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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...
To clarify the reason of this rather naive post, banks are not lending to small companies because the risk perceived is too high. However, the way banks assess risk is mainly based on financial data a...
Today, SWIFT and treasury systems vendor Bellin announced that they will implement a direct connection between SWIFT and Bellin’s tm5. Treasury intelligence management systems (TiMSs), a term coined b...
Today’s announcement of a partnership between MasterCard and global B2B network Basware scores another point for the likely uptake of the B2B payment networks model—a model that I predicted in a rece...
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...
We are now five years on from the Credit Crunch of 2008 and the scars of past bank instability can still be seen. As such it is unsurprising that policymakers are now looking at new solutions for secu...
As you can imagine, Sibos is a showcase for the dark suit (no matter the weather). You can see some fight against the greys, blacks and blues - the sharp tie, the custom made lining, the Day-Glo nail...
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...
Finally the "libor manipulation " saga draws to a conclusion and the guilty parties are being punished by the regulators after 6 years of abuse ....... The only crumbs of comf...
They may not be making sales and sealing deals, but reconciliation centers of excellence are delivering an important service like their front-office colleagues do. The biggest difference is that their...
I’m very struck by one quote from the Tower Group report on multi-channel, "CEOs are realising that channel investments should be tied to specific experience goals and customers should be guided...
Baby-boomers will soon be transferring their assets to generations X and Y, primarily defined by their exposure to technology and the web from an early age. As banks’ relationship management styles gr...