MORS Blog
Born in the engine room of one of the world’s most recognised Banks
Implemented in 1996, MORS is a key component of the bank’s operational ALM and Risk Management architecture. After 27 years in production, MORS is still a vital component of the bank’s system portfolio. Picture the scene, it’s 1996. Ebay is about to be launched and IBM Deep Blue has just beaten Gary Kasparov at chess. […]
How to move easily from Excel to a ALM and/or Treasury System?
This article shares the easy steps to move from Excel to a Treasury and/or ALM System. Many ALM and Treasury departments of smaller and medium-sized banks still use Excel to manage their ALM and/or treasury. There are many risks and disadvantages of using Excel; we listed 7 main ones in our previous blog post; read […]
Interest Rate Risk in the Banking Book – What are the impacts of Volatility and a rising rate environment for banks in the UK?
This blog post discusses the impact of recent volatility, a rising rate environment, and the need for dynamic, forward-looking software solutions to support banks in responding to it. It is fair to say that the combination of recent “Black Swan” events, such as the COVID pandemic, the Geopolitical Environment with respect to the war in […]
If it wasn’t for our size, we’d be HUGE!
MORS is a Global Top 5 vendor in terms of Customer Satisfaction
It’s quite often the case that bigger software vendors are seen by banks somehow as more reliable, and more capable of delivering a major project with minimal risk. Time and time again we hear horror stories of large vendors letting down their customers, over promising and under delivering, not to mention charging a fortune. What’s […]
7 reasons to upgrade your Treasury and ALM from Excel
This article shares 7 reasons you should break up with Excel Spreadsheets and upgrade to a Treasury and/or ALM System. Many ALM and Treasury departments of smaller and medium-sized banks still use Excel to manage their ALM and/or treasury. There are many risks and disadvantages of using Excel; we listed 7 main ones in our […]
From CRR2/CRDV to CRD6/CRR3 – What are the key differentiators?
In this blog post, we’ll go through the background of CRR/CRD legislation, what has changed over the years, and the key differences between CRR2/CRDV and CRD6/CRR3 legislation. This is a follow-up article in a series of CRD6/CRR3-related articles. Our first article briefly recapped the CRD6/CRR3 legislation, where it comes from, and how it all started. […]
7 reasons not to use Excel as your Treasury and ALM tool
Many ALM and Treasury departments of smaller and medium-sized banks still use Excel to manage their ALM and/or treasury. There are many risks and disadvantages of using Excel, and we’ll go through some of the main ones in this blog post. Traditional Treasury and ALM solutions have been around for decades, and the technological leap […]
A recap of the EU’s CRD6/CRR3 regulation and its timeline
In this article, we wanted to briefly recap the background of CRD6/CRR3, where it comes from, and how it all started. This is a second intro article in Basel and CRD6/CRR3-related articles. Please read the first intro article: A recap of the Basel IV regulation and its timeline here. The Background As discussed in our previous […]
A recap of the Basel IV regulation and its timeline
In this article, we wanted to give a short recap on the background of Basel IV, where it comes from, and how it all started. Basel IV, the finalization of Basel III, will be a game-changer when it comes to access to financing. This article is an intro article in a series of Basel and […]
What does it mean to be available in Microsoft AppSource?
MORS has been officially available in Microsoft’s AppSource and Microsoft Azure Marketplace since December 2021. We are proud to be among the thousands of cloud-ready business applications integrated with Microsoft that are built by industry-leading software providers. This means that more banks can easily purchase, deploy, and manage MORS. Before the pandemic, the banking industry […]