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The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published a new webpage on the fourth Capital Requirements Directive (CRD IV), which answers a number of frequently asked questions (FAQs) about the regime: ...
In 2014, Latin America has announced new tax and electronic invoicing policies which will divert IT funding and staff away from strategic initiatives while exposing multinationals to potential operati...
I seem to be finding a lot of articles relating to gamification nowadays. I read this Forbes articles recently and it really resonated. It is strange how gaming and entertainment, despite seeming ...
PayPal has been doing a fair bit of engagement over the past 5 years with its burgeoning developer community and reaching out to start-ups, as you would expect from any mature, successful Silicon Vall...
Financial Services Institutions (FSIs) are increasingly faced with a host of regulatory and legal woes, which are increasing operating costs and eating into profits, as they continue to grapple with t...
code of silence broken CITI , RBS . BZW . UBS . GSF . ICAP . RABOBANK cartel traders guilty of persistent market abuse . I struggle to find confidence in our markets when yet again senior players a
I read an interesting piece earlier last week on imrg.org (the website of the UK Online Retail Association) arguing that consumer concerns over security could inhibit the adoption of many new payme
With the structure of global OTC markets – particularly OTC derivatives - going through some fundamental changes at the moment, it is perhaps not surprising that the main focus of many firms in the i...
Banking jargon like multi-channel banking, cross-channel banking and now, omni-channel banking, has led to confusion among bankers and customers alike. Bankers are unsure as to what banks actually wan...
Many have seen Google announcement for supporting Host Card Emulation in their latest Android 4.4 KitKat OS. HCE is not new technology. BlackBerry had is for some time in their devices. But wider HCE ...
With the growing adoption of smart phones, iPads and video-enabled devices, banks now have the ability to implement new channels, including video, for connecting with their customers. And, with the de...
The leaders in mobile wallet technology? Undoubtedly retailers. Starbucks and McDonald’s are already building these wallets in response to customer demand. But with mobile wallet use predicted to ri...