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The nomination and subsequent appointment of Ajay Banga as President of the World Bank by President Joe Biden has generated considerable excitement and interest around the global community, stirring e...
The changing contours of the wealth management industry The wealth management industry is in the middle of a transformation. Contributing factors include the ever-growing expectations of a new genera...
In an earlier blog (titled: Being purpose-led: Considerations for Financial Services firms – What does it mean?), we explored what purpose-led means with a few examples. So far, the articulation of t...
Being purpose-led and ecosystem-driven is fundamentally transforming the way institutions in the financial sector function. But it is easier said and declared than done. Using six selective examples o...
Insurance is based on the sound principle that underwriters should cover only acceptable and clearly understood risks. Following last year’s challenges in the crypto world, crypto exchange insurers ar...
There was a time as a young boy I was fortunate enough to receive Christmas cards from distant relatives that contained a crisp £1 note and I felt rich. As the year’s progressed, and warnings of posta...
The global digital payments market is estimated to reach $20 Trillion by 2026, growing at 24% per year. To put that into perspective, it’s bigger than the global telecommunication and automobile manu...
Is Identity Broken? Identity is broken, or many will have you believe so, in reality it sort of works allowing hundreds of millions of consumers and businesses around the world to activate and access ...
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, we are seeing and hearing about the innovative ways people are staying connected and reassuring each other. Likewise, the heroic acts of compassion and, the tireless, self
Mobile digital wallets are revolutionizing the financial services industry and offering far more potential than just making and receiving digital payments. We explore one exciting area of development:...
Employers are coming to understand that if they want to keep — and retain — the best talent they need to prioritise the experience they offer their employees as much as they do their customers. And ju...
By Regulation we mean national law and its extensions such as defined by Regulators and Standards, and the way its applied in practice through Policies and Procedures. The problem is compounded throug...