SEPA for Corporates

Overview of The Shadow Brokers, SWIFT And The NSA Leaks 1

Apr

19

2017

I should have spent the Easter weekend decorating, but ended up reading up about the Shadow Brokers, SWIFT, EastNets and the NSA leak. In this post i thought i would explain what it all means for corporates that use SWIFT, and in particular for those that connect to SWIFT using a SWIFT Service Bureau. Shadow ...

5 Delicious Biometric Security Infographics 1

Apr

6

2017

My recent posts highlighting key cybersecurity threats and my notes from the SWIFT cybersecurity conference revealed the phenomenal growth and adoption of various biometric security emthods. So in this post, i thought i would share 5 infographics that nicely summarise everything you need to know about biometric security. My key takeaways are the following: Biometric ...

7 Cyber Security Points That’ll Impress Your Boss 4

Apr

6

2017

Last week inadvertently ended up being a cyber security focused week. It started off with the post 8 Cybersecurity Payment Threats Highlighted by the EPC and on Thursday i went to the SWIFT Institute Cyber Security 3.0 – Better Together conference in London. I found it to be a fascinating day with cyber security insights from ...

The Top Payments News Stories in March 2017

Apr

3

2017

Payments news stories in March 2017 were dominated by the usual suspects – cyber-security, mobile payments and fintech! SWIFT started its various SWIFT Business Forums, and for us SWIFT’ies that’s pretty interesting. Check out the following top payments news stories that caught my eye during March 2017: 1. Payments News – Cyber Security Cifas figures ...

8 Cybersecurity Payment Threats Highlighted by the EPC 3

Mar

27

2017

Last week the European Payments Council released a report – 2016 Payment Threats Trends Report – which highlights some current cybersecurity threats resulting in fraudulent payments. In this post, i summarise those key payment threats: 1. Denial of Service (DoS) Attack A Denial of Service (DoS) attack involves resetting or overwhelming the targets resources to ...

10 Epic Tweets from the EU Conf on EU Reg & Fintech

Mar

23

2017

Today the European Commission hosted a fintech conference debating the transformational effect technology is having on financial services and posed the question “Is EU regulation fit for new financial technologies?” The European Commission Vice President Valdis Dombrovskis gave an interesting keynote speech, and there’s a web-stream recording of the event, which i may cover at ...

The Most Boring Article About EBICS You’ll Ever Read 3

Mar

16

2017

I must admit, i haven’t worked with EBICS at all and in recent days have been on a mission to find out as much as possible about the EBICS connectivity method. In this post i share some of the things i learnt about EBICS. 1. What is EBICS? EBICS is the Electronic Banking Internet Communication Standard, ...

Probably the Best PSD2 Infographic in the World 7

Mar

13

2017

Over the weekend, i was reading the European Payments Council (EPC) March 2017 Newsletter. I know, i need to get out more! Anyway, its a good read. What really caught my eye was a PSD2 Infographic – you do need to sit down and read it – but i think its worth a look. The ...

10 Capgemini Payments Trends for 2017 [Infographic] 1

Mar

11

2017

I’m always interested in trends, and have recently highlighted Fintech trends and technology trends for 2017. In this post, I highlight the Capgemini infographic highlighting 10 payments trends for 2017. As they say, a picture tells a thousand words, and this Capgemini payments trends 2017 infographic nicely highlights the following 10 payments trends: Digital Payments ...

What the EBA Chairman said about PSD2 in the UK 1

Mar

7

2017

As i gathered the top payments news stories in February 2017, i came across a speech the EBA (European Banking Authority) Chair – Andrea Enria – gave at the Westminster Forum on PSD2 in the UK. It was an interesting speech which clearly outlines the importance of PSD2 (Payments Services Directive) for the whole of ...