The European Collateral Management System (ECMS) is a harmonized and integrated system with the vision of organizing a single platform for collateral services across Europe through Target 2 Securities (T2S). T2S is a revolutionary security settlement platform that provides access to centralized infrastructure to entire market participants in the [...]
A token is a value that goes securely through the network to process payments without exposing actual card data. Tokenization aims to replace or represent specific sensitive information without compromising its security. The 16-digit payment card account number is replaced with a unique digital identifier, or the “token,” for mobile [...]
Communications on electronic trading platforms are based on well-defined protocols. These protocols are in standardized format for the “Exchange of information” between the systems. Electronic Exchanges have completely different protocols that they presently expose as their E-Trading interface as below. FIX Order Flow – FIX (FIX4.2, FIX4.4 & FIX5.0) Native Order Flow [...]
Cloud cost management tools help organizations get better value from their cloud investments by reducing wasted cloud spend. Cloud cost management tools can broadly be categorized into two types: 1. Native Cloud Cost Management and Optimization (CCMO) tools: Cost Management and Optimization tools provided by Cloud Service Providers (CSPs) like AWS, Azure, [...]
Banking has undergone a significant digital transition, which goes far beyond simply switching from a traditional to a digital environment. To evaluate, connect with, and serve their clients, banks and other financial organizations must use a comprehensive digital transformation plan. Understanding client behavior, preferences, and needs is the first step [...]
What is ISO 20022? ISO 20022 is an international standard for exchanging electronic messages between banks and financial institutions. It gives the finance industry a common language and model for sending payment messages and exchanging payment data across the globe. ISO 20022 is an open global standard for financial information. It [...]
The banking business is fast evolving, and individual banks that serve retail, commercial, small-to-medium-sized businesses (SMEs), or wealth management firms must make rapid changes to become “digital-first” enterprises. However, making such a transformation entails enormous risks. Banks that get digital transformation wrong risk damaging client relationships and losing market share [...]
FinOps is a solution for controlling operational costs in a cloud environment and offers ways for teams to manage their cloud costs, wherein everyone takes ownership of their cloud usage. FinOps term is coined by combining Finance + DevOps. It’s an evolving cloud financial management discipline and cultural practice. In practice, [...]
Digital banking involves the digitization of all traditional banking products, processes, and activities to serve customers through online channels. Banking that is done through the digital platform without any paperwork like account opening forms, cheques, pay-in slips, and so on is referred to as digital banking. It relies on high-level process [...]
Blockchain technology (within the broader distributed ledger umbrella) has received a lot of eyeballs over the last decade, moving beyond the admiration of niche cryptocurrency fanatics and into the mainstream conversation of experts and investors, especially in the banking and financial services space. Whether it is Payments, P&C (Property & [...]
