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How eIDAS Enables Participative Democracy in the EU
In the last few decades, we have seen more countries adopt a democratic form of government than ever before in history. For the most part though,...
Gaurav Sharma has been working as an independent financial and business consultant and strategist for the past three years. He works with fintech startups, wealth management firms, international banks, consulting companies and multi strategy investment funds. Gaurav assists his clients with financial strategy and investment analysis, drawing on his experience of managing a diverse array of Fortune Global 500 clients from across the globe. He also loves to write about innovations and cyber-security in financial technology and banking. Gaurav has six years of international banking experience (Standard Chartered Bank and Citi). He has covered the entire gamut of banking products with experience in corporate finance, trade finance, derivatives, risk management and so on. Gaurav is a Certified Financial Risk Manager and a CFA Level III candidate. He holds an Engineering Degree in Computer Science and an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management in Kozhikode.
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In the last few decades, we have seen more countries adopt a democratic form of government than ever before in history. For the most part though,...
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The Internet of Things (IoT) is a broad term for the billions of connected physical devices, including vehicles, appliances, and other electronics...
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The 2015 Revised Directive on Payment Services (also known as PSD2) lays the foundation for safe and secure payments throughout the European Union....
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The European Commission adopted the Delegated Regulation on Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS) in November 2017. These standards provide detailed...
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The public sector accounts for a quarter of all employment and a fifth of the entire economic output of the European Union. Given the economic and...
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"Banks aren’t places to store money anymore, banks are places to store data". This was the statement made by David Birch at the 2017 ISSE Conference...
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The "new economy" is the catch-all phrase encompassing all new mostly service based industries, especially the ones delivered on a digital platform.
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Completely electronic means of identification and authentication are rapidly improving the way companies can offer services to customers digitally.
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"Cutting off the funds " is one of the most effective weapons in the arsenal of authorities trying to deal with terrorists and other organized...