Covered bonds as a Source of Funding for banks’ mortgage portfolios

whitePaper | August 15, 2020

Capital markets institutions have traditionally devoted the bulk of their mind and wallet share on front office revenue-generating activities. Post-trade operations have been overlooked; they are mired in legacy systems and siloed operations that require significant manual intervention, making it a critical source of inefficiency and operational risk. As revenue streams are challenged by uncertain economics and growing competition, post-trade operations are coming under scrutiny for reducing costs, boosting margins, and improving return on equity.

whitePaper | November 1, 2022

Financial services firms face more and greater digital risks than at any time in their history. The global threat environment is constantly evolving, with new technologies, adversaries, and criminal techniques emerging weekly – and in response more and more regulations are being introduced.

whitePaper | September 13, 2022

Over the past decade, a number of major innovations have been introduced that are transforming transport ticketing ecosystems. In particular, Account Based Ticketing (ABT) and the acceptance of bank cards at passenger gates are now pre-eminent in the strategies of major transit agencies. This document explores the opportunities that these trends are creating in terms of the use of closed loop cards.

whitePaper | January 3, 2020

A NEW WAVE OF disruption more forceful and more pervasive than what we have seen in recent years will likely unfold in the next decade. While the roots of this disruption— technological, economic, geopolitical, demographic or environmental—may remain the same, the unique convergence of these factors should unleash unprecedented change in the broader society and economy, and, consequently, in the banking industry as well.

whitePaper | August 14, 2020

The European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and California’s Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) fundamentally change the way an organization needs to store its data. These and other regulations tend to have several common elements. First, there is a requirement to protect all data, both from disasters and from cyber-attack. Second, there is a need to organize data in such a way that the organization can meet requirements to retain data for a specific time.

whitePaper | June 29, 2022

As the name suggests, real-time payment systems accelerate the speed at which funds are transferred between people, businesses, and governments creating efficiencies throughout the payments life cycle. This has benefits for all involved stakeholders, including end users such as consumers, merchants, corporates, governments, and financial institutions.