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Today, May 31, 2013, the Mexico SAT, their governmental tax agency, announced the mandatory transition of all invoices, for companies generating more than 250,000 pesos in revenue annually, to an elec...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has proposed detailed criteria which set out which regulatory requirements will apply when a transaction occurs partially within and partially outside the ...
"It is not a disgrace to fail. Failing is one of the greatest arts in the world.” Charles F. Kettering (American engineer, inventor of the electric starter, 1876-1958) Building on the theme of m...
Months before the iPhone 5 was released, the industry was a buzz of rumours on the details of Apple’s new device. New connectors, a new OS, thinner, taller. But one feature that received wide-spread a...
Financial Institutions may have the greatest advantage in creating a mobile wallet. They have the resources and existing relationships with customers and merchants to bring about real change. There ar...
The Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) has published a letter sent on 23 May to all firms in the internal model approval process on the introduction of early warning indicators. The PRA proposes ...
Your document password shouldn’t be the weak link in your secure communication chain In the first post of our security blog series, Linda Misauer spoke about the importance of key length to avoid br
The International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) has published two protocols to assist firms in meeting the changes in derivative market regulatory changed. ISDA has launched its 2013 proto...
Hansel and Gretel in the fairy story famously left a trail of breadcrumbs to find their way out of the forest – their plan was thwarted by hungry birds and then there was a nasty incident with a witch...
Mass adoption of smart, connected and mobile devices globally has been transforming consumer behavior and dramatically evolving shopping experiences. Every device is now a commerce device. In fact, Ju...
The European Commission has published a paper on the “Practical implementation of the EMIR framework to non-EU central counterparties (CCPs)”. The European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR) i
The dramatic closure of Liberty Reserve digital money service by US authorities on the grounds that it is “the financial hub of the cyber crime world” is going to drive increased regulatory interest i...