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I have long been arguing that the natural way to SEPA-payments is through e-invoicing – especially now when ISO20022 for e-invoicing is ready. Here you do not need to force anybody to do SEPA-payments...
Interesting contrast last week where the LSE’s market share of the FTSE 100 fell definitively below 50% whilst at the same time BME’s market share in the IBEX 35 remained stubbornly close to 100%. B...
Back-and-forth, side-to-side. The “limit up-limit down” measure of preventing another Flash Crash is down one minute and back up the next. It seems to be back up at the moment, after financial service...
It’s amazing. Zeus malware is now affecting 60,000–100,000 unique Windows computers a month, according to Microsoft. But more amazing – at least to me – is how many people aren’t aware of the problem....
More ideas will develop when bright minded people meet. Last weeks i have been looking new or old Innotribe Idea box services. Preatty nifty idea but is it lacking promotation or don't banking busines...
Many in the investment management world would agree that the cloud is gaining traction in the sector. While generally those in the front office don’t foresee much impact from the technology, the middl...
Implementation Challenges Although XBRL has several benefits, there are significant challenges in its global implementation, some of which are listed below: • Definition of taxonomy: The definition of...
It's not the first time that Banks have asked me daft questions in order to identify me. Every few years of course I have to be sent a new card and as part of that process I have to "activate&quo...
A bit overdue, but here’s the third installment of the 4 C’s of core banking. Finding the best way to tackle legacy core systems has re-emerged as a key topic of debate among banks, from top tier glob...
The UBS rogue trader has once again brought risk to the forefront of banks thinking. No doubt the usual hand wringing, system reviews and updates will be the response to the anticipated regulatory cra...
Mobile devices continue to develop, with new hardware, operating systems and software coming regularly to market amidst a wave of publicity and fanfare – just look at the speculation surrounding the n...
SEPA direct debit is a huge step in the wrong direction - making direct debit more complicated for users and more expensive for invoice senders (who naturally add these costs into higher prices - the ...