Big Data

The first post in this two part series focused on the competitive dynamics in the financial exchange landscape.For established institutions that have huge early mover advantage, the ability to compete with innovative…

A vital cog in the world’s financial industry – financial exchanges have always been an interesting segment within the broader capital markets ecosystem. They primarily serve as a vehicle for household…

This article is the first in a 3 part series that talks about the business issues faced by large trading desks in Capital Markets space and the agile architectures that…

“You better start swimming, or you’ll sink like a stone. Because the Time’s they are a-changing.” – Bob Dylan (from the song) I have long been an advocate of enterprise organizations giving…

Risk management is not just a defensive business imperative but the best managed banks deploy their capital to obtain the best possible business outcomes. The last few posts have more…

“The lesson is, we all need to expose ourselves to the winds of change.” – Andy Grove  “Information is the oil of the 21st century, and analytics is the combustion…

The term ‘Data In Motion’ is widely used to represent the speed at which large volumes of data are moving into corporate applications in a broad range of industries. Big…

“Big data” is high-volume, -velocity and -variety information assets that demand cost-effective, innovative forms of information processing for enhanced insight and decision making. Source – Gartner Research Industry analysts widely…

Fraud detection and prevention are a huge area of concern for not just credit card networks but the financial industry as a whole. This is an area I’ve spent a…

Banking is increasingly a global business and leading US Banks are beginning to generate serious amounts of revenue in non-US markets. A natural consequence of this revenue surge is not…