Research/analysis

News/retail

Comparing progressive vs traditional banks’ digital progress post Covid-19

Providing a view into the status of financial institutions digital transformation across the US, banking consultancy CCG’s recent survey ‘The Banking Battleground: Views From the C-Suite’ considers the attitudes and capabilities of banks toward digital in a post-pandemic world.

08 July 2021

News/startups

London fintechs enjoy record VC investment in H1

The first half of 2021 has seen London-based fintechs raise more money in venture capital (VC) investment than any previous year.

08 July 2021

News/inclusion

Norway leads the way for female opportunity

A study released by German digital bank N26 has found that Norway, followed closely by Finland and Iceland, is leading the charge with overall female opportunity, scoring highly on political representation, corporate leadership, and women’s legislation.

07 July 2021

News/cloud

Bank execs predict branch model will be dead within 5 years

With Covid-19 leading to an uptick in digital banking, nearly two thirds of industry executives from around the world think that the branch-based model will be dead within five years, according to an Economist Intelligence Unit survey.

29 June 2021

Research/Research/analysis

Successful strategies in adopting Hybrid Cloud in Financial Services

29 June 2021 321 downloads

News/wholesale

BaaS to make a splash - survey

Banking-as-a-Service and embedded financial services are set to have a notable impact on the industry in the next 12 months, according to a global survey from Finastra.

28 June 2021

News/startups

UK's fintech industry becomes less London-centric

The UK's fintech scene has become much less London-centric over the last couple of years, with the likes of Manchester, Cardiff and Glasgow developing into thriving hubs, according to a report from Findexable.

24 June 2021

Research/Research/analysis

The Future of Payments 2021

23 June 2021 1436 downloads

Research/Research/analysis

The advantage of Machine Learning in preventing fraud

17 June 2021 391 downloads

Research/Research/analysis

Liquidity: The Oil in the Machine of Finance

16 June 2021 97 downloads

News/predictions

Mir breaks Visa-Mastercard duopoly in Russia

As Europe's proposed alternative to Visa and Mastercard takes shape, evidence from Russia suggests that an upstart rival can break the American giants' duopoly - if government is prepared to put its finger on the scale.

02 June 2021

Research/Research/analysis

Sustainable Finance Live - Valuing Nature: Better Assessing Financial Risk

02 June 2021 80 downloads

News/security

Americans trust banks over fintechs and Big Tech with personal data

Americans trust traditional banks more than government agencies or fintechs - and far more than Big Tech - to safeguard their personal data, according to a BIS survey.

28 May 2021

News/devops

CQC develops algo to accelerate Monte Carlo integration with quantum computers

Cambridge Quantum Computing (CQC) says it has discovered an algorithm that accelerates quantum Monte Carlo integration.

27 May 2021

News/crypto

As Bitcoin tumbles, BIS examines the future of digital currencies

New digital currencies that transcend national borders could affect the nature of currency competition, the architecture of the international monetary system and the role of government-issued money, says a BIS working paper.

20 May 2021