What is the settlement-gap?

The settlement gap - the delay between a payment being made and it reaching its destination, or, put simply, the inability of a platform to facilitate instant payouts is a real problem for the gig-economy. Cash-in-hand transactions are a major factor in trade services. Without the ability to digitally replicate them, gig-economy platforms do not necessarily add enough value and incentive to ensure loyalty from their users.

Read more HERE.

The role of the Bank of England - Part 5: The Money Go Round

Keeping on an even keel: the role of the Bank of England is a short film that uses nautical metaphors and animation to explain the Bank's roles and responsibilities in an accessible, imaginative and entertaining way. The film is divided into seven short modules, which provide a simple guide to the Bank's monetary policy and financial stability roles.

They explain why low inflation and a safe and stable financial system matter to the UK economy and how the Bank contributes to achieving them.

How many "Supervisory Entities" does the US finance industry have?

The open banking era is upon us, but banking basics still need to be performed as financial institutions weave through the disruption. Most financial institutions do an exceptional job of managing often-overwhelming levels of compliance requirements, and must continually navigate change, especially as new tech presents both challenges and opportunities.

Just consider;

• The U.S. has the most complicated financial regulatory structure of any developed nation with 8 national supervisory entities. And, since banks can also be state-chartered, there’s another 50 state-level regulators

• In comparison, the U.K. has 3 primary “lead” regulators including the European Banking Authority mandated by the EU

• The U.S.’ largest payments regulatory act was the Durbin Amendment, placing interchange limits on debit cards for banks with > $10 billion in assets

• The most impactful regulatory act in the EU is PSD2’s open banking mandate, expected to be in place by year-end 2019

• Only 30% of financial institutions report that PSD2’s compliance requirements were clear

• 41% of E.U. financial institutions failed to meet the March 2019 requirement to offer “developer sandboxes”