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The changes the world has seen in digital in recent years have been vast, and almost every industry across the globe is grappling with how best to adapt to enable greater efficiency and improved custo...
Maxim Ivanchenko, Canopus IT Director General, Advapay project founder In my opinion, there are at least 4 main reasons why it makes sense to create a payment business in Europe. Improved legislat...
The deliberate – and fraudulent – influencing of market information Don’t take everything on trust. If something doesn’t look right, challenge it In this three-part blog series, we look at how marke...
I find it very interesting to see how the industry of the internet of things is continuing to move towards becoming more and more personal. From the computer and the internet to phones and smart watch...
Banks are finding it increasingly difficult to generate loyalty and become the main banking relationship of their customers. This has a direct economic impact in that revenues and profits are more vol...
I first came across the term "central risk book" at an event in Rome a couple of weeks back. It seems like it's the banks’ answer to the dark pool caps that will be upon us in a little over ...
There has been much talk about the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) within financial services to streamline processes and add value, some of which we are already seeing in the form of robo advisors...
Part 1: Definition of market abuse and the techniques used for gaining market information A solid reputation for market surveillance may not be the most compelling argument for winning over customers...
The past few years have seen the financial services undergo a period of unprecedented change. While trying to keep up with the ever-changing demands of consumers, FS organisations are also facing a ba...
Kevin Cullen has written an interesting blog on the need for messaging standards for the blockchain world. In June I also wrote a blog on Linkedin with the title “Blockchain: "Should we agree on ...
In the run up to Sibos 2016, I wanted to use this blog to talk about some of the lesser known impacts of digitalisation, particularly in corporate banking. There’s been so much written about digitalis...
In considering practical applications for Blockchain for banking processes, one of the specific areas that is in dire need of this type of technology is trade finance. Long reliant on complex banking ...