to ‘business as usual’. The COVID-19 pandemic has seen CFOs and business leaders across HR, supply chain, and sales make difficult decisions that balanced short-term choices with long-term impact. Now, finance teams need to consider all options and be confident they are making the best choice, whether that impacts employees...
07 July 2020 /cloud /covid-19 Finance 2.0
Steve Morgan Banking Industry Market Lead at Pegasystems
COVID-19 scattered workforces and business operations virtually overnight. At the same time, the impact of the pandemic has accelerated digital sales and service demand in ways that suggest permanent change. This trend is confirmed by McKinsey which noted that remote advisory channels may be finally coming of age, potentially meaning that up to 35...
07 July 2020 /people /covid-19 Innovation in Financial Services
Since the implementation Mifid1 in 2007, there has been a lot of talk about a pan-European consolidated tape, whether it would benefit the market, how it might operate and why it has not come about without regulatory pressure. Post 2007 when stocks when allowed to trade on multiple exchanges, market participants who wanted to see the full history a...
07 July 2020 /regulation /markets Financial Services Regulation
Jeremy Light Co-founder at Fourdotzero
770 words, 3 minute read The Wirecard debacle has hit the headlines with a vengeance, begging the question: flawed regulation or flawed Fintech models? On first appearance, it feels like that there is a regulatory problem. However, it looks like this is an old fashioned accounting fraud, that just happens to be with a payments processor. The missin...
06 July 2020 /payments /regulation Fintech
Jamie Nascimento Chief Commercial Officer at LemonTree Software
Citizen development is a proven, powerful tool to build better applications faster. But, it has its limitations. Could there be a better solution? Let’s find out more. There’s no doubt that no-code and low-code citizen development interfaces help companies respond to digital transformation. It’s why the market for low-code development is predicted...
06 July 2020 /devops /startups Fintech innovation and startups
Carlo R.W. De Meijer Owner and Economist at MIFSA
Blockchain‘s potential for improving business processes, providing transactional transparency and security in the value chain, and reducing operational costs is obvious for many. Notwithstanding this the expected mass adoption failed to happen up till now. What has been holding blockchain? In fact, there have been several concerns in recent years...
06 July 2020 /crypto Blockchain Observations
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