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Richard White

Richard White Head of Trade Finance at Commercial Banking Applications (CBA)

What benefits could ISO 20022 bring to trade finance?

A continued push for digitisation, transparency and automation in trade finance prompts the question about the impact a migration of Swift messaging from MT to an ISO 20022 standard (MX) would have on global trade finance operations. As the payments and cash management industry has already been finding out, there are benefits, challenges and costs ...

/regulation /wholesale Innovation in Financial Services

Richard Bennett

Richard Bennett CEO at Razor Risk

Exploring the Global Impact of the 2023 US Banking Crisis

It is around a year since Silicon Valley Bank, Signature Bank, and First Republic failed, and while its effects were by no means as far reaching as those in the global financial crisis over 15 years ago, it has sent substantial repercussions throughout the industry, its regulators, and governing bodies. Here, we take a look at some of the global r...

/regulation /wholesale Financial Risk Management

Riaz Syed

Riaz Syed CEO at infinant

What financial institutions need to know about coreless banking

Coreless banking represents a groundbreaking paradigm shift in the world of banking, aiming to revolutionize how financial institutions operate. In a nutshell, it is about embracing a system that gives banks the ability and flexibility to build and customize products on a single platform. This strategy enables a wide range of innovations, from ban...

/regulation /wholesale Open Banking

Steven Hatton

Steven Hatton Co-founder & Director at Trusek Ltd

What does a Financial Institution need to consider when looking for a technical partner?

In today’s world of collaboration between the Financial Institutions and Fintech there could be a number of reasons for looking to partner with a technical provider rather than attempt to create a new product internally. A subject previously discussed. Whether looking to modernise incumbent infrastructure, maybe launching additional new products wi...

/wholesale /startups Financial Transformation

Ross Kolodyazhnyi

Ross Kolodyazhnyi CEO at DCM

Banks Risk Losing Billions of Dollars in a Few Years

In a world where people learn to use their thoughts and brain chips to control technology, plastic cards and 2-day transactions still prevail. Such a strange combination, don't you think? It often seems that time slows down when it comes to payments. Because even when you read news about the next big thing in paytech, it may take years to hear abo...

/retail /wholesale Banking

Terry Hubert

Terry Hubert Global Trade Strategist at Swift

The Evolution of Standards and the ISO Journey in Trade Finance

Trade finance, essential for global commerce, facilitates 80-90% of trade transactions, serving as a primary driver for economic growth. However, its heavy reliance on paper contrasts with the digital evolution seen in other financial sectors. As innovation progresses unevenly across the industry, fragmentation emerges as a significant challenge a...

/payments /wholesale SWIFT Matters

Ivan Heard

Ivan Heard Global Head of Fraud Solutions at Quantexa

Gen AI isn't the only tech driving automation in banking

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has surged into the mainstream and is poised to revolutionize operations in the banking sector. Several factors have fueled this surge, notably the exponential growth in data volume and complexity, heightened pressure for swift and precise decision-making, and the imperative for transparency. While generative AI is goi...

/wholesale /crime Artificial Intelligence and Financial Services

Indra Chourasia

Indra Chourasia Industry Advisor at Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)

What it takes to navigate AI inflection point: Prompting the change in technology management mindset

The dust storm from the Generative AI frenzy started after the launch of ChatGPT a year ago appears gradually settling down. While bringing the phase of excited delirium to a halt, it also amplifies a mellowing realism amongst both early adopters (explorers) as well as passive copycats about the promise and true potential of Artificial Intelligenc...

/wholesale /markets Artificial Intelligence and Financial Services

Raktim Singh

Raktim Singh Senior Industry Principal at Infosys

What is Federated Enterprise technology Buying

Federated Enterprise Technology Buying is a method for procuring technology that involves decision-making by individual departments within an organization. This approach acknowledges the requirements of business units and empowers them to select technologies that best fit their objectives. In a federated buying process, buying decisions are made b...

/retail /wholesale Banking Strategy, Digital and Transformation

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Realtime Payments: A Threat to Traditional Cross Border Payments

1. Introduction It is no secret to many scholars and stakeholders in the banking industry that technology is quickly reshaping the sector. Indeed, technological advances have given rise to what today has come to be known as realtime payments. Essentially, realtime payments refer to electronic payments that are almost instantly settled once they ar...

/payments /wholesale Payments strategies 2015-2020-2030

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