1068 Results from 2020
Steve Cook Digital Identity & Biometrics Consultant
Biometrics will be in high demand in order for economies to function during the Covid-19 virus outbreak. Many onboarding practices with traditional banks involve the customers making a trip to the local branch to verify who they are with their ID documents. Now that most countries have introduced stay-at-home policies due to the coronavirus crisis,...
15 April 2020 /inclusion /covid-19 Biometrics
Retired Member
The wealth management sector is facing unprecedented challenges due to the outbreak of the global pandemic. As the coronavirus spreads, wealth managers’ business continuity plans need to include more of digital tools and strategies. It is precisely in this crisis situation, where remote working, or the practice of working for an extended period ou...
15 April 2020 /wealth /covid-19 Capital Markets Technology
Paul Shumsky Technology Advisor at Entrepreneur
Strong customer authentication necessarily forms the backbone of any fintech application and it is common to make use of multi-factor authentication (MFA) to provide additional levels of security to protect any transaction from being compromised. Multi-factor authentication (MFA) encompasses three types of authentication: knowledge (something you k...
14 April 2020 /devops /identity Biometrics
Keith Stonell Managing Director, EMEA at Guidewire
The Future at Lloyd’s Blueprint One, the plan to transform the market, has been covered widely by City of London insurance pundits, but there is still a long way to go before we know what it looks like. The Blueprint represents a decisive moment in Lloyd’s of London’s history in that it is a break with previous attempts to modernise the London Mar...
14 April 2020 /markets Digital Insurance Trends
Laura Francis Head of Brand and Marketing at Form3
The concept of real-time payment processing both from an operational and cost advantage is big news yet only 36% of all electronic payments in the UK are now via the Faster Payments Service (FPS)1. One could argue that FPS has fundamentally changed the nature of payments, user experience and the real economy. But in reality, the race to real-time ...
14 April 2020 /payments Payments strategies 2015-2020-2030
As more and more firms turn to the cloud to push out services across the globe, there is an increasing focus on the tools, technologies, and practices that facilitate the process. Systems must increasingly bear the weight of new customers and data integration while also maintaining a consistent level of service. To do this effectively, it is vital...
14 April 2020 /devops Fintech
Shailendra Malik SVP - Tech Delivery (Data Platform) at DBS Bank
When we start talking about AI, it intrigues many, but then they lose interest at the moment we start discussing the technical details. Let me try to keep this piece a more light-hearted to highlight what are the top 5 considerations I keep in mind when I try to find a workable and deployable solution for a problem that business or an end-user fac...
13 April 2020 /sustainable /covid-19 Artificial Intelligence and Financial Services
This article focuses on VCs and their action patterns during economic slowdowns / recessions including actions taken to shield their investments, especially the most promising start-ups in their portfolios. Promising start-ups are defined as those able to offer something new or something unique that has a potential to change how our lives evolve. E...
09 April 2020 /startups /covid-19 Trends in Financial Services
Domenico Scaffidi Payments Business Development Director at Volante Technologies
SWIFT’s decision to delay migration of cross-border payments to ISO 20022 by 12 months has important strategic implications for the industry. With multiple market infrastructures moving to ISO 20022 on different schedules, and varying approaches to co-existence, financial institutions will need to redouble their focus on modernising their infrastr...
09 April 2020 /payments /wholesale Standards Forum
Felix Kronabetter Business Development Manager at RBR
The 13th edition of Merchant Payment Ecosystem (MPE) had a lucky break, being one of the last large‑scale conferences to take place before the COVID‑19 virus spread in earnest. The show took place from 18th to 20th February at Berlin’s Intercontinental Hotel, bringing together 1,200 attendees, including 280 merchants and 300 acquiring banks and PS...
09 April 2020 /payments /regulation 5G Payments Schemes and Strategies 2020 - 2035
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