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Nanda Kumar

Nanda Kumar CEO at SunTec Business Solutions

Simplifying and standardising the Indian taxation system with GST Act

Since the 2016 World Economic Forum, the Fourth Industrial Revolution has become one of the most talked about movements. India is at the forefront with rapid digitalisation across industries. Digitalisation coupled with adoption by a large untapped population is redefining businesses. The Indian economy is proving to be one of the most digitally...

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Dirk Kinvig

Dirk Kinvig Web Services Manager at Finextra

Historical white papers and research on Finextra

Over the years, Finextra has partnered with many third party outfits to produce white papers and research that you, our readership, have downloaded/perused upon completion a short sign-up form. We have completed an archive for Finextra members to view all their downloaded white papers in once place. Think of it as your own personal library. We've a...

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That was then and this is now. The fast moving landscape of banking technology

In the last eight years the amount of banking regulation has increased exponentially and the cost of compliance has gone up proportionately. The financial landscape with regards to customer needs and technology has also moved on, so what opportunities are waiting over the horizon? The financial crash seems like a lifetime ago, yet in a few short y...

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Instant issue: a missed opportunity?

Nothing takes a week anymore. Food, shopping, television; everything is on demand. Someone will even save you from the torment of assembling flatpack furniture! Why then, in this digital world where consumers prize instant gratification, are so many banks still taking their time to get cards into new account holders’ hands? There’s a better way an...

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Challenges Of Offshore Programmers In Offshore Development

Today there are various choices for US Companies to perform offshore programming development known as Offshoring or Outsourcing. A portion of the nations that represent considerable authority in offshoring India, China, Costa Rica, Russia, Philippines, Eastern Europe and Brazil. Cost is the principle reason most US Companies consider outsourcing p...

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Bahman Rezayat

Bahman Rezayat Expert system analyst at Maskan Bank of IRAN

Banking on Social Media Platforms

Social media Today, social media has become a new and important skill for all, even for those who do not even know a bit about IT. In recent years, access to social media by billions of users around the world, has led modern society and lots of people to concentrate on these kinds of Medias and also makes a considerable popularity, especially amon...

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Are traditional banks doomed?

Before I answer that, let me ask a couple of other questions. How many of us have transferred our nest eggs or life savings to a digital only bank? I suspect the answer to that is an overwhelming majority haven’t. Ok, how about do any of these players claim even 1% of the UK market, 640,000 roughly? Why is that, is there a niggling concern that th...

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The Olympic legacy of contactless payments

With the dereliction of Rio de Janeiro’s Olympic sites all over the news at the moment and the iconic Maracana stadium looking nothing short of unrecognisable, coupled with the ongoing drama closer to home regarding West Ham United’s move into London’s Olympic stadium, the Games are firmly back in the news. While it is easy to dwell on the negativ...

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Bhavesh Vaghela

Bhavesh Vaghela SVP B2B Product and Innovation at Collinson

Business Transformation - Is PSD2 and Open Banking friend or foe for banks?

Waiting at the departure gate at Heathrow Terminal 2, dressed as an eskimo as I didn't trust the weather reports for Hamburg! The question I started to explore: Is Payment Service Directive 2 (PSD2) and Open Banking friend or foe for banks? There are 2 key players influencing change, the European Banking Authority (EBA) who have issued PSD2 and f...

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Blockchain and Cloud kissing cousins

I remember reading an article in the Wall Street Journal last year that predicted how formerly resistant big banks will be adopting the public cloud in 2017. Now I know we’re only in March, but it’s time to get a move on! (Even the regulators have given cloud a green light, so no more excuses). And an unlikely accelerant may just come in the form...

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