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Incumbents and Upstarts in AML Technology 30 November 2018 Blog Neil Katkov
We’ve just published the latest editions of Celent’s anti-money laundering vendor evaluation reports. After going through the 16 transaction moni…
From Open APIs to Open Banking, Part 3 29 November 2018 Blog Eiichiro Yanagawa
Financial services and financial institution businesses are highly contingent on the peculiarities of local financial regulations and systems. No…
Blockchain Bonds 29 November 2018 Blog John Dwyer
Smart Blockchain Islamic Sukuk Abu Dhabi-headquartered Al Hilal Bank settled a $500 million Islamic bond on a blockchain. The bond will be sharia…
From Open APIs to Open Banking, Part 2 27 November 2018 Blog Eiichiro Yanagawa
Open API Threats Security Measures and User Protection From a systems perspective, open APIs mean that a new communications path is being establi…
A New Financial System of Digital Assets 26 November 2018 Blog John Dwyer
I recently published an article on the future of digital assets in CIO magazine--the full text is below. Bitcoin Bitcoin is now approaching its t…
Brick and Mortar Customer Eccentricity -- What's Up with That? 26 November 2018 Blog Donald Light
“Brick and mortar” is a phrase going back around 20 years to the dawn of the generally available internet when web designers were looking for a w…
Optimizing Efficiency in Post-Trade Operations 21 November 2018 Blog Arin Ray
Capital markets institutions have traditionally devoted the bulk of their mind and wallet share on front office revenue-generating activities. Po…
What if Amazon Entered Your Industry ... and stayed? 18 November 2018 Blog Zao Wu
Many senior leaders across financial services firms have asked what would happen if a tech giant like Amazon were to enter their industry tomorro…
From Open APIs to Open Banking, Part 1 12 November 2018 Blog Eiichiro Yanagawa
Returning to a global perspective, both US and European open API trends, as well as regulatory and market participant responses, are valuable ref…
Featured Analyst: John Dwyer 9 November 2018 Blog John Dwyer
John Dwyer has spent many years understanding the plumbing of the legacy financial system and the potential for the new blockchain-based financi…
Welcome Aboard Morgan Stanley! 2 November 2018 Blog John Dwyer
Morgan Stanley published a 50-page report on the current state of digital assets this week. This is the latest in a slew of reports from MS since…
The Best Fintech Scale-Up Ever 31 October 2018 Blog John Dwyer
$8 billion Valuation The price of Bitcoin has plunged this year and some alt-coins have fallen off a cliff. However, that has not stopped Coinbas…
IBM Acquires Red Hat 29 October 2018 Blog John Dwyer
IBM/ Red Hat Acquisition IBM has announced that it will acquire Red Hat in a deal worth approximately $34 billion. This is further evidence of co…
The Crypto Economy is Here 25 October 2018 Blog John Dwyer
Coinbase and Circle announced a joint venture to boost adoption of dollar-backed digital coins. The CENTRE Consortium will establish standards fo…
Forward Thinking with Celent - Digital Assets & Web 3.0 24 October 2018 Blog John Dwyer
New Data Privacy Laws Apple CEO Tim Cook has called for new digital privacy laws in the United States, warning that the collection of huge amount…