Latest Human resources News: Finextra Research

Nordic banks to cut compliance staff in favour of robots

Two of the Nordics' biggest banks, Nordea and Danske Bank, expect to significantly reduce the number of staff employed in its compliance and financial crime departments and instead turn to robotics and artificial intelligence.

17 June 2019

News/payments

Money 20/20 Europe 2019: Securing the small business commercial model

Money20/20 Europe 2019 kicked off proceedings in Amsterdam with president of the annual event Tracey Davies taking to the stage, exploring the theme of alchemy which is an apt metaphor for the magical solutions that will emerge.

03 June 2019

News/Human resources

DBS retrains call centre staff for digital future

Singapore's DBS has retrained more than 500 call centre employees for the digital age, creating new roles in areas such as social media, voice biometrics and live chat.

08 May 2019

News/Human resources

Tackling the fintech talent deficit

Amid continued concerns around the impact Brexit will have on the talent deficit in the financial services industry, Felicity Burch, director of innovation and digital at CBI and Omar Ali, partner at EY discuss how to inspire the next generation of fintech talent with Finextra.

23 April 2019

News/startups

Fintech phenomenon boosts London jobs market

Job creation within the fintech space in London increased by 61% over the past year as the City cemented its standing as a global hub for financial technology startups, according to data from recruitment firm Robert Walters.

09 April 2019

News/payments

Women in Payments and Finance: Championing women across the global ecosystem

With International Women’s Day 2019 upon us, banks around the world are celebrating females in finance and addressing the scarcity of women heading up global corporations and institutions. Finextra Research will to do the same at EBAday, the two-day conference curated by the Euro Banking Association to be held in Stockholm on the 18th and 19th June 2019.

08 March 2019

News/inclusion

Diverse teams in financial services lead to inclusive innovation - PIMFA

Launching the inaugural Personal Investment Management & Financial Advice Association (PIMFA) Wealth of Diversity Conference, John Glen MP, economic secretary to the Treasury and City Minister UK Government, urged financial firms to narrow the gender gap and neutralise ethnic biases in the workplace in order to dive innovation.

06 February 2019

News/Human resources

Standard Chartered appoints global digital head

British bank Standard Chartered (SC) has hired Martijn De Jong as the global head of its Digital Channels & Data division.

10 January 2019

News/Human resources

Encourage autonomy and innovation will flourish- NextGen Nordics 2018

Self-awareness and faith in the workforce will enable organisational cultural change as the bedrock of digital transformation, delegates at Finextra's annual Nordics conference heard.

27 November 2018

News/inclusion

Money 20/20 Day Four: The unconscious bias inhibiting diversity and inclusion

Taking a step back from innovation for the day, this year’s Money 20/20 Las Vegas event concluded with banking executives and fintech players sharing their personal experiences of the financial services industry.

24 October 2018

News/Human resources

BoE exec warns of AI job threat

The chief economist of the Bank of England (BoE) has warned that the rise of artificial intelligence could leave large groups of people "technologically unemployed" unless there was a skills revolution.

21 August 2018

News/Human resources

Beating the Brexit braindrain: UK visa options for international fintech talent

Despite growing reliance on global talent in the UK fintech sector, current immigration rules are proving challenging for employers, as immigration lawyer Anne Morris explains.

03 August 2018

News/Human resources

HSBC highlights the six new banking careers of the future

HSBC is preparing for the ongoing revolution in banking, highlighting six new types of jobs that will be necessary to forge a career in a digitally-enabled financial services industry.

06 July 2018

News/Human resources

UK government launches coding school

The UK government has launched a new body for training prospective coders in order to address an increasing digital skills gap.

22 June 2018

News/Human resources

Linedata Exchange Europe 2018 - live blog

Welcome to Finextra's live coverage from the Linedata Exchange Europe 2018. The theme for this year's event centres around transformation and how digital, operational and industry-wide transformation can be leveraged to deliver growth.

19 June 2018

News/Human resources

OCBC Bank to spend $20 million on digital upskilling programme

Singapore's OCBC Bank is to spend $20 million on a workforce digital transformation programme designed to equip its 29,000 staff with the skills required to stay relevant in a technologically-driven banking culture.

08 May 2018

News/Human resources

Brexit uncertainty causing skills gap say UK tech leaders

The ongoing uncertainty around freedom of movement post-Brexit is affecting the recruitment of technology talent and causing concern among UK tech entrepreneurs about a possible skills shortage.

16 November 2017

News/Human resources

Boardroom ignorance holding back bank's tech plans

Bank's IT departments are unable to pursue innovation with the latest digital technologies because they have lost influence in the boardroom with senior managers that do not properly understand new technology.

16 November 2017

News/Human resources

DBS to deepen fintech talent pool with IDMA partnership

DBS is furthering its aims of creating a digital workforce by partnering with Singapore's Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) to create a fintech training programme for aspiring graduate recruits.

15 September 2017

News/Human resources

DBS to invest SG$20 million to create digital workforce

Singapore's DBS is to invest SG$20 million over five years on a new 'digital curriculum' to educate its 10,000 Singapore employees on disruptive trends and emerging technologies that are reshaping financial services.

22 August 2017