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Asset managers accelerate use of alternative data

Element22, a boutique data and analytics advisory firm serving the financial services industry, today announced the results of its comprehensive benchmark study, which was sponsored by UBS Asset Management.

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UK SMEs interested in switching to digital banks - survey

A new study by Unisys Corporation (NYSE: UIS) exploring the attitudes of UK-based small to medium-sized enterprises (SME) about their banking providers reveals that, while business owners have high-levels of satisfaction with their financial institutions, many still express significant frustration with the banking technology offered, which inhibits them from accessing the banking services they require.

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Fed study finds rising noncash payments fraud

The value of fraudulent noncash payments in the United States rose significantly between 2012 and 2015--outpacing growth in noncash payments overall, according to a new report based on Federal Reserve Payments Study data.

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Demand for custom algos shows rapid evolution of equity trading - Greenwich Associates

Nearly half of institutional equity investors globally are expected to ask their brokers for customized algorithms next year—a percentage that shows just how fast equity execution technology is evolving, and how hard brokers must work to keep pace.

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Legal problems holding back blockchain-based trade finance: research

R3, Shearman & Sterling, and BAFT (Bankers Association for Finance and Trade), have released a technical paper, ‘Code Is Not Law: The Legal Background for Trade Finance Using Blockchain’, which examines the paths to securing legal recognition for “electronic negotiable instruments.”

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Banks turn to tech innovation as global regulation continues to increase KYC complexity

The annual Accuity Financial Counterparty KYC Survey has revealed that 75 percent of senior compliance and correspondent banking professionals have encountered added complexity in interpreting and adhering to local legislation.

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DTCC identifies ways to strengthen global financial stability and resiliency

While the stability and resiliency of the global financial marketplace has improved significantly since the 2008 crisis, a new white paper published today by The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) identifies key risks facing the industry and opportunities to mitigate them to help protect market stability.

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Data privacy key concern as financial firms move businesses to the cloud

As financial firms rapidly increase their investment in public cloud to manage their financial data needs, a global survey of senior technologists and market data managers in the financial services sector found that security is no longer a top concern.

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Ping An Academy sets up financial services security research facility

On August 13, the National Engineering Laboratory for Big Data Collaborative Security Technology - Financial Industry Security Research Center was inaugurated in Beijing, China.

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Half of UK businesses have purchase processes unfit for purpose: report

The majority of businesses in the UK (54%) are using purchase processes which are "not fit for purpose" according to finance decision makers.

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Canadians have checkout abandonment issues

Everything in the retail, service, sharing economy and hospitality business is about creating an exceptional customer experience. Yet, according to a new study released today by Payments Canada, friction at the end of the path to purchase in store and online is causing 53 per cent of Canadians to abandon a purchase.

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Greater consumer payment adoption hinges on education - Fiserv

As consumers have embraced online and mobile methods to pay bills and keep track of finances, quarterly research from Fiserv, Inc. (NASDAQ:FISV), a leading global provider of financial services technology solutions, reveals opportunities for organizations to increase customer knowledge of services and security to improve the financial experience.

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Nasdaq and Celent study on capital markets infrastructure tech

During its biennial Technology of the Future conference in Stockholm, Nasdaq Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ), in collaboration with Celent, today revealed the results of a new study of market infrastructure (MI) senior technology and strategy officers that uncovered three important trends: the factors that are driving changes in market infrastructure, how MIs are using technology to support business strategies and how technology spend is evolving.

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Buy and sell-side firms ahead in digital transformation growing twice as fast as rest of industry

New research released today from financial services technology leader FIS (NYSE: FIS) found that financial institutions with the most advanced operating models are growing nearly twice as fast as the rest of the industry.

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Merchants, retail banks and billing orgs favour real-time payments and open banking

New benchmark data, “2018 Global Payments Insight Survey: Cross-Vertical,” from ACI Worldwide (NASDAQ: ACIW) and Ovum reveals that 86 percent of banks, 82 percent of billing organizations and 78 percent of merchants expect to see improvements in their customer service as a result of real-time payments.

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Open Banking: 1 in 3 Australians willing to allow banks to share their data

New research from Unisys Corporation (NYSE: UIS) into Australia's banking industry reveals that almost a third of Australians are willing to support data sharing in an open banking environment, but only if privacy and security concerns are addressed.

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FS industry spends $1.7bn a year on blockchain - study

The financial services industry is spending about $1.7 billion per year on blockchain, as banks and other firms move beyond the proof-of-concept stage and start rolling out commercial distributed ledger technology (DLT) products.

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Trust is key for corporate treasurers in digital environment

The 2018 Corporate Treasury Insights report, released today by BNP Paribas and Boston Consulting Group reveals that acquiring and building a reliable relationship takes a combination of factors that include inherent trust, delivery excellence and a strong relationship model.

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Risk and compliance staff expect big benefits from AI and DLT

Building on its commitment to help connect and empower the global financial and corporate communities by providing actionable insights and proprietary solutions that add greater value, Thomson Reuters recently commissioned Celent to conduct independent market research on integrated Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC).

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Insurance customers increasingly open to Big Tech

While insurance companies struggle to deliver a superior customer experience, BigTech[1] firms are poised to enter the insurance industry.