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Luxembourg Bankers Association and Luxembourg University launch KYC/DLT research project

The Luxembourg Bankers’ Association (ABBL) and its Foundation for Financial Education in cooperation with the University of Luxembourg and its Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust (SnT) launched a joint research project on the distributed ledger prototype and data analytics for KYC (Know Your Customer).

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intY warns of festive phishing scams

As the festive season approaches, organisations must ensure that staff remain increasingly vigilant of phishing attacks, delivered not only through external sources, but also supposed internal communications, such as emails from senior leadership teams, in relation to seasonal activities.

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Business school launches blockchain course for business executives

As blockchain technology promises to radically overhaul the nature of business, changing the job landscape and disrupting across industries, Saïd Business School, University of Oxford is launching a new digital blockchain strategy short course to prepare executives.

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FS firms failing to fully implement cross-channel authentication management

Nice Actimize, a Nice (Nasdaq:NICE) business, has released a joint survey with PwC today which outlined the state of omni-channel authentication strategies at financial services organizations (FSOs), observing that only 28 percent of FSOs have fully implemented cross-channel authentication management.

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RSRCHXchange unveils new functionality ahead of MiFID II deadline

With 60 working days before the MiFID II implementation deadline, RSRCHXchange, the research aggregator and marketplace, has launched its latest version of RSRCHX including mobile and desktop apps and a range of new research management functionality.

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More Americans using non-FI providers for banking

The latest Expectations & Experiences consumer trends survey from Fiserv, Inc. (NASDAQ: FISV), a leading global provider of financial services technology solutions, finds a substantial number of consumers are comfortable using nonfinancial providers for essential activities such as paying bills, transferring money to others, and taking out loans.

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Brits embrace contactless

Ten years on from the introduction of contactless cards in the UK, Visa’s annual Digital Payments study released today reinforces the country’s leading position in driving contactless payments.

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Brits lose £600m a year on money transfer fees says new money transfer comparison service

Monito, an online money transfer comparison tool, today launched into the UK market, reveals that banks and expensive money transfer services are costing UK residents more than £600 million each year in excessive international transfer fees, a significant portion of which are hidden.

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King's Business School report looks into chargeback fraud

More online sellers are becoming victims of mass fraudulent buying, new research from King’s Business School reveals. The researchers provide vital advice for users of e-commerce platforms like eBay on how to protect themselves.

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UK insurtech investment hits record high despite Brexit jitters

Investment in UK insurtech has surged to record levels in a sign of confidence in the UK as a global hub for insurance technology, according to Accenture analysis of CB Insights data.

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UK hits 10 year contactless payments milestone

Barclaycard, the global payments company, today marks the 10-year anniversary of launching contactless payments to the UK.

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Canada's fintech adoption rate picks up

FinTech adoption in Canada has increased from 8% to 18% since 2015, according to EY's 2017 Fintech Adoption Index. The trend means both traditional banks and FinTechs are feeling the pressure to develop simpler, more transparent, customer-centric financial services products.

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Mastercard and Visa lose share to UnionPay in global card market

The global payment cards market has grown to 14 billion cards, with UnionPay consolidating its position as the largest scheme, according to new research from RBR.

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Indian digital payments jumps post demonetisation - survey

A recent study from financial services technology leader FIS (NYSE: FIS) shows a dramatic increase over the past year in the use of mobile devices and other digital banking channels by consumers in India, demonstrating the extent to which country’s demonetisation efforts are changing consumer banking habits.

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Santiment partners universities on cryptocurrency price research

Santiment, the world's first crypto-market datafeeds platform is making an open database, and expert-curated content streams as the first blockchain-specific data vendor, has formally announced its partnership with researchers at the University of Hamburg, Concordia University Montreal, and the Blockchain Research Lab.

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Mastercard and Western Union explore digital model for refugee camps

On World Refugee Day, Mastercard and Western Union have announced a collaboration to explore the development of a digital model to help refugees more easily access basic human goods, services and finances within refugee settlements. The aim is to enable refugees, their host communities and donors to send and receive funds digitally, allowing for more transparency and long-term empowerment of refugees.

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Canadians ready to drop cheques

Dropping the $1,000 note and penny from our currency pales in comparison to the paperless, digital payment revolution that is underway. According to the Payments Pulse survey conducted by Payments Canada and Leger Marketing, the country seems willing to change with a majority ready to drop cheques altogether and half willing to do the same with cash.

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Banks confident on cybersecurity but lack real-world testing

Many senior bank executives are confident about their cybersecurity strategy, yet a lack of comprehensive, practical testing is leaving gaps in their defense, according to a new report from Accenture (ACN).

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AI and IoT dominate insurtech startup funding

Artificial intelligence (AI) and the internet of things (IoT) now account for almost half of total investment in insurance technology (insurtech) startups globally, new research from Accenture (ACN) shows.

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Bankers look to AI for more 'human' customer experience

In the next stage of artificial intelligence adoption, banks will use AI to help understand the intentions and emotions of customers and enable better interactions, according to a new report from Accenture (ACN).

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