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It’s good to see the Bank of Scotland focussing on the mobile customer experience. Clearly they see this as a significant competitive advantage, and promoting it as such, whilst also highlighting the ...
A month has passed since the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision issued its progress update on BCBS239 risk aggregation. The progress report appeared without much fanfare or attention, and yet it i...
In December 2013, the New York Jets played the Oakland Raiders at the Met Life stadium in New Jersey in temperatures close to freezing. Those of us at the game dressed for deep winter and watched the ...
An agreement in principle at EU level has been reached on the revised Market in Financial Instruments Directive and associated Regulation (MiFID 2/MiFIR). Key elements of the agreed new rules include...
Past The independent service bureaus and software companies of all sizes were acquired by two determined verticals. Bill Foley did it for FIS, zero to $5.8 billion in 9 years. The late George Dalto...
The Greek finance minister, has set out the priorities for Greece’s Presidency of the Council of Economic and Financial Affairs (ECOFIN) including: Banking union - to finalise the framework for the S...
The Prudential Regulatory Authority (PRA) has published 36 questions and answers (Q&As) following on from its Solvency II industry briefing. Answers have been provided to a number of questions inc...
Over a bright Sunday, I went out with my daughters to a park full of swings, see-saws and slides, to enjoy the winter sun. The purpose was to do ‘only physical sports and games’ and avoid going to a ...
The industry is abuzz at present with many people talking about the endless opportunities and possibilities around BLE Beacons, and amidst all the discussion remains a large amount of confusion around...
Why Bitcoin is not a currency and why can't it be one just yet? It's because a currency is more than a medium of exchange. A currency represents a value (in equivalent labour or means of subsistence) ...
In December 2014, the Bank of England made a decision to introduce Polymer Banknotes into circulation, starting with the £5 notes in 2016 and the £10 note in 2017. On behalf of Cash Management Soluti...
Last week’s announcement of the political agreement on MiFID II felt like the Gordian knot had been cut. Maybe 2014 will turn out to be the year when the regulatory uncertainty that dominated 2013 giv...