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Tesco Bank facing £30m fine over cyber breach

The UK's banking watchdog is threatening to charge Tesco Bank £30m for its failure to prevent a cyber attacks that affected thousands of customers in 2016.

25 September 2018

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Traders under the #MeToo spotlight

Banks are increasingly turning to monitoring software in order to eradicate inappropriate behaviour on the trading floor.

29 August 2018

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Coinbase acquires decentralised ID startup

Coinbase has acquired Distributed Systems in a bid to create a decentralised digital identity platform for crypto-wallet enthusiasts and Web merchants.

16 August 2018

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Robots save Nordea from GDPR processing nightmare

With the new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) threatening to swamp workers, Nordea turned to Robotics Process Automation (RPA), slashing the time needed to process customer requests.

18 June 2018

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Ripple exec says DLT not ready for banks...yet

A lack of scalability and privacy issues are preventing banks from using distributed ledger technology (DLT) to process cross-border payments, says a senior executive at one of the most prominent startups in the DLT space.

14 June 2018

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Singapore to develop ethical code for AI and personal data use

Singapore's government has outlined plans to develop a governance programme around the use of artificial intelligence and personal data in its bid to become an international centre for new technology.

13 June 2018

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Meeting EU Regulatory Requirements in A Post Data Breach Era

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ABN Amro takes stake in data collection startup Ockto

ABN Amro’s Digital Impact Fund (DIF) is acquiring a minority stake in local fintech startup Ockto, which specialises in helping consumers and businesses to safely collect and share personal data.

24 May 2018

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CBA lost tape drives on 19.8 million accounts, but decided not to notify customers

Commonwealth Bank of Australia has finally come clean on a potential data breach involving 19.8 million customer accounts in 2016, after initially failing to notify customers of the incident.

02 May 2018

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Microsoft defends support for controversial Cloud Act

A long-running court battle between Microsoft and the US government about whether the latter had the right to access emails held in Microsoft's Irish data centre has come to an anticlimactic end after a judge dismissed the case, ruling it to be "moot" due to the recent passing of the Cloud (Clarifying Lawful Overseas Use of Data) Act.

05 April 2018

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Swift Institute challenges University teams to tackle data privacy under Open API

The academic research arm of interbank payments network Swift is calling on Australian-based students to devise new ways and means of protecting personal information in an open banking environment.

08 January 2018

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BBVA-backed Covault launches digital ID protection app

A digital ID startup backed by BBVA has launched a mobile app that uses biometrics and private key technology to help users securely store, share and verify their identities and documents.

06 December 2017

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Can regtech and CLM save the customer experience? - new Finextra report

Increased regulatory burden is hampering smooth and timely onboarding of customers, as banks struggle with technology implementation and budget parameters, according to financial industry professionals surveyed in a new paper by Finextra Research.

12 October 2017