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The City of London Law Society (CLLS) regulatory law committee has published a memorandum on the potential legal uncertainties which may arise as to the application of the European Markets Infrastruct...
Regulators from the US to the Philippines have issued warnings to ATM firms that they should be cognisant of upgrading their operating systems by 8 April 2014, the date by which support for Windows XP...
Regulators in Boston, USA, have issued warnings about the risks involved in Bitcoin purchase, after a second ATM device was set up in the state on 17 March 2014, offering Bitcoins for sale in exchange...
Today I was speaking with a Fortune 100 company who was looking at their Inbound Validation processes and trying to decide whether automation would be required. My answer was a resounding yes, but mo...
I’m hearing more and more conversations mentioning Payments On Behalf Of (POBO) and there seems to be no coincidence that post-SEPA, this concept is coming to the fore. In my last blog, I discussed h...
Customers? They’re more connected and empowered than ever. The result? Financial services providers need to focus on the creation of customer platforms that deliver a satisfying experience, as well as...
Over the last two years or so, the mobile payments landscape has been abuzz with the supposedly disruptive potential of near field communications (NFC) technology. Predictions have been made about the...
The Bank of England’s decision to simplify its lending licensing process has encouraged more competition into the banking market. This is a welcome initiative to rejuvenate the credit industry. As ne...
I was at the ServiceSource headquarters in San Francisco last week when the afternoon “I need caffeine or I’ll lose it” feeling hit. You know what I’m talking about. As I found myself wending my way o...
The dust is beginning to settle after the passing of the EMIR trade reporting deadline and many of our sell-side clients are getting to grips with the initial teething issues around data flows and dat...
Banks know security just about better than anyone. Find out what they can teach you about safeguarding your small business. Security is a journey, not a destination. This is a security industry axio...
Nothing annoys me more than failed promises. And of course I'm not alone. At one end of the spectrum, it might be just the electrician not turning up on time, but in our world of IT, failed promises s...