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With the universal banking model being an accepted fact of life for the UK’s ‘Big Four’ banks, these institutions have struggled to shake off the taint of association with their investment arms, whose...
Global ACH, or iACH as it is sometimes called, seems to be the buzzword of the moment. Is there is a good business case for a global ACH? Characteristics of an ACH Automated Clearing Houses are great ...
Last week I had a bizarre conversation with someone who claimed to be "Head of European Business Development at Vodafone" (a big guy with a beard and Vodafone-red rimmed glasses - give me a ...
Transport for Greater Manchester (TGM) recently announced it will start rolling out a new smart ticketing system across the UK’s third biggest city. It’s a move that is well overdue and is sure to vas...
I’ve briefly touched on this topic previously, but I recently gave an after-dinner speech at a fraud event in London and two of my fellow speakers happened to talk about the importance of considering ...
We always strive to be first. For some people it becomes an obsession. It becomes their reason for living. Their reason for cheating... nobody remembers second they reason. This seems to be the wa...
Few can have missed the fact that Germany is set to go it alone on curbing HFT, although it looks like the rest of Europe won’t be too far behind. The proposed European legislation will insist upon a...
Cash don't disappear- that is a fact. Don't deny it. Or is it possible to replace cash with alternative low cost solution. For laymans terms, cash is low cost payment method. But as everyone who know...
Google Wallet is flying high. Literally. Earlier this month, it announced that it was moving to the cloud so that it would be able to accept a variety of credit and debit cards. What is it about this ...
Part 4 Authors: Kersten Martin Meyer and Tom Riesack Collateral: banks, broker-dealers, funds and clearinghouses all need it more than ever. Collateralisation of bilateral as well as cleared OTC trade...
In an era of increased regulation, with stiff competition from other banks for business with blue-chip corporates and a lower appetite for risk, where can regional banks turn to for long-term sustaina...
Just in case you missed it ... The iPhone 5 has finally landed!! While the usual queues greeted the latest instalment of the world’s best loved smartphone, in mobile payment circles, all the talk is a...