Captivating for some, horrifying for others – Artificial Intelligence has always been evoking ambivalent feelings. Sure, it’s useful, helpful and it makes our lives so much easier. Yet, at the same time: how can we make sure it will not get out of control? What about the ethical aspect of its exploitation? And finally: what if it falls into the wrong hands and is used to deceive us?

It’s little wonder that borrowers are nervous of the current interest rate environment in the UK. The tail end of last week was a reminder of how unforgiving the market can be as interest rate swaps surged over 15bps on more optimistic reports on the progress of the Brexit negotiations. Up until that time, the yield curve had implied interest rate swaps would average around 0.50% for maturities up until 10 years. So what can borrowers do to mitigate the risks in extremely volatile markets?

What’s hedging and what’s speculation?

QUO, the execution and workflow solution for investment managers from TradingScreen (TS), has today announced two new hires as part of its expansion into global markets. Kunal Singh joins as head of sales for South and Southeast Asia and Deepshikha Chaudhary as product manager. 

Singh will be responsible for growing QUO’s presence across Asia, selected for his in-depth knowledge and wealth of experience across the industry and region previously holding positions at Edelweiss, DE Shaw & Co and Wingate Group. 

Gresham Technologies plc, the leading software and services company that specialises in providing real-time solutions for data integrity and control, banking integration, payments and cash management returns to EuroFinance with news of enhanced technology solutions for corporate treasury operations.

Phil Boland, Gresham, Managing Director, Cash Management Solutions commented:

Trianz enables cloud automation infrastructure for a leading US-based Fintech company through 5 step cloud transformation strategy

Consumers today are increasingly concerned about data privacy and security across their applications. Recent scandals in social media and consumer credit monitoring in the U.S. have only heightened their sensitivity to this topic. However, perhaps more than in any other area, consumers are justifiably uncompromising in demanding data protection with respect to financial services.

A group of leading financial institutions have come together to develop a new technology platform to streamline communications within the primary market.

Switzerland, October 2019 – The financial services industry is in a state of upheaval: banks are in the midst of digital transformation and the cooperation between banks and fintech companies is creating new networked ecosystems. As a result, banks today have the opportunity to generate added value for their customers with innovative digital services and to strengthen customer loyalty. 

Joel Yarbrough, VP Asia Pacific, Rapyd at PayExpo 2019

Financial IT interview with Steve Berry, Country Manager of Computop UK at PayExpo 2019. Steve talks about how Computop stands apart from other solution providers, products and upcoming milestones of the company.