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| 1. ''Information technology - hardware - operating systems.''
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| Defined narrowly, an information technology platform is the hardware and operating system environment, in which a piece of software is run.
| | The use of payment cards at a retail location (point of sale). |
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| | The relevant payment information is captured either by paper vouchers or by electronic terminals. |
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| 2. ''Information technology - hardware - operating systems - software - applications.''
| | Increasingly, electronic terminals can also transmit the information - this process is called, Electronic funds transfer at the point of sale (EFTPOS). |
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| More broadly, any dimension of the information technology environment in which an application is run.
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| In this broader sense, the platform may include software, storage, and any other supporting frameworks.
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| :<span style="color:#4B0082">'''''DeFi platforms - financial stability - regulatory challenges'''''</span>
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| :"The highly decentralised and global structure of the DeFi sector along with the difficulty to trace end users provide a unique set of challenges for regulators.
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| :... the degree of decentralisation currently varies across platforms.
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| :However, in an extreme form, a DeFi platform could be completely decentralised with no identifiable legal entity, ownership nor even a point of human contact."
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| :''Is 'crypto' a financial stability risk? - Bank of England - Jon Cunliffe, Deputy Governor, Financial Stability - October 2021.''
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| 3. ''Discussion and representation.''
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| Any forum for the exchange of ideas and for collective advocacy.
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| :<span style="color:#4B0082">'''''Neutral platform for best practice'''''</span>
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| :"The Official Monetary and Financial Institutions Forum (OMFIF) is an independent think tank for central banking, economic policy and public investment.
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| :It is established to be a neutral platform for best practice in worldwide public-private sector exchanges."
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| :''Official Monetary and Financial Institutions Forum - the Treasurer's Wiki.''
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| 4. ''Learning and development.''
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| Any foundational structure, or body of knowledge.
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| :<span style="color:#4B0082">'''''Economics helps understand business'''''</span>
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| :"The study of economics provides a platform for understanding business and a reference framework for business systems and techniques."
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| :''Economics - the Treasurer's Wiki.''
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| == See also == | | == See also == |
| * [[Algorithm]] | | * [[Electronic funds transfer at point of sale]] |
| * [[Application]]
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| * [[Bank of England]]
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| * [[CeFi]]
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| * [[Central bank]]
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| * [[Crypto]]
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| * [[Cryptoassets]]
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| * [[Cryptocurrency]]
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| * [[DeFi]]
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| * [[Distributed ledger]]
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| * [[Economics]]
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| * [[Exchange]]
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| * [[Financial institution]]
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| * [[Financial intermediary]]
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| * [[Financial stability]]
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| * [[Hardware]]
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| * [[Information technology]]
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| *[[Invisible FX]]
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| * [[Learning and development]]
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| * [[Monetary]]
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| * [[New Payments Platform]]
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| * [[Official Monetary and Financial Institutions Forum]]
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| * [[Operating system]]
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| * [[Pension fund]]
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| * [[Prudential]]
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| * [[Regulation]]
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| * [[Software]]
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| * [[Sovereign wealth fund]]
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| * [[Smart contract]]
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| * [[Think tank]]
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| ==External link==
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| *[https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/speech/2021/october/jon-cunliffe-swifts-sibos-2021 Is 'crypto' a financial stability risk? - Bank of England - Jon Cunliffe, Deputy Governor, Financial Stability - October 2021]
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| [[Category:Identify_and_assess_risks]]
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| [[Category:Manage_risks]]
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| [[Category:Risk_frameworks]]
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| [[Category:Risk_reporting]]
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| [[Category:Financial_products_and_markets]]
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| [[Category:Technology]]
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