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Regulatory Sandboxes and More Generally regulators and regulations are viewed as things that stifle creativity. In recent years though, regulators in certain jurisdictions have begun to take a differe...
MiFID II is putting archiving under the spotlight again as firms come to grips with being able to promptly recreate trades including all conversations, even if the transaction didn’t happen. Archivin...
A car is a big buying decision; for many it’s a financial commitment second only to a mortgage. The customer, having deliberated over in-car features, specifications, performance and the adequate prov...
Cybercrime is having a good year. It's been steadily rising up through the ranks, and according to PwC is one of the most commonly reported crimes in the financial services sector. It comes in many fo...
The recent Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) report on the state of the UK banking market had a number of things to say about future direction, though perhaps the most important was the endor
In my day-to-day work I am constantly surprised that no two individuals have the same definition or understanding for key industry trends, so here is my quick guide to three of the most prevalent: O...
“…necessary to include a power for the relevant competent authority to require mandatory contributions from supervised entities to critical benchmarks in order to preserve the credibility of the bench...
The focus of the front office is all about executing trades and generating return. Since when have traders had to focus on tax? That task has always been bestowed on the back office but things are abo...
Even protocols whose mission and process remain the same need updating In the world of online commerce, customer confidence is incredibly important. In the early days of the internet, 3D Secure was on...
There’s a whole industry dedicated to helping small businesses and start-ups get ahead. Lessons vary from managerial skills to branding to finding investors. Of course, there can’t be one overarching ...
Over the past few years, the movement towards mobile payments has been one of disruptive trends in the banking sector. New payments services are already accelerating the move away from cash. According...
Recently, I wrote about the results of a poll held by the European Payments Council (EPC) amongst its members on blockchain and its impact on the payments industry. These showed that a great majority ...