This is my small contribution to the decentralized finance. Bitcoin is a future store of value. Bitcoin is not a traditional currency. Lightning Labs is a breath of fresh air for Bitcoin as a medium for exchange of value. I am a Bitstamp customer. Muun wallet very clean UX, simple, supports lightning protocol and interesting… Read More »
Sometimes we end up with phantom messages in ActiveMq or Artemis engines. This is usually the case when due to some network issue/ database issue and inconsistent commit was done. I have no idea if this is a bug of the engine or a known case that can happen because of external causes. The… Read More »
Money Definition: Money is any object that is generally accepted as payment for goods and services and repayment of debts in a given context. Details: The main functions of money are distinguished as: a medium of exchange; a unit of account; a store of value; and, occasionally, a standard of deferred payment. Money evolved over… Read More »
Strong Customer Authentication (SCA) is a new European regulatory requirement as part of the second Payment Services Directive (PSD2) for authenticating online payments and make them more secure. There are some actions such as funding a transfer from your balance or viewing the statement that require SCA within the UK and EEA. SCA builds additional… Read More »
At EBA Day 2021, biggest and most important European Banking Conference, the new buzz word from banking CBDC could not be missed. Lately there is lots of talk and also lots of state propaganda about this subject CBDC = Central Bank Digital Currencies. Lots of talk from “influencers” that are marginal in the banking world… Read More »
Counterparty risk Definition: Counterparty risk is the risk of one or more parties in a financial transaction defaulting on or otherwise failing to meet their obligations on that trade. Details: Thre are several degrees of risk involved in financial transactions between financial institutions depending on the type of payment rail involved. In critical RTGS systems… Read More »
Credit Limit Check Definition: The process of verification if an account may be debited or credited in a settlement system. Details: If the amount to be debited in the payment message is equal or less than the balance on the sender’s correspondent account than the credit check limit passes. If the amount to be credited… Read More »
Bulk Payment Instruction Definition: A set of payment orders delivered together for processing which may be destined for several receivers. Details: Bulk payment instructions are payment instructions delivered to the clearing and settlements system as bulk files and are processed together ordered after some criteria containing at least the same sender and receiver. Note that… Read More »
Payment versus payment (PvP) Definition: A settlement mechanism that ensures that the final transfer of a payment in one currency occurs if and only if the final transfer of a payment in another currency or currencies takes place. see Principles for financial market infrastructures https://www.bis.org/cpmi/publ/d101.htm Details: PvP is in fact a cross-border cross-currency unitary operation.… Read More »
Correspondent banking network Definition: Correspondent banking is an arrangement whereby one bank (correspondent) holds deposits owned by other banks (respondents) and provides those banks with payment and other services (CPMI (2016)). Correspondent banking networks are critical for firms and households that conduct business or send payments internationally. Correspondent banking – final report https://www.bis.org/cpmi/publ/d147.htm Details: Correspondent… Read More »