1137 Results from 2015
Paul Hampton Security Expert at Thales
While cash and card payments are still the most widespread methods of payment, studies show that UK shoppers increasingly prefer using mobile payments instead of credit cards. Mobile payments could very well become the new norm, especially now that all the major players – including Apple, Google and Samsung – have developed apps enabling users to...
27 November 2015 /security /payments
Said Tabet Senior Technology Strategist, CTO Office at Dell EMC
The Black Friday and Cyber Monday weekend marks one of the busiest shopping periods in the UK. The tradition, which originated in the US, where it follows Thanksgiving Thursday, arrived in the UK a few years ago. This year, it falls on the 27th November. While many shoppers are getting excited about bargain deals, not all UK retailers are happy ab...
26 November 2015 /retail
Ian Stone CEO at Vuealta
Companies are faced with a future that would appear to be both unknowable and uncontrollable. Some appear to have slipped into the false comfort that it is best not to make too many firm choices, and instead let strategy emerge as events unfold to make the future clearer. Back in the 1970’s, Henry Mintzberg —still lecturing, writing and tweeting a...
26 November 2015
Enrico Camerinelli Supply Chain Blockchain Personal Coach at Aite Group
These days blockchain is a blockbuster at banks. Financial institutions are spending time and resources to find how much business they can gain by adopting this new technology. This hype on the bank side might not correspond to similar interest from corporates. Nor it is clear whether it creates similar business opportunities for either side. My o...
25 November 2015 Transaction Banking
Retired Member
Not surprising to see that it now looks odds-on that we’ll get a full one year delay on the implementation of MiFID 2. This will embarrass the politicians who don’t want to be seen as going soft on those “wreckless” bankers, but I assume Jo Public will have forgotten all about this by the time they’re up for re-election in 2019. It’s worth bearing...
25 November 2015 /regulation
Making a break from the past is important for Japan to move forward! Well Intentioned Policy from Abe Falls Flat Abenomics the eponymous economic policy crafted by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has been anything but a runaway success. Elected into power on the proviso of turning Japan's economic fortunes around, Abe drafted what is known as ‘...
25 November 2015
Neil Crammond risk education & real time market abuse at DIVENTO FINANCIALS
Recent court cases involving Navinder Sarao and Mike Corscia - along with Barclays $150 million spoofing fine - are very clear examples of a system refusing to react to manipulations even when they have the tools available to do so. Head of CME Terry Duffy said: "We need to get the facts from the case. This is a first trial-by-jury-case."...
24 November 2015 /regulation
One definition of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is everything a computer can't do yet – because as soon as it can do it, we call it normal. Behind that wry remark are the remarkable quiet advance computing IQ has been making over the years. Many complex, abstract capabilities thought to be exclusive to the human mind are no longer so – from winning...
24 November 2015 /retail
On your marks, get set … We’re all aware of the pressures: Banks need to provide regulators with consistent answers for each requirement or report. A unified view of risk and finance data is the only workable answer. It’s tempting to go with the fastest and simplest point and open-source solutions – they’re budget-friendly, and you’ll quickly matc...
The shopping phenomenon that is Black Friday is nearly upon us and snapping at its heels is the holiday season. Many consumers will look to spread the cost of their seasonal spending splurge. They'll hope to secure a credit or lending decision simply and quickly. For merchants and lenders, satisfying this demand is all about fast and flexible risk...
24 November 2015 /payments
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