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As someone who has worked within the FinTech scene for the past 3 years now, I've seen a lot of ups and downs. The industry continues to grow, even amid the challenging regulatory environments. I atte...
The future of banking is indisputably Open Banking. Open in all senses of the word: transparency, ease of access to information and a place at the table for new market players. Open for everyone, with...
The introduction of the Securities Finance Transaction Reporting (SFTR) directive, will give financial institutions an ideal opportunity to consolidate and improve their approach to data management. H...
At the occasion of the 2017 Standards Forum to be held at Sibos in Toronto, Canada from 16 to 19 October, I interviewed a number of SWIFT standards experts about the content of this year's programme....
The World Economic Forum has just completed one of the most thoroughgoing studies into the effect of fintech on the financial services industry. Although ‘Beyond Fintech: A Pragmatic Assessment of Dis...
I attended an excellent conference last week that brought together senior executives from the buy-side, the sell-side, venues and technology firms to debate and make sense of our industry. Naturally m...
The one certainty in the financial services sector today is that banks will be operating in an uncertain environment for the foreseeable future. Markets are volatile. Regulations are fast-evolving. Th...
While there’s no template that works for all businesses when it comes to cross-border eCommerce strategy, there are certain key themes that seem to crop up again and again when discussing with colleag...
Blockchain & Distributed Ledger Technology? Digital currencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum are what most people think of when they hear “blockchain”, but alternative uses for blockchain and distri
In an earlier article entitled “The unquenched longing for a transformed KYC-AML solution” I had talked about the key challenges that financial institutions (FIs) have been facing with regards to the...
At EBAday 2017, speakers and delegates discussed the many accelerating changes affecting the traditional payments landscape today. One of the topics that attracted the most interest was the prospect o...
Today, Financial Institutions (FIs) face significant legal and reputational risks when it comes to complying with anti-money laundering (AML) requirements (including anti-terrorist financing and oblig...