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Deutsche Bank culls Dublin workforce

Deutsche Bank has announced plans to axe as many as 450 full time and contractor roles in its Dublin office.

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Credit Suisse appoints chief tech and ops officer

Swiss banking firm Credit Suisse has named former Goldman Sachs tech exec as chief technology and operations officer.

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Majority of finance staff in favour of hybrid work policy post-pandemic

One in four UK financial sector workers favour fully remote working post-pandemic, while a clear majority would prefer to work in the office just two days a week, according to a survey conducted by Accenture.

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CBA to recruit 600 IT engineers

Commonwealth Bank of Australia has set out plans to recruit in excess of 600 engineers across a variety of disciplines, including software, systems, data and test engineers.

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GoCardless to let staff work overseas for 90 days a year

Employees at GoCardless are to be be given the opportunity to work away from home for up to 90 days in a year, with half of staff saying they would like to "work anywhere in the world".

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Revolut to allow employees to work from abroad up to 60 days a year

Revolut has extended its remote working policy to enable employees to work overseas for up to two months a year.

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HSBC to move 1200 UK call centre staff to permanent home working

HSBC is to move 1200 of its call centre staff to permanent working from home contracts, Reuters reports.

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Danske Bank aims for greater flexibiliity for employees in wake of Covid-19

Danske Bank is to offer all employees the chance to work from home for at least two days a week in the post-pandemic workplace.

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BNP Paribas equips staff with 'passport to sustainable finance'

BNP Paribas has launched an internal training programme for all of its 200,000 employees worldwide to help raise their awareness of the environmental, financial and social issues resulting from climate change.

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Citi introduces 'Zoom-free' Fridays

Citigroup is to introduce 'Zoom-free' Fridays, as the pressure of working virtually during the pandemic takes its toll on employee well-being.

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French payroll and HR platform PayFit raises €90 million

Digital payroll and human resource management firm PayFit has raised a €90 million series D funding.

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Why a cookie-cutter approach to VC and funding hinders diversity

During the ‘Women in FinTech: Reshaping the Industry’ session at Citi’s Digital Money Symposium 2021, the panel tackled thorny issues surrounding securing funding to startups founded by females and those from minority backgrounds.

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Danske Bank minds its language in recruitment process

Danske Bank has seen an 81% uplift in female job applicants after applying software that scans recruitment adverts for gender bias.

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IWD 2021: No more talking, it's time for action on female representation in fintech

2020 may have been a year of challenge, but it proved that above all else, digital resilience will remain foundational, not only to female financial inclusion, but to female representation across the fintech sector.

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Societe Generale gives all employees the right to work from home for up to two days a week

Societe Generale has reached an agreement with labour unions that introduces the right for all of its 40,000 employees in France to telework an average of two days a week.

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Revolut to move to permanent remote working model

Revolut is to move the majority of its 2000-strong employees to a permanent remote working model and has begun the conversion of 70% its office real estate into 'Rev Labs', collaborative spaces for teamwork and in-person knowledge exchange.

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Oxford University professor: ‘There is a real threat that fintech will set gender diversity back’

One of Sibos’ first panel sessions for 2021, ‘Make 2021 the year to improve your bank’s diversity’, saw panellists raise concern over the lack of diverse representation in financial services, particularly fintech.

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Fintech and payments salaries declined by only 1% in 2020

Salaries in the fintech and payments industry held up well despite turbulent conditions last year, seeing a decrease of only 1%, according to research by recruitment consultancy Headcount.

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Stripe plots Asian expansion

Payments firm Stripe is reportedly planning to increase its presence in the Asian market after adding 200 people to its workforce in the region.

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TransferWise to make 750 hires

Online money transfer firm TransferWise plans to add 750 jobs over the next six months, equivalent to more than a third of its current workforce.