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Following the entry into force of the EBA guidelines and the corona-related “BCM serious case”, possessing a functional and efficient outsourcing management system has become more important than ever before. DPS has been consulting institutes on the efficient design of outsourcing-related organisation and processes as well as the external sourcing of services for several years.

By Joachim Dorschel und Kai Roßdeutscher In the second part of our series, we take a closer look at the question of what practical relevance programmable money can actually have for payment transactions. To start with, the following considerations refer to all the varieties of programmable money under discussion, i.e. both those issued by private

By Cliff Jamba In May 2020 Ripple announced that it has become part of the ISO 20022 Standards Body – a multi-part International Standard, set to replace SWIFTs current MT messages and aimed at a single standardised approach (methodology, process, repository) to be used by all financial standards initiatives. ISO 20022 creates a common language

by Joachim Dorschel and Kai Rossdeutscher The hype around Blockchain, in general, and crypto currencies, in particular, is over. While 2 or 3 years ago the debate was still marked by shrill enthusiasm, on the one hand, and defiant defence, on the other, there is now room for a differentiated view. This applies to the

PCI Concil has successfully recertified the eCMS client and the eCMS server. DPS Engineering customers can thus rest assured that a PCI certification of the SB data centre environment is possible. Needless to say, though, the prerequisite for this is that the installation of the eCMS server complies with the requirements as described in the

DPS Innovations GmbH has been a member of Initiative D21 e.V. since 01/07/2020. In Germany’s digital society, D21 is probably the most prominent non-profit network. D21 is not an industry and interest group. Rather, it sees itself as an initiative that focuses on networking the socially relevant stakeholders of digitisation in Germany, thereby generating fresh

When looking at the history of German banking IT, the conversion of xBorder and HVPS payment systems to the new ISO20022 standard is the first project to be overwhelmed by a pandemic that has all but brought daily life and work to a standstill across the globe. Also in the financial sector, it goes without

With their financial services (e.g. payment transactions, provision of cash, etc.), DPS’ clients are systemically relevant institutions for the economy and society, thus making them institutions of key importance.

As already explained in our white paper on the importance of ISO 20022 in payment transactions from November 2019, DPS supports the migration phase of the transition from FIN MT messages to the ISO 20022 format. On the one hand, the Message Format Integrator MFI bijectively converts both formats for incoming and outgoing SWIFT transactions.

By Werner Dorschel   “Technology at Commerzbank, from 1870 to Today”  is the subject of a publication by the Eugen Gutmann Society. * In these times of digital transformation, a new publication deals with the technologies used in banking operations, spanning a period of 150 years. And it’s written by three historians with PhDs? Initially,