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Welcome Mouctar Bah to DynaFin Consulting

Can you introduce yourself in a few words and tell us what you were doing before joining us? Since the beginning of my carreer, I have built my experience at the intersection of financial services, investments, and consulting. Before joining DynaFin Consulting, I worked as a Manager in a consulting firm, supporting financial institutions in […]

15/04/2026

Hyperautomation in Financial Services: From Operational Efficiency to Customer Value Creation

Financial institutions are operating in an increasingly complex environment characterized by rising costs, growing regulatory pressure, talent shortages, and ever-increasing customer expectations. In this context, traditional approaches to automation are no longer sufficient. Organizations that focus solely on cost reduction through isolated automation initiatives risk missing a broader opportunity: the ability to fundamentally transform how […]

13/04/2026

The Retail Investment Strategy

Empowering retail investors and strengthening EU financial markets Background The European Commission introduced the Retail Investment Strategy (RIS) in response to several structural weaknesses in the European investment landscape. Today, only 17% of EU households participate in financial markets, while retail investors continue to face higher costs than institutional players. Trust also remains an issue: […]

25/03/2026

Welcome Mete Savas to DynaFin Consulting

Can you introduce yourself in a few words and tell us what you were doing before joining us? I’m Mete. I’ve been working in the financial sector for over 20 years, including around 10 years as a consultant specializing in Payments. What made you decide to join our company rather than another one? I was […]

18/03/2026

The Ever-Shortening Settlement Cycle: T+1

For decades, the settlement cycle in securities markets has been gradually shrinking as technology improved and regulators sought to reduce risk in financial markets. What once required five business days (T+5) now typically settles in two days (T+2) across most developed markets. A brief history Shortening settlement cycles has been a gradual but consistent trend […]

13/03/2026

FATCA, CRS… and now FinCEN: are banks entering a new phase of financial transparency?

Over the past decade, banks have significantly transformed their client onboarding and reporting processes. Much of that transformation was driven by regulations such as the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) and the Common Reporting Standard (CRS). For many institutions, these frameworks introduced a completely new operational reality: identifying tax residency, classifying entities, collecting documentation, […]