Brexit

331 articles tagged with this keyword

/Sibos

FinextraTV @ Sibos2019 – The Big Themes #3: Regulation

FinextraTV reports from Sibos 2019 in London on the impact of Regulation on the industry. In this, final episode, we learn about how Banks are adapting to the changing regulatory landscape, whether the cost of compliance outweighs the value of innovation, what success in this space demands and whether regulation will be able to keep up with the pace set by the tech giants. Standard Chartered, Deutsche Bank, Nordea, LHV, KPMG and Crown Agents Bank are among the many leading institutions to share their views exclusively with Finextra Research.

/Sibos

Taking a holistic view of Network Management to drive customer satisfaction

Veerle Damen, Head of International Product & Network, Natwest, speaks about the value of Network Management for customers and firms in a changing payments and securities landscape, what will follow Ringfencing and Brexit at NatWest, and the importance of nurturing new talent at SIBOS.

/Brexit

Sibos 2019: Post-snub insights from LSE and HKEX

After the London Stock Exchange snubbed Hong Kong’s $36.6 billion buyout bid earlier this month, day two of Sibos 2019 in London kicked off with PwC’s Jeremy Grant engaging in fireside chats with both LSE CEO David Schwimmer and HKEX CEO Charles Li.

/Brexit

Sibos 2019: Should banks trust in the UK despite Brexit uncertainty?

Welcoming business leaders and industry experts to the Excel Centre in London for Sibos 2019, Swift innovation manager Innes Macleod takes to the stage to divulge Innotribe’s mission and reflect on the technological and societal changes that are challenging the financial services sector, with input from renowned experimental physicist and celebrity figure Professor Brian Cox.

/Brexit

UK fintech sector faces talent shortfall

A Census of UK fintech firms by EY and Innovate Finance has found that the sector has continued to attract rising levels of investment despite global economic uncertainty, although major challenges lie ahead in talent recruitment and gender diversity.

/security

Cyber-crime best tackled by international co-operation

Joining day two of the World Conference of Banking Institutes, Ian Dyson - Commissioner of the City of London Police addresses the challenges of cyber-crime in this period of digital disruption. In addition to the uncertainty surrounding Brexit and the potential no-deal outcome, the question of balancing privacy with data protection remains a critical priority for financial institutions in 2019.

/Brexit

Climate related risk management is now a ‘must-have’

On day two of the World Conference of Banking Institutes, executive director – business development of the Abu Dhabi Global Market Steve Barnett opened sessions with a focus on sustainability in emerging markets and explored how education is a core pillar when ensuring commitment to environmental, social, and governance (ESG) initiatives.

/Brexit

Tech Nation opens applications to scale up the new Monzo or Starling

Entrepreneur network Tech Nation has opened applications for three of its growth programmes: Future Fifty, Upscale and Rising Stars. These initiatives have proved to be successful in the past with alumni including the likes of Monzo, Starling Bank, Funding Circle, Darktrace, Deliveroo and Skyscanner.

/security

Cybersecurity top tech investment priority for UK banks

Cybercrime has emerged as a major concern for UK financial services firms, rocketing security spending to the top of the technology investment agenda, according to a Lloyds Bank report.

/Brexit

Geopolitics and the impact of political uncertainty on financial services

At Sibos 2019, industry experts will be discussing today’s payments landscape and how banks now need to balance their customer demands for speed with regulatory demands for financial crime and risk controls.

/Brexit

FCA sets up Brexit helpline

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is stepping up its efforts to ensure firms are aware of what they need to do prepare for the potential of a no-deal Brexit.

/Brexit

Brexit disrupts FCA fact finding mission

The UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has suspended a consultation on accessing and using data in wholesale markets in order to let firms concentrate on preparing for Brexit.

/Brexit

Regtech Shield opens London office

Specialist RegTech provider Shield is proud to announce that it has opened a London Office, as demand grows for its award-winning cross regulation compliance platform amongst financial institutions in The City and across the capital.

/Brexit

Fintech founders pessimistic about UK's post-Brexit prospects

As Brexit looms, UK fintech founders are pessimistic about the country's ability to remain a world leader in the field, according to a survey from the Digital Finance Forum.

/Brexit

10 years on: Changing trends in Cost of Compliance

Stacey English, Head of Regulatory Intelligence for Thomson Reuters marks the 10th anniversary of the Thomson Reuters Cost of Compliance report by talking about the research and how it helps financial services firms, the biggest trends or changes over the past decade, the key issues for compliance practitioners today given these changes and what the next 10 years might look like for compliance officers.

/startups

Brexit be damned: UK fintech sector sees record growth

UK fintech startups have reached a record level of $2.9 billion of funding in the first half of this year, across a total of 123 deals.

/Brexit

P27 project to create the worlds first cross border payment region in the Nordics

Tino Kam, Head of TxB Solutions, Nordea, speaks at EBADay 2019 in Stockholm about the drivers behind the P27 project, how it will change the payments space and how Nordea aredeveloping solutions that will operate in this new instant cross-border future.

/Brexit

EPA calls for wider account access

The Emerging Payments Association (EPA) has today published its response to the publication of UK Finance’s good practice guidelines on Access to Payment Account services.

/Brexit

UK fintech Soldo raises €54m for Dublin move

A London-based startup that has migrated most of its operations to Ireland ahead of a possible Brexit has raised €54m to help funds its relocation.

/Brexit

Taking back control of European payments

Michael Steinbach, CEO, equensWorldline SE, spoke at EBADay 2019 in Stockholm about Open banking and the introduction of Instant Payments, what these developments mean for the European payments industry, how the position of the European payments market might be strengthened and why cooperation and a global perspective is so important going forward.