Best Practice

Together with the European banking authority, enisa (European Union Agency for Network and Information Security) worked out some key recommendations for the report on "Secure Use of Cloud Computing in the Finance Sector“. The report also mentions concrete best practice examples of how European regulators deal with the challenges of cloud services... read more

For far too long, organisations of all types have had to ruefully accept that bank fees and charges are part and parcel of monthly operations. For the company in this TRUE STORY, they amounted to a figure approaching a knuckle-biting quarter of a million pounds over the year. That’s money that could go a long way to advancing any business in all... read more

In a survey sponsored by Gresham, WBR Insights surveyed 100 Chief Data Officers across Europe to find out the challenges they are facing as the financial sector grapples with a data revolution and increasingly complex regulatory environments. Get a copy of the full research at the Gresham website read more

Cash flow forecasts continue to remain spreadsheet-based in most enterprise organisations. However, with innovative new forecasting technology coming to the fore, can this new breed of tech unsettle the dominance of MS Excel and help treasury and finance professionals overcome the problem of inaccurate data? read more

Find out why ACI Worldwide and Craig Ramsey think that banks all around the world need to be evolving to SWIFT gpi 2.0. If you are attending the SWIFT Business Forum in New York on the 12th of September you can debate your views face-to-face. Read the article in full today. #SWIFTgpi2.0 read more

High-productivity platforms help IT teams get stuff done—period. And now that they support everything from innovative customer applications to re-platforming legacy systems, high-productivity platforms are a must-have part of every CIO’s stack. In this 2018 report, Gartner evaluates 20 vendors and outlines the strengths and cautions that every... read more

Managing bank relationships is one of the key responsibilities of the Treasurer. Part of that management function is to work with vendors as well as banks when implementing SWIFT or a Treasury Management Solution (TMS). An undertaking such as this requires both parties to be transparent and responsive with one another. read more

IT leaders need to support an even wider range of digital transformation use cases. Beyond traditional “mobile only” features, the new breed of mobile application development platforms must support: * App diversity including responsive web apps, wearables, and augmented reality * Full-stack, fast development, supporting everything from UX to... read more

The FX market today has a reduced appetite for risk, greater restrictions on the use of capital, and a decrease in trading experience of front office staff at many banks -- all of which are creating a shift in the balance of power of traditional FX liquidity providers. We are now seeing trends that are focused not only on trade execution but also... read more

In this Q&A, computer industry pundit Dave Thomas, who is also Chief Scientist at Kx, outlines what IT departments should consider when embarking on building large-scale, Big Data enterprise applications. The first challenge is having an understanding of the domain to be able to build useful and efficient models. The second challenge is getting... read more