Looking Glass Payments Digital connective tissue

whitePaper | November 26, 2019

Financial services is the nervous system of our economy; a critical system that needs to operate efficiently and equitably for our society to function. The legacy 20th century business models in finance have become increasingly obsolete and most have not adapted to the fundamental paradigm shift—technological, institutional and societal—ushered in by our continuing transition from an Industrial Age to an emerging Information Age.

whitePaper | March 16, 2022

Data is often referred to as the “new oil” of the digital economy. It is a powerful asset used by companies to improve their services and to build artificial intelligence (AI) models. However data can often be used to “lock” consumers into a service. A move to consentdriven access to all user data can break that lock, make it easier for consumers to move between different service providers and unleash a wave of innovation. Open Banking can also help facilitate financial inclusion, better serving those on the margins of society by offering a bridge to the formal economy.

whitePaper | February 28, 2020

Payments has seen much change and innovation in the last years and will continue to evolve at the same pace. Just two examples are the introduction of Instant Payments in Europe and the launch of Open Banking/PSD2. On the infrastructure side, SWIFT has introduced gpi, setting the new standard for cross-border payments. The other major event was the introduction of Request to Pay.

whitePaper | June 15, 2023

Asset managers headquartered in Europe saw their private market assets continue to grow in 2022, albeit more slowly than in previous years, and their total assets under management (AUM) exceeded €2.3 trillion (US$2.4 billion) by the end of the year. Institutional investors remain the region’s major allocators to private assets—European high-net-worth (HNW) and ultra-high-net-worth (UHNW) investors are still underexposed to private asset classes, although that is set to change.

whitePaper | July 10, 2023

The payment industry is experiencing a revolutionary shift, with traditional transaction timelines reduced from days to seconds. As a result, the demand for instant payments has prompted these institutions to reassess their innovation priorities and shift their focus towards the underlying data infrastructure that powers these lightning-fast transactions.

whitePaper | October 31, 2022

Finance and Accounting (F&A) has a reputation for remaining calm and pragmatic in a crisis. Most F&A professionals have worked through at least one recession and numerous peaks and troughs in company business cycles.