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News/ai
The FCA and the Bank of England are to run a public/private forum to delve into the technical and public policy issues surrounding bank adoption of artificial intelligence and machine learning tools.
24 January 2020
News/inclusion
The Money and Pensions Service (MaPS) has launched a UK-wide strategy to improve the financial wellbeing of individuals and the community across the country.
21 January 2020
News/security
A cyberattack on a major US bank could have significant spillovers to other lenders, with serious implications for the whole financial system, according to research from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
News/retail
Leaders of banks need to look beyond banking in anticipation of disruption to their industry in the next decade, according to Deloitte.
05 December 2019
News/sustainable
81% of banks are disclosing information on progressive climate-related public policy. According to a report by Boston Common Asset Management, this is a slight increase from 71% in 2018.
News/Research/analysis
More than one in five UK consumers, and one in three millennial Brits, say their primary banking relationship is with one of the host of challengers to have emerged over the last decade, according to a report from AT Kearney.
Despite previous claims that the carbon footprint of bitcoin mining was on par with entire countries, a new study has shown that its impact is much smaller than was feared.
28 November 2019
Closing a second round of funding with a $3 million investment, AI powered smart savings app Plum now boasts a total lifetime investment of $9.3 million.
13 November 2019
Research by wealthtech provider, Nucoro, shows that only 8% of people believe a robo-adviser would provide the best returns on their money.
Nearly two thirds of organisations around the world that accept card payments are putting customers at risk by failing to ensure full PCI DSS compliance, according to a Verizon report.
12 November 2019
While the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) set by the United Nations General Assembly for 2030 are ambitious, the financial services industry will play a crucial role in supporting countries with implementing new approaches to build momentum and accelerate progress.
The influx of green banking initiatives and risk management tools has done little to remedy the expansion of fossil fuel financing and commercial attitudes remain unchanged as we move forward towards what is now a climate crisis, according to Boston Common Asset Management’s 2019 report.
11 November 2019
Japanese financial services giant MUFG is leading a new Security Token (ST) Research Consortium, working on infrastructure that enables automatic securities and fund settlement via blockchain technology.
08 November 2019
UK charity GambleAware and researchers from the University of Bristol are calling on financial services firms to take part in a programme looking into how technology, such as spend blockers, can help people struggling with gambling problems.
07 November 2019
News/regulation
The FCA has published a new webpage setting out key information and instruction for cryptoassets businesses ahead of implementation of the European Union’s Fifth Money Laundering Directive (5AMLD) early next year.
01 November 2019
Co-founded by Jo Ann Barefoot, former deputy comptroller of the currency and David Ehrich of fintech credit card startup, Petal, The Alliance for Innovative Regulation (AIR) has been launched to help regulatory agencies deal with the technological challenges posed by fintech innovation.
Contrary to the conventional wisdom, new technologies such as AI will actually kill off few jobs, according to research from the MIT-IBM Watson AI Lab.
Capgemini and Efma's World Retail Banking Report (WRBR) released today finds that consumers are increasingly choosing challenger banks due to poor customer service in the 'last mile' of service delivery from high street incumbents.
29 October 2019
Deloitte's Center for Financial Services today reports that consumers are looking toward the broader ‘ecosystem’ to simplify their payments experience as innovative payment instruments become more prevalent.
28 October 2019
Global stablecoins, such as Facebook's Libra, pose risks to financial stability, anti-money laundering efforts, anti-trust policy, and even monetary sovereignty, a new G7 working group has warned.
18 October 2019
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