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Banks nowadays are in stiff competition for human resources with fintech. The financial technology sector often offers higher pay. Still, the prospects of many such start-ups are difficult to forecast – they are as likely to occupy a solid niche as they are to go bust. Stable companies in Latvia are only a handful. Primarily, fintech players active in Latvia are headquartered in foreign countries – the United Kingdom, to name one – despite maintaining offices in Riga and employing staff in Latvia

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Conor Colleary Group VP in Financial Services at Oracle

It’s time to transform corporate banking, and the answer is embedded finance

Embedded finance has sent customer expectations soaring. Integrating a bank’s services directly into applications that their clients use is fast becoming second nature, with products like mobile wallets now so commonplace that services like Transport for London no longer require payment authentication. As embedded finance disrupts the market, it i...

04 August 2023 /cloud

Gemma Staite Threat Analytics Lead (EMEA) at BioCatch

Phish, RATs, and Mules – Scams that make up the new fraud menu

Fighting financial scams has always been a task as chaotic as feeding time at the zoo. But as remote access attacks and money laundering join Phishing as some of EMEA’s most common digital crimes, cybersecurity has become a whole different animal—with fraudsters controlling and ruining the lives of more victims than ever before. Today, scams re...

26 July 2023 /retail /crime

Nick Green Director at Purple Patch Broking Ltd

Strategic data procurement: Drive efficiency in Financial Services

In financial services, data is the lifeblood that powers every decision. However the current landscape is riddled with challenges, most prominent among them being the lack of transparency in data pricing. Opaque pricing models and disparate costs can throw a spanner in the most well-oiled procurement teams. But the significance of efficiency in thi...

25 July 2023 /regulation /retail

Nick Green Director at Purple Patch Broking Ltd

Emerging trends in financial services procurement

With rising costs and growing data needs, financial services procurement teams are under intense pressure to optimise spend and make strategic decisions. This calls for a new approach - one grounded in data. Data benchmarking provides the visibility procurement teams need to drive real change. By comparing your data pricing, quality, and accuracy a...

20 July 2023 /regulation /retail

Adam Preis Global Strategist at Ping Identity

Mitigating the Risk of Fraud by Enabling Customers to Never Log In Again

FinTech and banking applications are accessed every day by millions of consumers around the world, and passwords remain the primary method of authenticating users into the service. Yet, they are inherently vulnerable and create risks for every financial organisation that exists. So, how do we mitigate that risk without compromising on experience, ...

17 July 2023 /security /identity

Steven Rackham CTO for Financial Services at NetApp

Money 20/20 2023 takeaways

As one of the largest financial services events, it was great being able to attend Money 20/20 in Amsterdam this year. My first time at an event that started in 2012, that hosts over 20,000 people across 3 locations with sessions ranging from fintechs, traditional banks, IT companies and regulators, my expectations were to really get a feel for th...

12 July 2023 /regulation

Shiv Nanda Content Strategist at https://www.financialexpress.com/

Audit Checklist for Bank Advances | Loan Classification & Audit

Advances are banks’ primary income source and are usually the largest item on their balance sheets. Therefore, the audit of advances is a critical aspect of bank audits and falls under the responsibility of Statutory Branch Auditors (SBA). To effectively carry out this task, auditors must possess sufficient knowledge about the banking industry and...

11 July 2023

Bob Lyddon Consultant at Lyddon Consulting Services

FarageGate shows the ‘Trusted KYC Data Sharing’ project must be stopped

Whatever one’s opinion of Nigel Farage, the concept that he can be de-banked should be troubling to everyone. It should be even more troubling to those familiar with the financial industry’s measures to counter financial crime, as remedies being applied by banks are more extreme than is required of them, and may not even be available to them in th...

05 July 2023 /payments /crime

Christian Schwarz European Head of Payments at Finastra

5 considerations for European banks implementing an instant payments solution

The European Commission’s move to mandate instant payments (IPs) is expected to bring enormous benefits to consumers, businesses and the industry, such as improving customer experiences and cash flow management, as well as bringing ubiquity to the pan-EU payment zone. The upcoming EU regulation – intended to drive uptake of instant payments across...

05 July 2023 /payments

Nick Green Director at Purple Patch Broking Ltd

Is your current data bureau meeting your needs?

The right data bureau will offer their services in the most transparent and flexible way, as well as be a valuable asset to your credit risk team. But how do you know if your current bureau is the ‘right fit’? If you’ve decided to review existing suppliers, you probably have no idea where to begin your research. On the other hand, you might be war...

04 July 2023 /retail /crime