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

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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.

Fintech and payments salaries declined by only 1% in 2020

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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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Payments firm Sokin makes board appointments

Sokin, the fintech global payments firm, which offers low cost, fast and secure currency transfers and payments, has announced two high-profile appointments to its board, as the firm prepares the launch of its market changing services.

Stripe plots Asian expansion

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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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CTO appointed at iBanFirst

Global financial services provider iBanFirst, delivering solutions across banking borders, announces the appointment of former Euronext engineer and technology director, Said Layadi, as Chief Technology Officer (CTO).

TransferWise to make 750 hires

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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.

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Luxembourg Stock Exchange names new CEO

The Board of Directors of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange (LuxSE) has appointed Julie Becker as LuxSE’s next CEO and Chair of its Executive Committee.

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Google Cloud names leader for Southeast Asia business

Google Cloud today announced the appointment of Ruma Balasubramanian as Managing Director for Southeast Asia.

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BBVA rolls out career development tool

‘Opportunity’ is a new tool that provides employees with the instruments to independently design their training, development and ultimately, their career within the company.

How one bank’s tech team is teaching ‘on-the-fly’ data

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How one bank’s tech team is teaching ‘on-the-fly’ data

Following her virtual session, ‘Democratising data-driven decisions with self-service tools’ at the Apidays conference, Yojas Samarth, senior data engineer, tech speaker and tech trainer at DBS Bank, speaks to Finextra Research regarding the nuance of training teams to effectively utilise data platforms.

Opening up the path less travelled from banking to fintech

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Opening up the path less travelled from banking to fintech

Fintech has been part of financial services for several years, but it remains surprisingly rare to see employees of incumbent banks take prominent positions at fintech firms.

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

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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.

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

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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.

N26 names Dropbox's Gormley COO

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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.

Insurance giant Marsh appoints chief digital and data officer

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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.

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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.

Finance employees deemed least trustworthy

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Finance employees deemed least trustworthy

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

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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.

ANZ transformation head to leave bank

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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.

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Citi makes changes to TTS management team

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

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