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Paperless and simplified-simple for whom?

Ask yourself this question: When it comes to simplification, who am I considering? The business The customer’s life Both? The success of your paperless campaign will be measured by your answer. N...

03 Dec 2012
Bo Harald

Letter to Santa Claus - reissued

Europe 17.12.2008 Dear Santa, We have been really nice, technology-neutral and hardworking Experts this year and look forward to You bringing us a few presents to play around with in 2009. The first ...

03 Dec 2012
Innovation in Financial Services
Robert Siciliano

The Upside of Electronic Health Records

In a world where a Twitter tweet can be heard around the world instantly, a friend’s video on YouTube can go viral overnight, and you can speak to anyone online across the globe without using a phone,...

03 Dec 2012
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The Future of Online Lending

Today’s market of online lending business in the UK is facing an explosive rise. In this article, we study this situation to discover that it reflects an emerging global trend. Banks are adopting the ...

30 Nov 2012
Online Banking
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Caught up in consolidated tape, again

Just when I was hoping to start thinking about the Christmas holidays (beginning with the first of the season’s parties this week) we’ve seen a bunch of announcements on the European consolidated tape...

29 Nov 2012
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The Micro finance revolution

Are we entering a Golden era of small, agile businesses that can innovate quickly and disrupt the incumbent corporations of the 20th century? I certainly think this is possible in the banking and fina...

29 Nov 2012
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12 months to SEPA - no rush?

Last week, Deutsche Bank ran a SEPA outreach event, bringing the practicalities of migration to SEPA compliance to a large group of their current and prospective clients. The end date of course is Feb...

29 Nov 2012
Transaction Banking
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The future of FIX

FIX has become the major messaging protocol in global financial markets and has arguably been the single most influential technical development in financial markets in the last twenty years. To a larg...

29 Nov 2012
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Modern day banking: first thing in the morning last at night

Groggily, Jovy reaches for his Blackberry as the blinking trackball catches his eye. The screen reads "3 New Messages". It's already eight in the morning and he has to rush. He runs through ...

29 Nov 2012
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Grabbing a slice of the Asian trade finance pie

With Asian economies booming, smart banks are capitalising on opportunities to boost their trade finance business. But how do financial institutions from the developed world ensure market share? If th...

28 Nov 2012
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Risk management is a vital benefit of CCP clearing

In the trade life cycle, central counterparties (CCPs) play a critical role in post-trade management. After a trade has been negotiated, submitted and confirmed, a CCP takes on the counterparty risks ...

27 Nov 2012
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Case for a Decoupled Front End

In today’s global banking environment, financial institutions need to deploy proven, game-changing strategies to attract and retain customers, slash operating costs and elevate overall efficiency. Ban...

27 Nov 2012

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