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Deutsche Bank calls for real-time liquidity management framework

Banks and corporates could reap huge benefits from real-time liquidity management functionality, but industry-wide collaboration is crucial to make it a reality, according to a new Deutsche Bank white paper.

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UK FS industry should create shared digital platforms - report

UK financial firms, regulators and governments would benefit from increased efficiencies and cost savings if the developed shared digital platforms to more effectively tackle things such as customer background checks, regulatory reporting and fraud prevention, says a new report from Deloitte and TheCityUK.

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Data skills now key for fixed-income traders

As they face up to sharp declines in fixed-income revenue and profitability, banks are looking to technology to bail them out to such an extent that top data management and analytics skills are being demanded from new sales and trading staffers, according to Greenwich Associates.

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Bank of Canada asks: Is a cashless society problematic?

If the long-predicted cashless society ever materialises it will be unlikely to cause material system-wide problems, according to a Bank of Canada paper, which nevertheless warns that options such as central bank digital currencies might be needed to tackle operational reliability and contestability issues.

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Banks see payments infrastructure renovation as key to digital strategy

Nearly two-thirds of banks believe their payments infrastructure will need a significant upgrade in the next three years as an area once confined to the back-office domain becomes a key part of firms' digital strategy, according to a new report from Ovum.

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Global regulatory alignment needed to benefit from tech advances - Deutsche Bank

The potential of open APIs, cloud, blockchain and AI to transform the financial services sector will only be realised if regulators keep up and accept the "new realities" created by emerging technologies, argues a new Deutsche Bank white paper.

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Payments revenue to hit $2.4 trillion by 2027

The payments industry remains one of the brightest spots on the financial services landscape, according to a report from the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and Swift, which predicts global revenue to grow by more than $1 trillion by 2027.

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DTCC study shows DLT can support trading volumes in US equity markets

The use of distributed ledger technology in the US equity markets could be a viable option, a DTCC benchmark study suggests, with the tech proving that it can process more than 100 million trades a day.

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Australian agency claims blockchain breakthrough

A federal science agency in Australia has claimed a world first after completing testing on a global blockchain network that is capable of processing 30,000 cross-border transactions per second.

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Scammers steal £500m from UK bank customers in six months

Criminals stole more than £500 million from UK bank account holders in the first half of 2018, according to industry figures.

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Ireland launches €5m fintech project amid drop in VC funding

The Irish government has continued its bid to develop the country as a European fintech hub with the launch of a five year, €5m fintech research and development project.

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Bank customers increasingly open to big tech alternatives

With barely half of them satisfied with their experience, nearly a third of bank customers around the world say that they might consider jumping ship to big tech providers such as Amazon and Facebook.

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MPs urge UK government to regulate 'Wild West' crypto-asset market

The UK government should take action to regulate the "Wild West" crypto-assets market, says a group of senior MPs, arguing that with proportionate oversight the country could become a global centre for the fast-growing sector.

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UK FS firm admit spending almost £1m on failed or cancelled digital projects

Fear of failure is holding back digital projects at UK financial services firms, which admit spending almost one million pounds on unsuccessful or cancelled efforts, according to a survey from Fujitsu.

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Card payments dominate UK retail sales as cash usage falls

Cards now account for more than three quarters of the value of retail purchases in the UK, as contactless payments continue to eat into cash's share of the pie.

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Average fintech CEO compensation hits $850k a year

Fintech is proving a lucrative sector for top level executives, with the average CEO pulling in total compensation of more than $850,000, according to a survey from Morlands Human Capital.

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SEC tick-size pilot cost investors over $300m - report

A Securities and Exchange Commission pilot designed to encourage trading in the shares of smaller companies has cost investors more than $300 million over its two years run, according to analysis from Pragma Securities.

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AI creating big winners in finance, but risks emerge

Artificial intelligence is changing the finance industry, with some early big movers already monetising their investments in back-office AI applications. But as this trend widens, new systemic and security risks may be introduced in the financial system, warns a new report from the World Economic Forum and Deloitte.

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Alternative payments trump traditional rivals in Apac ecommerce market

Alternative payment methods such as mobile wallets now account for just over half of ecommerce transaction value in Asia Pacific, according to research from GlobalData.

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Brits in the dark on Open Banking

It may dominate industry chatter, but Open Banking has still to enter the public consciousness, with nearly three quarters of Brits unaware of the initiative, according to a YouGov survey.