Will Cathcart, Facebook’s global head, has announced WhatsApp Pay. WhatsApp Pay is a payments system that is going to make it easy to make payments through WhatsApp; it will be just as easy as sending a photo or file. You just simply link your bank account to your mobile number to use the messaging application […]
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Adyen has launched a new alternative service for card transactions under the Payment Service Directive (PSD2). Similar to the current process, the offering requires banks to create APIs for approved third parties in order to initiate payments on the consumer’s side. The platform’s latest service is going to launch in the UK, while there is
In order to prevent money laundering and terrorism financing, Dutch Financial Authorities have decided to plan a licensing scheme for crypto exchanges. This decision stems from a report that was published by the nation’s central bank, De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB), and the AFM which is the Dutch Authority for the Financial Markets. The report concludes
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We have added a new member to the FiSer team Adina Pop. Adina is an all–round business leader with over 16 years of experience in business operations, financial management and business transformation. She is highly skilled in strategy development and implementation with outstanding achievements in driving change, customer centricity, process efficiency and people growth. Her
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On Monday January 14th, 2019 the Group Central Bank Governors and Heads of Superivison (GHOS) have endorsed a couple of revisions to the market risk framework and the Committee’s strategic priorities and work programme for 2019. Revisions to the market risk frameworkThe revisions apply to the design and calibration of the market risk framework. Changes
On October 17th, 2018, the global provider of secure financial messaging services (SWIFT) has published a white paper on the evolution of the European payments landscape. The paper discusses how change in wholesale and retail payments across the world is on its way and that it has set a clear path for financial market infrastructure renewal
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We have added a new member to the FiSer team Martijn van der Zwan. Martijn is a seasoned Project Manager with over 15 years of experience working at ABN AMRO where he designed, implemented and migrated change to new organizational structures. He has gained his knowledge by running various projects in the fields of Payments
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In the first week of October, FiSer Consulting hosted its first annual team trip! The FiSer team traveled to the beach of Noordwijk where they took part in an exercise of power kiting. Although there wasn’t a too strong wind, the weather was great. After the intensive exercise, colleagues and associates came together for drinks
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On July 19th, 2018 the European Banking Authority (EBA) has published its final revised Guidelines which aim to further enhance institutions’ supervisory review and examination process (SREP). The Guidelines focus on stress testing which will be used in setting Pillar 2 capital guidance (P2G), as well as interest rate risk in the banking book (IRRRBB).
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On 10 April 2018, 22 member states of the European Union signed a Declaration on the establishment of an European Blockchain Partnership. The Partnership will contribute to the creation of an enabling environment and should ensure that Europe continues to play a leading role in the development and roll-out of blockchain technologies. For more information
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