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Drake Paulson

Private Equity's New Frontier: Targeting Individual Investors Amidst Rising Challenges

The democratization of private markets has captured the industry’s attention, and it’s easy to understand why. Individual investors own about half of the estimated $275 trillion in global assets under...

12 Dec 2023
Capital Markets Technology
Michael Boukadakis

It's Time for Bankers to Make a Technology Priority List, and Check It Twice

If bankers want to survive, they cannot afford to choose complacency when it comes to technological innovation. In fact, they should bet their careers on replacing outdated systems and solutions. If a...

12 Dec 2023
Digital Bank Transformation
Ahmad Almoosa

Driving Sustainability Through Accounting

The United Arab Emirates (UAE), the world's second most economically stable country after Switzerland, and a thriving center of commerce, is poised for continued success. Within this landscape of eco...

12 Dec 2023
Sustainable compliance
Darren Winfield

Platforms and SIPPs - cash are they not interested!

On the 12th December 2023 the FCA have written to adviser platforms and SIPP operators to ask why the interest rates on cash balances are so low in comparison to the Bank of England base rate (current...

12 Dec 2023
Personal Finance
George Relish

Finding the Best Wealth Advisor

Finding the Best Wealth Advisor Selecting the right wealth advisor is more than just a strategic choice – it's a commitment that shapes the financial futures of corporations, financial institutions, a...

12 Dec 2023
Financial Inclusion
Robert O'Farrell

Current Techniques in Identity Verification: Establishing a Chain of Trust (continued)

In part three of the series (Current Techniques in Identity Verification: Establishing a Chain of Trust) we started discussing the tests that computers can perform to verify a person’s identity. We ...

12 Dec 2023
Digital Identity Management
Nick Green

The DOs and DON’Ts of credit data contracts

When it comes to credit data contracts, it’s not just about striking a deal on price; financial services procurement teams need to consider a range of factors to make them strategically aligned with e...

12 Dec 2023
Banking
Steve Morgan

Generative AI in Banking: Future Promise or Present Hype?

The transformative potential of generative AI for the banking sector was a subject we keenly explored earlier in the year. With the whirlwind advancements in the technology sector, six months can feel...

12 Dec 2023
Artificial Intelligence and Financial Services
John Bevil

Navigating Regulatory Change and Market Dynamics in 2024 – the Power of Technology and AI

As 2023 draws to a close, we look towards a new year that will continue the transformation of financial services, driven by technological innovation and regulatory change. The implementation of T+...

12 Dec 2023
Kanika Hope

An uncertain future for challenger banks

Challengers face an uncertain future. Some will run out of cash, some will get acquired by incumbents or even the more successful challengers, and then there are those that will succeed independently....

11 Dec 2023
Banking
Mike Kresse

Card Not Present Transactions – Friend or Foe? – Transaction Volumes Are Soaring but so Is Fraud

As all investors know, there can be no reward without risk. With volumes rocketing, card-not-present (CNP) payments offer the potential to generate handsome rewards. But in parallel, the risk of fraud...

11 Dec 2023
Joe Rodriguez

Smart Savings: How AI Can Drive Cost Reduction in Financial Services

The financial services industry faces constant change, from rapid technological advances to new regulations and evolving customer expectations. For financial services companies to succeed today, they ...

11 Dec 2023
Artificial Intelligence and Financial Services

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