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Bankers Beware - All that is green is not gold - A view through the Risk Management Lens

Banks are accelerating green lending and investing initiatives as they march towards realizing their net zero goals, partnering with their counterparties to reduce the combined carbon footprint. As I said in my last blog post[1], here are a few thoughts on “all that is green is not gold” and why robust risk management aspects and constructs merit ...

/regulation /sustainable Banking Strategy, Digital and Transformation

John Bertrand

John Bertrand MD at Tec 8 Limited

Greetings from New York City, where you can save money by paying in cash.

Watching a televised rugby game, Leinster playing Northampton, at an Irish pub, The Long Hall, NYC, the bill if paid in cash would be discounted. On $100, savings could have been $3.00. Incentives, in the US cash are plentiful, for example, the price of gas (petrol) is lower at the pump when cash is used. Also, at the point of payment, the cust...

/payments /regulation The Payments Business

Ketharaman Swaminathan

Ketharaman Swaminathan Founder and CEO at GTM360 Marketing Solutions

Ten Revolutionary Things About AI - Part 1

Artificial intelligence is promising to disrupt a wide array of legacy practices. - Dan Primack, Axios PRO Rata. Based on my firsthand experience with the AI tsunami over the past 9-10 months, I can wholeheartedly get behind the above prediction. In fact, I've already noticed 10 revolutionary things aka gamechangers about ChatGPT and other GenAI p...

/ai /regulation

Richard Bennett

Richard Bennett CEO at Razor Risk

Basel Guidelines: Diving into the Four Counterparty Credit Risk Components

In a world where market turmoil and systemic risks are pervasive, effective counterparty credit risk management (CCR) becomes increasingly vital. Recent events, such as the collapse of Archegos Capital Management which caused over $10 billion in losses, commodity market volatility after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022, and UK gilt market disr...

/regulation /markets Financial Risk Management

Joris Lochy

Joris Lochy Product Manager at Intix | Co-founder at Capilever

PSD3: The Next Phase in Europe’s Payment Services Regulation

With the successful rollout of PSD2, the European Union (EU) continues to advance innovation in the payments domain through the anticipated introduction of the Payment Services Directive 3 (PSD3). On June 28, 2023, the European Commission published a draft proposal for PSD3 and the Payment Services Regulation (PSR). The finalized versions of this ...

/payments /regulation SEPA and European Payments

Rodrigo Zepeda

Rodrigo Zepeda CEO at Storm-7 Consulting Limited

A Guide to New Flexible Working Rights for Crypto and FinTech Firms: PART IV (RECOMMENDATIONS)

By Rodrigo Zepeda, CEO, Storm-7 Consulting INTRODUCTION The Employment Relations (Flexible Working) Act 2023 (2023 Act) is legislation that sets out new ‘flexible working’ (FW) rights for firm employees. The statutory right to request FW covers any change in an employee's employment terms and conditions (T&Cs) relating to hours, times, and pl

/regulation /crypto Fintech

Rodrigo Zepeda

Rodrigo Zepeda CEO at Storm-7 Consulting Limited

A Guide to New Flexible Working Rights for Crypto and FinTech Firms: PART III (EMPLOYEES)

By Rodrigo Zepeda, CEO, Storm-7 Consulting INTRODUCTION The Employment Relations (Flexible Working) Act 2023 (2023 Act) is legislation that sets out new ‘flexible working’ (FW) rights for firm employees. The statutory right to request FW covers any request to change an employee's existing employment terms and conditions (T&Cs) relating to hour...

/regulation /crypto Fintech

Rodrigo Zepeda

Rodrigo Zepeda CEO at Storm-7 Consulting Limited

A Guide to New Flexible Working Rights for Crypto and FinTech Firms: PART II (EMPLOYERS)

By Rodrigo Zepeda, CEO, Storm-7 Consulting INTRODUCTION The Employment Relations (Flexible Working) Act 2023 (2023 Act) is statutory legislation that sets out new ‘flexible working’ (FW) rights for firm employees. The new statutory right to request FW essentially covers any request to change an employee's existing employment terms and conditions (...

/regulation /crypto Fintech

Rodrigo Zepeda

Rodrigo Zepeda CEO at Storm-7 Consulting Limited

A Guide to New Flexible Working Rights for Crypto and FinTech Firms: PART I (LEGAL FRAMEWORK)

By Rodrigo Zepeda, CEO, Storm-7 Consulting INTRODUCTION The Employment Relations (Flexible Working) Act 2023 (2023 Act) is statutory legislation that sets out new ‘flexible working’ (FW) rights for employees and other workers. Such FW rights incorporate ‘working from home’ (WFH) arrangements. Although its provisions seem relatively simple enough i...

/regulation /crypto Fintech

Ross Kolodyazhnyi

Ross Kolodyazhnyi CEO at DCM

Europe is waiting for MiCA, but we should prepare for challenges — Ross Kolodiazhnyi, CEO at DCM

After hosting a panel discussion, "Crypto Regulation Unveiled: Exploring MiCA's Global Impact," at the FIBE Fintech Festival in Berlin, I've caught myself thinking that everybody is not so excited about MiCA regulations. Will it become that magic wand to address current hurdles holding back the global adoption of blockchain and crypto as...

/regulation /startups The future of Payments in Europe

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