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Different Risk Types, Part 1
Different Risk Types, Part 1 Introduction The recent unfolding banking crisis in the USA and now Europe has brought to the fore how important ‘risk’ is to a financial institution and what happens if risk is not managed adequately. I thought it would be useful to examine some of the different types of risk that [...]
ADEPT Decisions Releases Version 8.0
ADEPT Decisions Releases Version 8.0 ADEPT Decisions has released version 8.0 of the award winning decisioning software Stephen John Leonard, Founder of the company noted “We are very proud to unveil this new release of the ADEPT Decisions decisioning software. This is the next major release since the end of the pandemic in 2022 and [...]
American Banking and Economics Explained
American Banking and Economics Explained Introduction This tongue-in-cheek explanation of American banking and economics found its way to me via WhatsApp, so the original author is unknown. I thought in light of the current challenges in the US banking industry, it is a very timely explanation! Mary had a bar “Mary is the proprietor of [...]
Meet the ADEPT Decisions Team – Jarrod McElhinney
Meet the ADEPT Decisions Management Team - Jarrod McElhinney Introduction The entire ADEPT Decisions team has always prided itself on providing the ‘personal touch’ to our clients; whether it means going the extra mile on a project, accommodating short-notice configuration changes, or just providing a sounding board to the credit risk team. We believe that [...]
The New Lending Industry Word Salad: Part 2 – Terms and TLAs
The New Lending Industry, a Word Salad, Part 2 Following the article 'The New Lending Industry, a Word Salad, Part 1', we offer an Exploration of Some of the New Terms and TLAs Introduction Whoever said that the lending industry is boring and never changes clearly isn’t up to date on their reading! With the [...]
The New Lending Industry Word Salad, Part 1
The New Lending Industry Word Salad: An Exploration of Some of the New Terms and TLAs Introduction Whoever said that the lending industry is boring and never changes clearly isn’t up to date on their reading! With the exponential growth of fintechs and mobile lenders over the past decade, a whole plethora of new products, [...]
Financial Inclusion
Financial Inclusion Introduction In the 1970s disco era, there was a successful all-ladies German pop group called Silver Convention. One of their top 10 hits was ‘Everybody’s Talking ‘Bout Love.’ Whenever I hear the term financial inclusion, I often think of the lyrics to this song: “You know, everybody's talking about love these days It's [...]
Stories and Learnings from a Career in Risk Management
Stories and Learnings from a Career in Risk Management Introduction For this last article of the year, I thought it would be appropriate to write a light hearted piece about some of the funny or strange things I have encountered in my many years in the credit risk industry. Over these years I met a [...]
Meet the ADEPT Decisions Team – Stephen John Leonard
Meet the ADEPT Decisions Management Team - Stephen John Leonard Introduction The entire ADEPT Decisions team has always strived to provide the ‘personal touch’ to our clients; whether it means going the extra mile on a project, accommodating short-notice changes, or just acting as a sounding board to the credit risk team. We believe that [...]
Risk Tactics for Turbulent Times – Management Strategies
Risk Tactics for Turbulent Times Introduction “There is a tide in the affairs of men, Which taken at the flood, leads on to fortune. Omitted, all the voyage of their life is bound in shallows and in miseries. On such a full sea are we now afloat. And we must take the current when it [...]
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