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Payments

Will fingerprint biometric cards end the use of PIN codes for card payments? Introducing mobile payments technology into cards. The switch to a cashless and cardless society takes time as mobile payments, although they have a lot of advantages, still need to be widely accepted amongst consumers and merchants. https://newsroom.mastercard.com/asia-pacific/press-releases/mastercard-idemia-and-matchmove-pilot-fingerprint-biometric-card-in-asia-to-enhance-security-and-safety-of-contactless-payments/

17/12/2020

Digital Finance Strategy

A digital finance strategy for Europe could speed up the adoption of securities tokens. The development of securities tokens (and crypto assets in general) is currently hindered by the regulatory uncertainty on this subject. Finding a balance between investor protection, market stability, risk mitigation and innovation does not seem to be that obvious. The European […]

17/12/2020

Future skills

The future of work includes new work environments, new ways to collaborate, new digital skillsets and new methods of leveraging technology to augment human capabilities. 2 Minutes Read of an interesting study that reveals a ‘Skills Gap’ which potentially jeopardizes the future of banking workforce and discusses internal and external solutions the Financial Institutions will […]

17/12/2020

ESMA Annual work programme

ESMA recently published its 2021 Work Programme. In addition to transversal themes key areas of focus will be: 1. Supervisory Convergence: focusing on fund liquidity risk and liquidity management tools, retail investment products costs and performance, quality and usability of data, supervision of ESG reporting and ESG data usage and EMIR implementation. Ensure consistent application […]

17/12/2020

Insurtech

InsurTech is changing the Insurance industry. AI and Big Data become more firmly embedded into existing operating models. Independently learning machines have various areas where they will be game-changing and are already having a sizeable impact. Interesting read on a number of use cases and evolutions with regards to autonomous vehicles, the use of blockchain, […]

09/12/2020

What are the impacts of COVID-19 on brokerage platforms ?

Insights of our experts regarding the impacts of COVID-19 on brokerage platforms and market trends on the European market #Investments #Digitization #Dynafin #Expertise #ShapingTheFuture Read here the article of Stéphanie Lallemand and Raquel Becerro : Online brokerage platform