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The US ecosystem for swap execution facilities continues to evolve, but not as rapidly as regulators and lawmakers anticipated. Despite the shift to electronic trading, some observers question if swap...
When you are immersed in an industry it’s sometimes difficult to see how it’s really changing. Global financial markets are a good example of this as the populist headlines can easily miss the subtlet...
Have you ever heard the story of the six blind men who tried to find out what elephant is? Probably you did. In this story, these blind men have no idea what elephant is, decided to touch to understan...
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Presenting recently at the ICCOS Asia conference in Malaysia, I was asked to talk about the changes that retail cash automation is having on other stakeholders in the cash cycle: the banks, the ATM de...
Industry utilities are fast becoming the new reality in the post financial crisis banking arena, with Know Your Client (KYC) and Collateral Management initiatives already in progress. The main driver...
Banks of every size are keen to win and retain Corporate customers – nothing new here. However, what is surprising to me is how many banks I think are missing a trick when it comes to realising oppor...
"Keep your friends close, and your enemies closer." - Sun Tzu, Chinese general and military strategist, uttered these famous words around 400 B.C. Today, this quote could be used to describe...
They say every product or service must have a secret sauce. Some startups take the secrecy part of this advice to the extreme by going into stealth mode until they launch. While others point to today’...
If the past few years have taught the world anything, it is that no business is safe online. Cyber criminals are targeting financial services organisations and this battle will rage on until security ...
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The Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) movement has in some ways saved companies money, but in other ways put customer data at risk. Employees are onsite, telecommuting or traveling on business. This means ...