1147 Results from 2019
Retired Member
Amid the rising complexity of M&A, the simple adage of ‘failing to prepare, then preparing to fail’ is as true today, as it always has been. That is because due diligence, the time and resource intensive preparation process, can ultimately define the success or failure of any M&A deal, which is why great importance is assigned to the metic...
22 January 2019 Fintech
Ivy Schmerken Editorial Director at FlexTrade Systems
Broker dealers and high-frequency trading firms have complained about U.S. stock exchanges charging high fees for direct data feeds, accusing the exchanges of having a monopoly and demanding transparency into their costs. Brokers and electronic market makers argue they are forced to buy the fastest and most detailed proprietary data feeds to compet...
22 January 2019 Capital Markets Technology
As more banks look to distribute new Fintech apps that integrate with core banking services as part of their platform strategies, opportunities for developers to respond with new apps are on the rise. But what should developers consider before jumping aboard the Fintech app movement? These five tips aim to help you accelerate the development proce...
21 January 2019 /devops Fintech
For several years, the narrative in financial technology has essentially argued, “The post-crisis period and its focus on heavy regulation is over. Enter Innovation.” That narrative was born of—and reinforced by—the fintech market heating up with venture capital, the idea that emerging tech could be borrowed from consumer banking and be simply rep...
21 January 2019 /regulation Fintech
Say goodbye to the check, because their days as a widely used method of payment are numbered. Thanks to ever-improving technology, electronic payments can be made easier, faster, and more securely than their antiquated paper counterparts. This has resulted in fewer and fewer checks being written. In 1989 the amount of checks used numbered 2.2 bill...
21 January 2019 /payments
Sam Goffman Business analyst at Forex
Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates are developing cryptocurrency, the volume of Bitcoin transactions has increased by 63% over the past ten months, and other news of the past days. Bitcoin fell by 4% over the weekend, the price of cryptocurrency dropped to $ 3,580. Over the past two days, several events occurred at once, which influenced bot...
21 January 2019 /regulation Financial Inclusion
Vasyl Soloshchuk CEO & Founder at INSART Fintech Business Accelerator
You’d think by now fintech companies must have a clue about finding the right software development vendor, but as it turns out many of them still don’t. Over the years of working in this industry, we've talked to numerous companies to find out what the main pitfalls of outsourcing in fintech are. The main takeaway is that the lack of domain expert...
21 January 2019 /devops High performing teams
Yousaf Hafeez . at .
Looking forward to the year ahead to try and predict some of the most significant trends that will steer the financial markets forward in 2019 has become a tradition amongst financial technologists. As we kick off 2019, here is my contribution to the debate – five trends to watch out for this year. 1) Cloud to become ubiquitous. 2018 marked an e...
21 January 2019
Eleanor Stevenson Marketing Executive at Ebury
The huge margin of defeat suffered by Theresa May's withdrawal agreement paradoxically boosted the Pound last Tuesday, which finished the week atop the G10 rankings. A string of weak economic data from China and the Eurozone was positive for the Dollar, where the government shutdown means little macroeconomic news is being released. Market focus th...
21 January 2019 Fintech
Shirish Netke President at Amberoon
Money laundered through the banking system is estimated to be over 2 trillion dollars a year. A recent study by BAFT (Bankers Association of Finance and Trade) estimates that 1% of the proceeds from financial crimes are intercepted. Meanwhile, nine out of ten suspicious activities flagged by AML software in banks are false alarms. Let’s put these ...
20 January 2019 /ai /regulation Banking Regulations
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