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Watching how data volumes coming out of the Chicago derivatives markets have been growing is what you do when you have to build IT infrastructure to support a modern bank or broker anywhere in the wor...
It's sunny day and Simon steps in to local grocery store wearing his Google classes. He is thirsty. Grabbing a can of soda he walks to check out desk. "Google Class - payment" says Simon a...
When the going gets tough ... The cash gets going One item of news that stood out about the citizens of Cyprus struggling to come to terms with their predicament, was that the British government have...
In a speech by the Chairman of the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) confirmed the plan to develop guidelines to ensure that supervisory authorities put in place a prospec...
Sometimes it’s useful to remember how things were so that we can work out how we got to where we are today. 25 years ago Germany had eight separate securities exchanges, of which Dusseldorf was the l...
Today, three CEOs of the UK top mobile operators shared their view on Weve. Let's get it straight from the horse's mouth. The use of smartphones to "shop with and buy everyday items instead of cr...
As I was preparing to leave for a Financials conference on Monday of this week, I was welcomed by the transition into Spring. And in Atlanta, this means thunderstorms and flight delays. There is alwa...
The existence of a mandated end date for SEPA migration is frustrating to those of us who do not like to feel that someone else should dictate our priorities. Treasury has plenty of them already, so i...
The Federal Reserve has announced that it is expanding the FedACH SameDay service to offer greater opportunities for same day clearing of ACH transactions. Effective April 1, 2013, the expanded servi...
There are some early signals that the former smartphone leader may be staging a comeback as BlackBerry announced last week that sales of its flagship Z10 have exceeded expectations and that they have ...
Around my office in Southwark there are now several locations where you can buy your lunch using contactless card technology. And the numbers of users seem to be growing borne out by this news from P...
The Chairman of the Financial Stability Board (FSB) provided an update to G20 finance ministers on the priorities and work plans of the FSB. This includes addressing issues around regulatory uncertai...