Steven Rackham CTO for Financial Services at NetApp
The deadline for organisational compliance with DORA is at our doorstep. With the 17th of January 2025 just under 6 months away, it’s safe to say that the clock is ticking for financial services to be ready for the regulation. Preparing for such a significant piece of regulation can be difficult for financial organisations of all sizes, but it is ...
04 July 2024 /security /regulation Financial Services Regulation
Raktim Singh Senior Industry Principal at Infosys
Smart spaces, also known as "connected places," are physical locations equipped with networked sensors that provide owners, occupants, and administrators with more and better information about the condition of the locations and how they are used. Like a vehicle continuously reporting its location, performance, and maintenance requirements...
04 July 2024 /ai /sustainable Technology for Social Good
Max Koretskiy Investor, Cо-Founder at Blackshield Capital Group
Twenty-five years in the financial market – is it a lot or a little? It depends. For classic investment banks with a hundred-year history, this is not a term. For fintech startups, neobanks that draw strength and motivation from a rapidly changing reality, this is an eternity. Nevertheless, for both the former and the latter, the next 25 years wil...
04 July 2024 /ai /wealth Fintech
Jamel Derdour CMO at Transact365 / Nucleus365
In the dynamic world of cryptocurrency, crypto exchanges and trading platforms play a pivotal role in facilitating the buying, selling, and trading of digital assets. However, these platforms often face challenges related to payment processing and liquidity management. An authorised payment institution (API) or payment services provider (PSP) can ...
03 July 2024 /payments /crypto Cryptocurrency Insights
Vietnam's digital payment ecosystem is undergoing a remarkable transformation, driven by a tech-savvy population, government initiatives, and innovative financial solutions. Over the past decade, the country has seen a surge in digital payment adoption, making cashless transactions a way of life for millions of Vietnamese people. In this article, ...
03 July 2024 /payments /markets Payments strategies 2015-2020-2030
Kieran Holland Head of Technical Solutions at FinScan
High-quality data is the bedrock of an effective anti-money laundering (AML) and watchlist screening programme. Incomplete or inaccurate data can lead to false negatives, potentially allowing illicit activities to go unnoticed. Conversely, it can trigger false positives, leading to unnecessary investigations and resource wastage. With data volumes...
03 July 2024 /regulation /crime RegTech
Chris George Vice President Product at CI&T
Earlier this year, on February 22nd, the last remaining bank branch in the whole of the Peak District, Natwest in Bakewell, closed its doors for good. The closure leaves thousands of locals without a physical bank to visit, with the closest Natwest, for instance, now in Chesterfield—almost a half an hour’s drive away. Brick-and-mortar branches ...
03 July 2024 /predictions Banking
Eli Talmor CEO at ID-Bound
DeFi - Addressing the Limitations of Traditional Finance. DeFi, or Decentralized Finance, aims to tackle several problems users face with traditional financial systems: Limited Access: Traditional finance often excludes people due to factors like geographical location, credit history, or minimum balance requirements. DeFi, built on blockchain techn...
03 July 2024 /regulation /identity Decentralized Finance (DeFi)
Brian Gaynor CEO BlueSnap Europe at BlueSnap Payment Services Ireland
With ever-evolving demands, trends, and regulations, the B2B payments sector is tough to keep up with. In order to stay competitive, it’s vital that businesses have the right payment provider for their ERP System. Ensuring this can provide a better buyer experience by offering more ways to pay and help avoid costly fees for businesses. It also impr...
02 July 2024 /payments Payments strategies 2015-2020-2030
Guy Melamed CEO at Exberry
Ever-increasing digitalisation is propelling the world of financial services to act faster and do more than ever before. One side effect of this is the increased risk posed by the failure of critical suppliers. This is the reason EU regulators have introduced the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA), which will implement uniform rules for fin...
02 July 2024 /regulation /markets Capital Markets Technology
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