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Brits warm to banking webchat services

It may be taboo to talk about money with friends and family but when it comes to your bank it’s a different matter, with today’s social media savvy consumer taking advantage of more banking webchat services than ever before, according to the latest research from UK Finance.

22 May 2018

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Over half of bank salespeople spend quarter of time onboarding new client organisations

Six in 10 (57%) senior salespeople in banking spend more than 1.5 days of their week (27% of their working week) onboarding new client organizations, according to research findings published today by the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF).

09 May 2018

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Talent shortage threatens Emea biz growth - study

Already a major issue, skilled talent shortages will continue to impede growth and if not addressed, could have a significant impact on major global economies by 2030, a study* by Korn Ferry (NYSE: KFY) reveals today.

02 May 2018

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Investor spending on risk analytics soars

Institutional investors increased their annual spending on risk and analytics platforms to $700 million, as “risk tech” expenditures nearly doubled to 10% of total buy-side trading desk technology budgets in 2017.

12 April 2018

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Higher salaries giving fintech sector edge over traditional banking

On the 22nd March, the British government launched the Fintech Sector Strategy (FSS), a programme designed to help the sector grow in the face of Brexit.

11 April 2018

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Ransomware attacks on the rise

Ransomware attacks are a key cybersecurity threat for global organizations, warns Verizon’s 2018 Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR).

10 April 2018

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Nacha issues update on API standardisation plans

NACHA—The Electronic Payments Association® and the Payments Innovation Alliance today released a Meeting Summary Report from the latest meeting of the API Standardization Industry Group.

06 April 2018

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CFA Institute calls for universal disclosure on fees

In a new global survey on the importance of trust in the investment management industry, CFA Institute provides a roadmap for how the investment industry can increase its credibility and allay investor concerns.

27 March 2018

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Budget cuts, staff shortages and cyber threats keep IT leads awake at night as GDPR looms

43% of IT executives at European financial institutions reveal that fears of a cyber-attack keep them awake at night – two months before the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) comes into force, according to figures published by financial services IT consultancy and service provider Excelian, Luxoft Financial Services – a division of Luxoft (NYSE:LXFT).

22 March 2018

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Canadian SMEs want more digital payment options

Small businesses in Canada are ready for more payment options, according to a new Payments Canada survey. Businesses want more choice for their customers at point-of-sale and more options for their back-office payments to suppliers and vendors, such as e-transfers, e-wallets and digital currencies.

15 March 2018

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Wealth managers say keeping up with new tech is top challenge

Building on its commitment to help connect and empower the global financial community by harnessing proprietary data and analytics designed to add greater client value, Thomson Reuters today announced the findings of its Digitalization of Wealth Management report 2018 in collaboration with Forbes Insights.

07 March 2018

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Online card payments set to double by 2022 - RBR

Research from RBR finds that increasing internet access, smartphone penetration and security are driving rapid growth in e-commerce card payments worldwide

28 February 2018

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Banks and fintechs consider themselves partners in disruption

A new survey(1) launched today by ING Bank and Illuminate Financial(2) has found that fintechs and banks believe they are partners in disrupting the financial services market.

25 January 2018

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Survey shows consumer support for advanced customer journey management technology

An in-person customer satisfaction study, conducted in two different branches of a leading high-street banking provider in central London, has found that customers perceived that they waited for less time, had a superior arrival and welcome experience, and rated the branch higher overall where advanced customer journey management technology was implemented.

16 January 2018

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Canadians ready for biometrics - Visa survey

A new Visa survey of 1,000 Canadians exploring awareness and perceptions of biometric authentication confirms that consumers continue to have a strong interest in new biometric technologies that make their lives easier.

12 January 2018

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Industry automation rates for cross-border fund orders rise to 87%

The European Fund and Asset Management Association (EFAMA), in cooperation with SWIFT, published a new report about the evolution of automation and standardisation rates of fund orders received by transfer agents (TAs) in the cross-border fund distribution centres of Luxembourg and Ireland during the first half of 2017.

07 December 2017

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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).

16 November 2017

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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.

15 November 2017

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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.

15 November 2017

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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.

27 October 2017