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Uber transparent?

ESMA has today published the latest Q&A on investor protection. The document spans many different topics, but what sparked my interest in particular are the comments around the best execution quality reports. Under MiFID II brokers have to publish their top 5 execution venues. Firms trading as non-members (i.e. via another broker) are aski

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Mohit Joshi

Mohit Joshi President, Financial Services at Infosys

AI in Banking - Robo Advisors and beyond

Technology has changed the very psychology of money and the way we perceive it and artificial intelligence promises to further the ease of doing business for economies across the globe. The great recession left people unsure and with a lower level of trust in banks. The need for secure systems and solid investment plans however, continues to be as...

Ivy Schmerken

Ivy Schmerken Editorial Director at FlexTrade Systems

Multi-Asset Trading Now in Vogue for the Buy Side?

Demand for multi-asset trading on the buy-side has “renewed” the importance of the execution management system’s role on buy-side trading desks in the battle for screen-based real estate. However, listed derivatives centric trading platforms may no longer be the solution that clients are seeking, according to a recent Aite Group’s report, “Buy-Side...

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Jason Mace

Jason Mace Managing Director at Gala Technology

2016: The year of Fraud

When historians look back on 2016 I suspect it will be viewed as something of a watershed year. It will be remembered for the year of Brexit, the year of Trump, and for growing numbers of business owners, the year of fraud. For many business owners, it’s not just the consequences of being left red faced and empty handed that makes fraud such an e...

/security /payments

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Amazon check-out free shopping and tech-enabled rent to buy: will consumer finance step-up in 2017?

To win and retain customers, retailers and providers of consumer credit compete to offer a hassle-free customer experience. This means efficient checkout processes from retailers and fast and efficient risk decision as part of smooth and simple credit and lending processes from consumer finance providers. The big spend The festive spending spree is...

/payments /retail

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Need for multiple Aadhaar and Mobile number linkage to bank account - Cashless Economy in India

Most of the lower or middle income group families in India has only one member earning for the family, but almost everyone in the family has a role to spend for various expenses. This case is more relevant for migrant worker’s family. Housewife need to pay for groceries, milk, etc., other dependants (elders, teens) may need to pay at vegetable sho...

/payments /inclusion

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Tapping into customer experience of the 20th century

As a consumer today, we expect our banks to know us when we walk through the door and advancements in technology should be making this easier. When I started my working life in the early 90’s, the branch staff intimately knew virtually everyone who walked through the door, yet today my bank (and I am sure I am not unique here), seems to know less ...

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Alex Kreger

Alex Kreger Founder and CEO at UXDA Financial UX Design

How FinTech Affects Banks by Betting on User Experience?

Bill Gates said that banking will always be needed, but banks as we know could easily disappear. And FinTech is all about winning changes and everyday finance improvements. In 2015 venture capitalists raised $19.1 billion USD to support FinTech revolution. With the five biggest banks controlling nearly $15 trillion in assets, FinTech’s $19.1 billi...

/retail /startups Innovation in Financial Services

Anthony Walton

Anthony Walton CEO at Iliad Solutions

Five questions you need to ask to avoid payment system failures and delayed launches

If you’re on the Board of Directors in an organisation which handles payments, I suspect you will have broken out into a cold sweat at the thought of a systems failure. Alternatively, you may have been in a meeting where a project has overrun (again) or needs more money to achieve completion. These are all unwanted events. The result is huge reduc...

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FinTech Chatbots - The Millennial Command Line

I have a confession to make - I'm not really a millennial! Despite my liberal use of emojis in my tweets and the word 'awesome', the fact of the matter is I missed out on the crucial millennial cutoff point by a few months. I'm Generation X. The good part about being a generational inbetweener is that I remember a time before smartphones, a time b...

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