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A community to discuss the future of financial services and any other interesting trends, strategies, ideas, views.
The US repo market took center stage last Tuesday, September 17 when a confluence of factors temporarily slowed down banks' cash spigots and drove overnight repo rates to as high as 10%, which led the...
The United Nations estimates that there are more than 258 million expats worldwide who send money to their home countries. These remittances support more than 800 million families, including those liv...
Customer experience is fundamental to the payments industry and when it comes to the remittance industry, most senders and receivers attach an emotional quotient to the transfer of funds. Unlike payme...
From social media and ridesharing to Amazon Prime, we know that today’s culture is increasingly “on-demand." This culture has conveniences many of us enjoy, including the ability to immediately ...
A week is a long time in politics – a saying that is increasingly true for payments too. We are now two weeks into July 2019, so a good point perhaps to reflect on the state of the industry. Payments ...
Cyber-attacks are all over the news! From ransomware to phishing, farmware, malware and cryptojacking up to DoS attacks. It seems as if the internet has been transformed to the Wild West. Combine this...
In an earlier article, I had explained why there is a need for financial institutions (FIs) to implement holistic trade surveillance. However, implementing it is easier said than done. FIs need to th...
Across all industries – but particularly those in heavily regulated industries such as finance – the talk is about the shift to the public cloud. It is the buzzword of the moment. Amazon, Google and M...
The financial services industry is under continued pressure to create more convenient ways of paying for goods and services. This trend goes beyond common hype: it’s a culture shift from long-standing...
3-Domain Secure was created in its first iteration (3DS1) over 15 years ago. The goals were relatively simple, as there were few standards to build upon at the time. Even though there was a mounting c...
Disney and Fox have finally closed their deal, creating a new powerhouse that will have far reaching consequences on the global entertainment industry. They have promised to launch their own streaming...
Tackling profitability challenges in asset management Henri Wajsblat, Anaplan’s Head of Financial Services Solutions, interviewed Accenture Managing Director Julien Ciroux about profitability challen...