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The SWIFT Customer Security Programme EXPLAINED! 3

Dec

10

2016

Anybody that uses SWIFT will have heard about the SWIFT Customer Security Programme, and in this post i will cover the main things you need to know. Right now, the SWIFT Customer Security Programme (CSP) is being validated and SWIFT are inviting the SWIFT community to give their feedback on the programme with a view ...

The Top Payments News Stories in November, 2016

Dec

1

2016

Here’s my round up of the top Payments news for November 2016. The big shock payments news stories this month were the withdrawal of the 500 and 1000 Rupee notes as legal tender in India, R3exit (see what i did there!) and the continuing focus on fintech and cybersecurity. Check out the following top payments ...

99 Problems, For Fintech To Solve, and Trump Ain’t 1

Nov

25

2016

Fintech this and fintech that! Everyone is talking about Fintech – billion dollar investments, disruption/evolution, the need to be innovative, remove legacy and move to ‘digital’. It is easy to become engrossed in the high-tech whirl wind, and the lure of the shiny new stuff that is happening around us is undoubtedly exciting. But it ...

How YOU Can Be Hacked in 7 Cybersecurity Infographics 1

Nov

22

2016

Okay, I’m going to state the bleeding obvious – cybersecurity is really important. We all know that. But it is easy to become overwhelmed by the astronomical figures and the different types of cybersecurity threats which lurk in and outside of the workplace, the complex technology and a feeling of helplessness. The bad news is that cybersecurity ...

WTF does PSD2 say about 2FA? 2

Nov

17

2016

Following on from my post yesterday about Two Factor Authentication (2FA), i was curious to see what the upcoming PSD2 Regulation had to say about 2FA. So lets get straight to it…. What is PSD2? PSD2 is the EU revised Payments Services Directive. Check out: All of the juicy and official European Parliament and European Council ...

Two Factor Authentication Explained in About 5 Minutes 7

Nov

16

2016

When it comes to cybersecurity best practice, Two Factor Authentication is widely viewed as a must-have. Two factor authentication adds an additional step to signing into any application which many feel is a bit of a headache, but more importanly it helps to safeguard and protect your online identity which is increasingly becoming central to ...

10 Revealing Tweets from IBM World of Watson 2016

Nov

2

2016

This time last week the IBM World of Watson conference was happening in Las Vegas! It came to my attention because it was trending on Twitter and at Sibos 2016 Ginni Rometty (IBM CEO) gave an interesting keynote which i coincidentally recapped last week. Anyway, it got me thinking Las Vegas – what a cool ...

The Top Payments News Stories in October, 2016

Oct

31

2016

Payments news for October 2016 contained quite a few stories relating to chat-bots, humongous data breaches, lots of blockchain collaboration and “firsts”, AliPay pursues its global expansion and banks continuE their digital transformations. Of course there were the usual payments news stories featuring fintech, some interesting payments reports and SWIFT. Check out the following top ...

10 Things Ginni Rometty (IBM) Taught Me about Future Tech 2

Oct

27

2016

At Sibos one of the most prominent keynote speeches was that by the IBM Chairman, President and CEO Ginni Rometty. Ginni covered a lot of ground during her speech and i must admit it was pretty interesting! Following is a recap of the key themes that i took away from the discussion. 1. Financial Services ...

10 Insightful Technology Predictions for 2017 by Gartner 3

Oct

25

2016

The other week Gartner published a paper – Top Strategic Predictions for 2017 and Beyond: Surviving the Storm-Winds of Digital Disruption – highlighting their top 10 technology predictions for 2017. Its interesting stuff because now every industry is impacted by unprecedented levels of innovation which has been brought about by a technology revolution. The Gartner paper ...