The next phase of Investment Management outsourcing
Many Investment Management (IM) firms have outsourced significant business functions: settlement, collateral management, accounting departments have been ‘lifted out’ of a significant number of IM...
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Technology Empowerment vs. Frustration: A User(s) Guide
One of the most exciting aspects of running an IT Consultancy is the variety of views and opinions we get to hear about from our clients, teams, suppliers & partners. We want to focus this month on...
View ArticleWhat does the future hold for Retail Banking?
A recent survey found that a majority of consumers would prefer to have their bank accounts run by the likes of John Lewis, Waitrose or Amazon. Not surprising given that every time you open the paper...
View ArticleWhat is “Gamification” and should I take it seriously?
Over recent months “gamification” has worked its way more and more into conversations with clients, companies and and events that we’ve attended. However, it was only very recently at a Fintech meetup...
View ArticleAre our banks missing an opportunity? Why can’t bank accounts be like this?
Banks are getting a bad press for a variety of reasons. We have a few thoughts on how banks can improve their customers’ experience and so gaining and maintaining a happier set of clients. What if your...
View ArticleToo big to fail…or too big to succeed?
In a recent blog we touched on what the future might hold for retail banking and some of the challenges facing them that have been played out in the open around brand and reputation, plus how potential...
View ArticleHow should banks target technology innovation?
We have written a lot about the pressures on financial service companies and how they are responding differently in order to adapt to these challenges (such as are the banks Too Big to Succeed?, how to...
View ArticleThe next Banking crisis? Too entangled to fail…
Many miles of newsprint (& billions of pixels) have been generated discussing the reasons for the near collapse of the financial systems in 2008. One of the main reasons cited was that each of the...
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Bitcoins: when will they crash and what is coming next?
Bitcoin is the first implementation of decentralised money controlled by cryptography rather than any central authority… What this really means is it is a currency independent of any one government’s...
View ArticleThe security threat: Do you know your real business risk?
We are asked by our clients increasingly to assist in helping them assess the current threats to their organisation from a security perspective. Indeed, this is now a core part of our services...
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NEW Broadgate Product Launch: “Assurity”
Since forming Broadgate in 2008 we’ve helped a number of our clients in addressing the challenges posed by the increased internal and external security threat to their organisation and data. Our...
View ArticleTHE NEXT BANKING CRISIS? TOO ENTANGLED TO FAIL…
Many miles of newsprint (& billions of pixels) have been generated discussing the reasons for the near collapse of the financial systems in 2008. One of the main reasons cited was that each of the...
View ArticleInsurance companies and their Cyber Insecurity
In October 2015 all UK insurers were asked to provide details of their cyber resilience to the Prudential Regulation Authority. The Bank of England has been concerned about UK financial institutions’...
View Article5 Minutes with Isabella De Michelis Di Slonghello, founder and CEO of Hi Pulse
Isabella De Michelis Di Slonghello, CEO and founder of Hi Pulse, a fintech firm focusing on privacy preferences management. Isabella previously was Vice President for Technology Strategy at Qualcomm....
View ArticleCould You Boost Your Cybersecurity With Blockchain?
Securing your data, the smart way The implications of Blockchain technology are being felt across many industries, in fact, the disruptive effect it’s having on Financial Services is changing the...
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GDPR – The Countdown Conundrum
Crunch time is just around the corner and yet businesses are not prepared, but why? “General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) – a new set of rules set out from the European Union which aims to...
View ArticleGDPR – A Never Ending Story
For most of us, the run up to the implementation of GDPR meant that we were overwhelmed by privacy notices and emails begging us to sign up to mailing lists. A month on, what is the reality of this...
View ArticleWorking From Home – Is Big Brother Watching you?
In the midst of a pandemic that’s led to unprecedented levels of remote working, digital tools to monitor employees in real time are gaining popularity among companies looking for new ways to track...
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