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Omnichannel: the retail bank's new sweetheart

Multi-channel banking is old hat. When it comes to retail banking, ‘omnichannel’ is the new darling of the industry. Omnichannel is far more than a fleeting infatuation. It’s an approach that can deli...

30 Sep 2013
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How banks can help save the planet

When a conservative Wall Street publication, published a piece sometime back, calling for acceptance of climate change due to global warming, and advocating measures to manage it without compromising ...

29 Sep 2013
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The small business segment - betwixt and between

The small business segment aka the SME/business banking segment is an important part of a bank’s business and is sandwiched between the consumer and the large corporate segment. It’s relatively easy t...

29 Sep 2013
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Confidence in Mobile and Contactless Payments

Whilst I have personally enjoyed the growth of acceptance of NFC based contactless payments for my payment cards and my Samsung S4, I can't but help notice the people around me in either their payment...

28 Sep 2013
Innovation in Financial Services
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Standards Forum Day Four Summary

Final day. I realize that this is a week late, but I feel I must complete the set, so here goes. Sibos was discernably quiet. Perhaps Thursday is the new Friday. However, no such tail-off at the S...

28 Sep 2013
Standards Forum
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Where next the UK Mortgage Market?

My recent study into the UK mortgage market has once again provided real insight into the sales and originations process and best practice. It also unearth lender sentiment as the market moves towards...

27 Sep 2013
Innovation in Financial Services
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When non performing loans become special

Banks are in the business of taking risks. Lending inherently carries the risk of default. No wonder, a corporate customer’s credit risk is a function of its probability of default. Lower the default ...

27 Sep 2013
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What comes before regulatory compliance?

Its old news: there is a lot of effort being expended on the landslide of regulatory change. But before you can even start to consider complying with new (or for that matter more established) regulati...

27 Sep 2013
Post-Trade Forum
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Basel III regulatory reforms reported to G20 Leaders

The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) has published its fourth report on the implementation of Basel III regulatory reforms for the G20 Leaders' September Summit. Full, timely and consiste...

26 Sep 2013
Financial Services Regulation
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Basel III reporting workbook updated

The Bank for International Settlements has published an updated Basel III monitoring workbook (version 2.6.1) to be used for June 2013 data submissions. It has also updated its frequently asked questi...

26 Sep 2013
Financial Services Regulation
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HKMA issues circular regarding Basel III capital disclosures

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) has issued a circular on Basel III implementation, setting out the final version of the standard templates (including associated explanatory text) to be used by...

25 Sep 2013
Financial Services Regulation
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Is that a gun in your pocket?

When you pay with your card in a retail outlet, what is more important - that you pay with a card or that it's you who is making that payment? The industry is still defining CP as "card present&q...

25 Sep 2013
Innovation in Financial Services

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