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Financial services organisations aren’t technophobes. Technology has enabled advances in modern banking with the likes of Big Data and digital signatures reaping benefits for banks and their customers...
The press often talks about Hadoop as if it were a single technology or even a product. This is far from the truth and creates a false expectation in the industry about the complexity of using Hadoop ...
The old joke about “How do you eat an elephant? – one bite at a time!” can be applied to compliance issues as well: dealing with them department-by-department within the firm is one way of breaking do...
With the blink of an eye another Sibos came and went. The containers have been shipped out and it’s back to the old grind. Real projects. Deadlines. Pesky users. Endless meetings. Production pro...
Earlier this year the United Arab Emirates Banks Federation - incorporating the leading banks of the country - announced the launch of a Mobile Wallet project. The project is part of the UAE’s Smart ...
Hackers are hell-bent on busting into the network of their targets. They are persistent—never giving up. When you build your defense against cyber criminals, it must be done with the idea that they WI...
Leveraging IT’s own operational data for improved operational excellence Have you ever been looking for something, only to find that what you were looking for was right under your nose? This thought o...
Welcome to the 5th Annual CCAR Cycle For bank holding companies (BHCs) with more than $50 billion in assets, it’s time to get moving if you haven’t already. The Federal Reserve just released its sc...
We’ve heard the acronym BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) for some time now, but less about ‘COPE’ – Corporate Owned, Personally Enabled devices; tablets, smartphones and laptops which are owned by the ent...
As the global news feeds announce whacky, new, mobile-inspired payment concepts faster than the regulators can dream up new regulations for the banking market, it is fantastic to see the news this wee...
Last week’s Aldermore news left some SMEs in doubt of the future for challenger banks. The British banking newcomer cancelled its planned IPO, despite a valuation of £880m, citing a lack of interest a...
On the heels of the recent Revenue and Billing Management Report, Finextra and Oracle held a breakfast roundtable with senior bankers at this year’s Sibos to discuss the real world experiences when d...