Impact of FATCA on financial institutions

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.

whitePaper | June 28, 2023

Central banks have different motivations for exploring or developing central bank digital currency (CBDC), and the demand for improved domestic and cross-border payment rails differs across jurisdictions. To help central banks in the planning and development of their CBDCs and to make sure that interoperable functionalities are considered in time, the central bank community should take steps at the beginning of the design process to include these considerations. Although this paper does not take a stance on the choice to issue a CBDC, it considers interoperability in a global future state where a CBDC may exist.

whitePaper | May 19, 2023

The big banks have not had an easy time of things recently. Already facing plenty of challenges from the likes of challenger banks, fintech, regulation and technologies like cryptocurrencies, the pandemic forced the pace of change to grow even faster.

whitePaper | December 22, 2019

Data has always been the foundation of the banking industry. What has changed in recent years, of course, is the amount of data available and the speed at which it is processed as well as the need to quickly respond to market changes. New technology gives banks the power to collect, store, and analyze exponentially more information than was imaginable not too long ago. In the wake of Fintech, banks already know that to succeed in today’s ecosystem, they must use this wealth data at a massive scale to continuously innovate.

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 | March 14, 2022

The writing is on the wall. Disruptive technologies, evolving consumer behaviors and expectations, innovative new entrants, and a shifting regulatory landscape are all drivers behind the modernization of payments and banking. Current legacy systems are no match for these drivers of change, creating a predicament for financial institutions (FIs) who want to future-proof payments but face time and budget constraints.