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Soaring interest rates in turbulent times
It is official: The era of zero interest rate levels seems to be over, but banks are currently not dealing with an isolated and gradual rate increase.
MiCAR: The regulatory framework for crypto assets has been fleshed out
The EC published its digital finance strategy on September 24, 2020. Its key element is the proposal for a Regulation on Markets in Crypto-assets (abbreviated as MiCAR). Is MiCAR a real game changer for the crypto industry?
BaFin’s regulatory requirements for AI applications
LISTEN TO AUDIO VERSION: BaFin, Germany’s federal financial supervisory authority, presents principles for the use of algorithms in decision-making processes[1]
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Soaring interest rates in turbulent times
It is official: The era of zero interest rate levels seems to be over, but banks are currently not dealing with an isolated and gradual rate increase.
MiCAR: The regulatory framework for crypto assets has been fleshed out
The EC published its digital finance strategy on September 24, 2020. Its key element is the proposal for a Regulation on Markets in Crypto-assets (abbreviated as MiCAR). Is MiCAR a real game changer for the crypto industry?
BaFin’s regulatory requirements for AI applications
LISTEN TO AUDIO VERSION: BaFin, Germany’s federal financial supervisory authority, presents principles for the use of algorithms in decision-making processes[1]
Four hypotheses on the future of internal segment accounting in regional banks
Transparent internal segment accounting provides regional banks with important steering impulses for successfully mastering challenges in terms of earnings, costs
Unconscious bias: diversity concerns us all
LISTEN TO AUDIO VERSION: Unconscious biases (cognitive distortions) are developed based on our socialization and experience. They help us to
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Soaring interest rates in turbulent times
It is official: The era of zero interest rate levels seems to be over, but banks are currently not dealing with an isolated and gradual rate increase.
MiCAR: The regulatory framework for crypto assets has been fleshed out
The EC published its digital finance strategy on September 24, 2020. Its key element is the proposal for a Regulation on Markets in Crypto-assets (abbreviated as MiCAR). Is MiCAR a real game changer for the crypto industry?
BaFin’s regulatory requirements for AI applications
LISTEN TO AUDIO VERSION: BaFin, Germany’s federal financial supervisory authority, presents principles for the use of algorithms in decision-making processes[1]
Four hypotheses on the future of internal segment accounting in regional banks
Transparent internal segment accounting provides regional banks with important steering impulses for successfully mastering challenges in terms of earnings, costs
Unconscious bias: diversity concerns us all
LISTEN TO AUDIO VERSION: Unconscious biases (cognitive distortions) are developed based on our socialization and experience. They help us to
ESMA’s Sustainable Finance Roadmap
Sustainable finance is an integral part of the real economy and the financial markets. Read how the Sustainable Finance Roadmap helps in the fight against greenwashing!
DeFi is eating finance: what does decentralized finance mean for financial services providers?
LISTEN TO AUDIO VERSION: DeFi (decentralized finance) has the potential to change the world of finance permanently. Already today, certain
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Equity crowdfunding – what one person can’t do, can be achieved by many
LISTEN TO AUDIO VERSION: Unlike reward-based crowdfunding, equity crowdfunding entails that investors participate financially in the success of a project
Banking for Gen Z – quo vadis pockid?
How can we win over Generation Z to financial products?
Conversational banking study – chatbots and voicebots from a customer perspective
LISTEN TO AUDIO VERSION: How can the dialog via voice and chatbots be classified as a new communication channel for
Operating models in Asset Management – ensuring future readiness
LISTEN TO AUDIO VERSION: The question of the best-fitting operating model is key for asset managers in order to realize
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Artificial intelligence (AI) and analytics in the financial services sector
The term “artificial intelligence” refers to technologies that emulate and support human abilities in seeing, hearing, analyzing, deciding and acting.
Asset Management—What is it? Definition and development
The term “asset management” refers to the financial service of managing assets by means of financial instruments with the aim of increasing the invested assets.
Chatbots and voicebots – how do they actually work?
How can chatbots & voicebots act flexibly with AI + respond autonomously? All about conversational AI for chatbots & voicebots.
Covid-19 crisis: All articles at a glance
Many compare the current COVID-19 pandemic and its consequences with the global financial crisis of 2008-09—this time however, the cause is exogenous.
Design thinking
Design thinking is a process-oriented and iterative innovation method that helps develop new products, services and customer experiences.
Digital assets – what is it all about? Definition and development of a market that will be worth billions
Which drivers will influence the market environment for digital assets in the future?
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