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Following my recent post about mysterious goings-on around Morgan Stanley's Matrix single-dealer platform, I've had an update from a source close to the project. I am reliably informed that Matrix is ...
This year’s International Payments Summit had a clear theme running through the various debates and discussions around the event: how regulation is stifling progress….but mainly for the banks. During ...
Today’s UK card fraud figures show some good news but also highlight areas where there is room for improvement. In other words it’s a case of some swings, some roundabouts. First of all, there has bee...
Interesting to read that card fraud has taken a dive - a welcome development I guess for the industry, and for customers, who ultimately bear the cost and, when they are the subject of fraud, the worr...
While we were eased into this year’s International Payments Summit on Monday, yesterday’s sessions contained more heated debates. Discussions yesterday first of all turned to proposed Basel III regula...
There is an interesting piece on voxeu.org calling for a fair treatment of trade finance under the upcoming Basel III rules. A majority of practitioners view Basel II as unfairly and dangerously toug...
PCPro has reported weaknesses with the online security of high street retailer Argos, http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/security/356077/argos-credit-card-scandal-worsens Argos has been sending customers un
It’s interesting to see recent blog comment regarding Morgan Stanley’s new Matrix platform, and what else is needed (in terms of full range of products) to enable them become a top five global FX hou...
Is Matrix in trouble? Morgan Stanley’s unveiling of its Matrix offering was one of the most high-profile SDP launches of last year. More than two years in the making, with a price tag way into eight ...
In February CPP looked in more detail at the issue of mobile phone insurance fraud and theft. The results were interesting and confirmed some long-held assumptions that there is a small minority who t...
The 2010 Formula One Grand Prix season is almost upon us with the first race this weekend in Bahrain. There promises to be a lot of excitement this year with 4 former world champions in the mix, four ...
Are the costs of exceptions one of the penalties of transacting payments? In the real world, not all payments are straight through and the resulting exceptions are one of the hidden costs associated w...