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Low levels of process automation across client on-boarding and account opening in the Investment and Corporate banking space provides on-going challenges for banks and financial institutions in terms ...
Kudos to the Transaction Banking practice of PwC for recently publishing their updated review of the trends in and around transaction services. It is a recommended read and does a good job at summari...
There has long been a debate as to whether it is better to run one fully-integrated system or several pieces of 'best-of-breed' software in many areas of application software, and payments is no excep...
After 5 weeks of extenuating negotiations, with dramatic scenes entries and bumpy price rides on the stock market, the negotiations between Temenos and Misys seem to have come to an end, as it was ann...
There’s a tablet platform coming that will change the way that the front, middle and back-office of banks conduct their daily activities. The days of traders, collateral optimisers and the back-office...
Corporate banking is rife with manual invoicing and non-STP processes in the banking industry today. Legacy core processing systems were not built to handle the rule-based requirements that are needed...
In a press release on its website, Misys notes the announcement made by CVC and ValueAct Capital and confirms that it is currently in discussions with them regarding a possible offer for the Company's...
According to Financial Times, Vista Equity Partners, a private equity firm focused on investing in software and technology-enabled businesses based in USA, has launched a rival £1.2bn offer for Misys...
The growing adoption of iPads by financial services companies has unnerved RIM, the makers of Blackberry smartphones and traditionally the sector’s choice for mobile communications devices. For RIM t...
I see a change in the way supply chain finance (SCF) is being perceived in the market. I still have to form myself a more structured opinion so I'll just jot down my thoughts as they come. "Old&q...
In an increasingly commoditized payments world, it is no surprise that banks seek to differentiate their payments offering. Technology is usually the key enabler in creating competitive advantage, but...
There was a survey of US plan sponsors put out by a consultant last month that included some commentary on “unbundling”. Unfortunately the survey is a subscriber only document, so I haven’t read it, ...