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Finextra and Jobbio join forces to unlock fintech's finest talent

If you are looking for fast-growing opportunities to enrich your career, look no further than Finextra.jobs.

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AmEx to roll out hybrid working model

American Express is the latest firm to make a permanent switch to a hybrid working model, giving staffers the option to work two days a week from home.

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Data security player Qohash raises C$8m

Canadian data security outfit Qohash has raised C$8 million ahead of schedule thanks to the Covid-19 pandemic forcing a remote work revolution that has seen businesses scramble to secure staffers' devices.

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Last year’s challenges in financial crime will gather pace in 2021

As Covid-19's shadow continues to stalk economies as we move into 2021, the stakes are high for merchants and institutions alike to adapt to the challenges it presents, according to new report on financial crime mitigation.

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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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Cost of cybercrime to exceed $1trn in 2020

The worldwide move to remote home working has contributed to a massive rise in cybercrime costs which are expected to top $1trn for the very first time this year.

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Sibos 2020: Is 'Ransomware-as-a-Service' a symptom of innovation?

Drilling down into the biggest threats facing financial services during Covid-19, industry heavyweights provide their perspectives on the changing face of cyber threats and where our biggest vulnerabilities reside during day 3 of Sibos 2020.

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Starling: Two thirds of UK SMEs optimistic about Covid-19 recovery in 2021

According to a survey of over 300 UK SMEs conducted by Starling Bank and the Great British Entrepreneur Awards (GBEA), 68% of small to medium-sized businesses believe they will return to pre-Covid levels of success in early 2021.

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Covid-19 remote working leads to more productive tech teams - survey

Financial services technology teams have increased their productivity while working from home during the Covid-19 lockdown, largely because they have fewer interruptions, suggests a new survey from Digiterre.

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The WFH hub is here to stay - Westpac

Even as it begins to gradually bring employees back to offices, Westpac says that the Covid-19 pandemic will lead to a long-term shift to working from home.

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SocGen chief innovation officer on the Covid-19 response

Societe Generale is the latest bank to offer an insight into how it is coping during the Covid-19 lockdown, using technology to ensure remote workers are on top of their briefs and keeping their spirits up.

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St George to provide free office space for start-ups

Australia's St George Bank is to offer free office space to start-ups through a network of 'Business Hubs' across the country.

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Brown Brothers Harriman to ditch traditional desktops as workers go mobile

US investment bank Brown Brothers Harriman expects to have abandoned traditional desktop computing within two years as employees move to mobile working, says CIO and partner Christopher Remondi.

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NCR takes stake in video banking firm uGenius

ATM manufacturer NCR has taken a minority equity stake in Utah-based video banking outfit uGenius. Terms of the investment were not disclosed.

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BMO expands retail video conferencing service

Canada's BMO has expanded its video conferencing service which allows customers in remote and rural branch locations to chat live with specialist financial advisors onscreen.

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Wachovia pilots Cisco video conferencing technology

US banking group Wachovia is piloting Cisco TelePresence, a video conferencing and collaboration system that enables virtual face-to-face meetings across multiple locations.

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ABN Amro switches on managed mobility service for BlackBerry users

EDS and Vodafone have announced the IT industry's first large-scale global deployment of a fully managed mobility service with the launch of a managed BlackBerry service for ABN Amro Bank of the Netherlands.