1137 Results from 2015
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Mobile money has made significant strides over this past decade. Despite the projected growth in mobile money (especially in emerging markets), we believe the time has come for “Mobile Money version 2.0.” This post describes today’s mobile money market situation and explains the rationale for this needed evolution. Mobile Money version 1.0 Mo
19 February 2015 /payments
The announcement that new derivatives exchange GMEX has received investment from SocGen reopened the debate here as to the future of rates trading and who the likely winners are going to be. Reliable data is hard to come by on exactly what is happening to OTC volumes and where they are going. Such evidence as does exist seems to show a steady in...
19 February 2015
Robert Siciliano Security Analyst at Safr.me
You may think you’re not dumb enough to fall for scams, but consider that someone you care deeply about is naïve enough to be conned. Besides, some scams are so clever that even those who think they’re scam-proof have actually been taken for a ride. Sometimes fraudsters pose as an authority figure. Some claim you won a prize, while others claim y...
19 February 2015 /security
Nigel Walsh Partner at Deloitte
Everything connected and yet nothing is connected. Depending on the day of the week, one of three buzz words that seems to be filling every single column inch, new product or solution and latest press release. To me these are, Digital (Insert anything here), Big Data and the Internet of Things (IoT). It’s no surprise that it’s at the peak of Infla...
Neil Crammond risk education & real time market abuse at DIVENTO FINANCIALS
HAS HIGH SPEED PINGING FINALLY FOUND A CATEGORY IN MARKET ABUSE ? HFT has tip toed through the market abuse field for years BUT now looks finally to have been captured . Under the COMMODITY EXCHANGE ACT (ECA) and the prohobition of spoofing ; "bidding or offering wth the intent to cancel before execution " has placed their 90% cancellat
19 February 2015 /regulation
We are firmly setting our feet on the grounds of a digital realm. Everywhere you look, you’ll see the dim glare of mobile devices reflecting onto faces of colleagues, loved ones and passers-by. On-the-go access to personal and professional worlds keeps us addicted. Generations after us will have technology running through their veins and this digi...
In my work as Solution Manager for Payments at Oracle, I've been working with banks globally on finding ways to monetize payments data. This has been a balancing act. Bank have a genuine interest in unlocking value for the customer, if the customer agrees to get his data mined. I've seen most success in unlocking value from corporate payments and t...
19 February 2015 /payments Payments strategies 2015-2020-2030
Martin Gloor Country Manager at Abrantix Pty Ltd
In my last post I wrote about major scheme credit cards (Visa, MasterCard etc.) on mobile phones. But what about private label cards? I believe that mobile private label cards provide compelling added value to both merchants and cardholders. From a merchants perspective, at the top of the wish list for such an app is probably a fully branded expe...
Following a consultation process to a proposed report, late last month the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) published its final report outlining standards to help reduce risk in the non-centrally cleared OTC derivatives markets. The report, titled “Risk Mitigation Standards for Non-Centrally Cleared OTC Derivatives,” ha...
18 February 2015 /regulation Financial Services Regulation
Travelling to Paris today for tomorrow’s open hearing on MiFID II, the two issues I’ll be mulling over on the Eurostar will be record keeping for trading venues and transaction reporting. Both could potentially trigger significant changes in front and middle office workflows for many trading firms. At the core of my concerns lies the requirement f...
18 February 2015 /regulation
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