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Financial collaboration - in theory but not yet in practice

Financial collaboration and harmony between procurement and finance, for the majority of companies, seems to be a worthy but still unattainable goal. Speaking to the market, we have found that better ...

26 Jun 2013
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Is PCI a white elephant?.. Or is Dave Birch wrong?..

The most frequently cited and referenced part of PCI DSS relates to protection of cardholder data, mainly card number (PAN), cardholder's name and card expiration date. Now, Dave Birch of Consult Hyp...

26 Jun 2013
Innovation in Financial Services
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Fact sheet on Short Selling Regulation now published by FCA

New forms for short selling notifications post 10 June 2013 were recently published by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). The website has now been updated to include a Fact sheet on Short Selling...

26 Jun 2013
Financial Services Regulation
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Banking on smartphones

When online banking first came on the scene it heralded a new era where customers could check their balance and pay their bills any time, day or night. A few banks integrated it immediately into their...

26 Jun 2013
Innovation in Financial Services
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Latin America Accounts Payable - Key Issues in the Region

To successfully implement Account Payable E-invoicing or Shared Services in Latin America, you will need a regional solution approach that is addressing the issues, culture and technical requirements....

25 Jun 2013
Electronic invoicing
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Possible potholes in the road to mobile payments?

Those of us in the payments industry talk regularly about the potential of mobile payments and the benefits they could bring. Laying aside for the moment the fact that I feel, at times, as if we all g...

21 Jun 2013
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Why transaction economics matter

Ever wondered why contactless / NFC payments are accepted and available today at only 2% of the POS locations? The contactless technology (NFC is its close cousin) is heavily marketed by payment indus...

20 Jun 2013
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Innovation Necessity and a Tale of Two Industries

Abstract This blog entry compares the need for technological transformation in two segments of the financial industry, both exhibiting similar phases of development but at different points in time. It...

20 Jun 2013
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Consumer Driven Innovation

There’s a very public evolution in the mortgage market as it adapts to new regulatory requirements. At the same time, there is a very quiet revolution in business and consumer technology. Consumers ar...

20 Jun 2013
Innovation in Financial Services
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Gartner on mobile payments: 5 key lessons for Retail Banks

A recent report from Gartner on worldwide payment forecasts provides five key lessons for retail banks regarding their approach to mobile payments. 1/ Divert your investments from NFC to alternative s...

20 Jun 2013
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Financial inNOvation

Following a visit to PayExpo at Excel (nothing to write home about, as far as most of the exhibitors are concerned), I attended the FinTech Road Show today which was supposed to showcase some of the m...

20 Jun 2013
Innovation in Financial Services
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Mexico CFDI eInvoicing - Red Flags to Avoid

So, you have received the news by now. And, most likely the Mexico change is starting to make waves through the organization. Well, hopefully it is making waves because if it’s not, it surely will co...

19 Jun 2013
Electronic invoicing

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