Wholesale / Commercial Banking Systems Insights

Incumbent banks have slashed profits to prepare for corporate defaults because they aren’t flexible and agile enough to manage their books with confidence, according to Barbanel. An article by the Financial Times estimated that banks had built a cumulative total of $50bn in reserves to cover coronavirus-related losses, with HSBC funnelling... read more

Faster and real-time payments are more relevant that ever says Ed Adshead-Grant, general manager of payments at Bottomline Technologies. “There is both money in and money out so that there are two sides to the transaction and for any economy, any UK PLC to compete, they need beyond doubt real time payments.” “Just look at... read more

On April 7, 2020, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published its business plan for 2020/2021. Understandably, the FCA’s main immediate focus is to continue to address the challenges presented by the coronavirus emergency. However, that is not the whole story and the FCA is not planning to relax its business-as-usual efforts, although,... read more

The coronavirus pandemic and the lockdown measures are affecting lives nearly everywhere on the planet. Banks are playing a crucial role in how our societies respond and progress through these unprecedented times. As their technology partner, we salute and support the tremendous work being done by banks to protect colleagues... read more

The past 12 months has seen monumental change in the payments industry. In almost a domino effect, some of the market’s most notable names have announced landmark acquisitions which have quickly laid precedent for the future of payments. For instance, FIS, Global Payments and Fiserv have all announced acquisitions over $20bn, helping industry... read more

At its meeting on March 12, the Governing Council of the ECB unleashed new, unconventional monetary policy measures to support the liquidity of banks and credit to households and businesses. The new package includes, among other things, changes to the current longer-term auctions (TLTROs) and introduces new weekly auctions (LTROs) to steer banks... read more

While explaining the business application of real-time, Harshit Jain, Head of Transaction Banking & Digitisation at Nucleus Software, said that: "Consumers and business customers are becoming more impatient and more demanding. They want what they want when they want it. And if they don’t get it from you they will go to your... read more

This year, technology will continue to be the main driver of disruption in the banking industry through the evolution of machine learning (ML), blockchain, quantum computing etc. as digital transformation is evolving the way banking is done, according to Deloitte’s study 2020 banking and capital markets outlook. Most banks still do not... read more

Just like the previous year, Auriga kick-starts the new year with a list of 2020 trends, which we anticipate will define the banking sector in the upcoming 12 months. 1. Bank branches remain a necessity Bank branches nationwide may be reducing in numbers due to their expensive running costs; however, it will remain a traditional and vital... read more

When companies make the decision to turn to technology to optimise their financial setup, they tend to come with a long catalog of questions. But while RfP-style requirement lists do have their merit, there are other, more targeted ways to ensure you get exactly what you need and when you need it. One of the most effective ones is a scoping... read more