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Sibos 2020: Women, internal hiring and escape rooms may solve the cyber resource problem

In a fast paced and solution-oriented presentation, Lucy Kerner, senior principal global cybersecurity evangelist and strategist, Red Hat, outlined a clear set of goals financial institutions can and should work toward in order to address cyber security weaknesses for ‘The cyber resource problem – is it totally unsolvable?’ on day 2 of Sibos 2020.

06 October 2020

News/covid-19

Sibos 2020: World should have been prepared for the pandemic - Jamie Dimon

The world was not prepared for a global pandemic like Covid-19 but it should have been, according to Jamie Dimon, CEO of JPMorgan.

05 October 2020

News/people

N26 names Dropbox's Gormley COO

Berlin-based mobile bank N26 has appointed Dropbox executive Adrienne Gormley chief operating officer and ex-Adidas human resources SVP Diana Styles chief people officer.

28 September 2020

News/people

Insurance giant Marsh appoints chief digital and data officer

Global insurance broker Marsh has aappointed Tamara Simpkins Franklin as chief digital, data, and analytics officer.

24 September 2020

Company update/crime

AML vendor SmartSearch opens US office

Leading UK anti-money-laundering (AML) firm SmartSearch has opened its first office in the USA just two months after starting operations across the Atlantic.

23 September 2020

News/crime

Finance employees deemed least trustworthy

Employees working in the financial services sector are 30% less trustworthy than colleagues in other sectors.

23 September 2020

Company update/people

Vontobel hires fintech boss to lead digital expansion

The investment manager Vontobel, which ranks as one of the leading and most innovative Swiss providers of digital investment solutions for European investors with its digital platforms such as ‘derinet’ and ‘Volt’, has hired the financial markets and fintech expert Toby Triebel.

21 September 2020

News/people

ANZ transformation head to leave bank

The executive charged with managing ANZ's digital transformation project is to leave the bank in October while the specialist 'agile' teams will be folded into the bank's general technology unit.

18 September 2020

Company update/people

Citi makes changes to TTS management team

Citi has announced the appointment of Stephen Randall as the TTS Global Head of Liquidity Management Services

31 July 2020

News/wholesale

Credit Suisse unveils operational restructuring

Swiss bank Credit Suisse has announced a "series of structural improvements" which will see it combine several divisions in search of operational efficiencies.

30 July 2020

News/people

StanChar set to resume job cuts

UK bank Standard Chartered (StanChar) is reportedly set to commence a new round of job cuts after posting a 33% drop in profits for the first half of the year

30 July 2020

Company update/wholesale

CubeLogic makes executive hires

CubeLogic, the market leading provider of enterprise risk management solutions for the energy, commodities, and financial services industries has hired David Baker as Group Chief Technology Officer and John Harris as Chief Operations Officer for the Americas region.

28 July 2020

News/people

UK fintech Curve hires ex-PayPal exec as first CFO

PayPal's former finance director has been hired by UK-based card and mobile app provider Curve to act as its first chief financial officer (CFO).

28 July 2020

News/people

Westpac hires new IT head

Australian bank Westpac has appointed former ANZ technology chief Scott Collary to lead the consolidation of its technology and operations division.

28 July 2020

Company update/startups

Startupbootcamp sets up Dubai HQ

Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), the leading global financial centre in the Middle East, Africa and South Asia (MEASA) region has announced that Startupbootcamp, one of the world’s most active global industry-focused startup accelerators and investors has established its regional headquarters at DIFC.

27 July 2020

Company update/people

Etrading expands managed service offering

Etrading Software, the independent, global provider of technology-led solutions designed for financial institutions and industry initiatives, has today announced three new hires in its London office, as well as a new operational layer in Asia.

27 July 2020

News/retail

Standard Chartered prepares for new way of working with virtual internships

Standard Chartered has devised an online learning programme for 300 interns who will work remotely across the bank's business and support functions.

25 June 2020

News/people

UBS poaches Credit Suisse IT exec

A former chief information officer and managing director at Credit Suisse, Jason Shane, has been recruited by rival Swiss bank UBS to become its head of technology for internal audit, compliance, regulatory and governance.

05 June 2020

News/crypto

Swiss crypto firm launches university courses

Swiss crypto bank Seba has sought to address the potential skills gap in emerging technology by launching a blockchain-themed university education course.

05 June 2020

Company update/people

Finastra appoints chief customer officer

Finastra has appointed Neil Blagden as Chief Customer Officer. He ultimately takes responsibility for customer success – overseeing everything Finastra does to design, deliver and enable excellent experiences for its customers.

04 June 2020

Human resources