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The year 2014 was a tipping point for NFC payments

I recently caught up with Jonathan Vaux Director, New Digital Payments and Strategy at Visa Europe, to discuss the trends he observed over 2014 and the outlook for 2015. In short, 2014 has been a real...

09 Jan 2015
Innovation in Financial Services
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Why the Daleks and Vogons were right about financial markets

An interesting debate broke out here at Fidessa Towers this morning concerning the infamous Sci-Fi phrase "resistance is useless". Should it be attributed to Dr Who’s nemesis, those metallic...

08 Jan 2015
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The mortgage world 2014 in 140 characters or less

The mortgage world 2014 in 140 characters or less A Twitter snapshot of the mortgage market in 2014 from @henry_woodcock IRESS principal mortgage consultant. January January started looking back at 20...

08 Jan 2015
Financial Services Regulation
Stuart Lacey

The Year of the P’s for Customised, Secure Banking Services

As the financial industry prepares for the year ahead, we reflect on the technology advancements that have emerged and ponder those on the horizon. We see consumers clamouring for the latest and great...

07 Jan 2015
Hugo Cuevas-Mohr

The TEN news of the Money Transfer Industry in 2014

As I did for 2013, I have put together the 10 most important news stories for the International Money Transfer Industry in 2014, as a way to reflect back and at the same time analyze the trends for th...

07 Jan 2015
Robert Siciliano

Goodguy Hacker Selling Bad Guy hacks

Makes you wonder what these guys would have accomplished had they been born during the Renaissance…case in point: Kevin Mitnick, whose genius was so impressive as a cyber criminal (he hacked into IBM,...

07 Jan 2015
Mike Davies

Banking gets in shape - 2015 predictions

I often think making exact predictions on what will happen in a year’s time is a fool’s game. What can be a useful exercise though is to look at the trends of 2014 and see where these might be headed....

07 Jan 2015
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A bitcoin startup with enterprise ambitions: Bitnet

The majority of startups I meet with are run by young, over-enthusiastic twenty-somethings. They pile in their hopes and dreams to become the next Zuckerberg - it could end in a successful exit, but c...

07 Jan 2015
Fintech innovation and startups
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Mobile Money in Zimbabwe reaches 5 million people

As mobile penetration reached 106% , and effectively 60% of people in Zimbabwe now have access to mobile services, mobile operators have gone a step further. They now offer people safe and convenien...

07 Jan 2015
Innovation in Financial Services
David Gibbard

Why a Core Banking System Conversion is the Wrong Approach

Ah, remember the old days……, the days when you had to get to your bank or credit union branch before 2:00 PM in order to get a deposit recorded as a transaction for that day. Fast forward to today. As...

06 Jan 2015
Robert Siciliano

Credit Card Fraud isn’t the same as Identity Theft

Just as important as taking down the decorations, throwing out all the debris from opened gifts and getting the house back in order after the holiday activities, is that of scrutinizing your credit ca...

06 Jan 2015
A Finextra Member

No time for sentimentality

Whether it’s Windows 8, OS X 10.10 or Android 5, modern life beats to the drum of big software releases. Since any new EU regulation includes an automatic review clause, financial markets legislation ...

06 Jan 2015

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