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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.

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US Treasury report backs open banking, fintech charter and sandboxes

The US Treasury Department has called for a radical overhaul of financial technology regulation, backing a new national fintech charter, the introduction of sandboxes, and the opening up of access to consumer data.

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UK branch networks continue to shrink but won't disappear - FCA

Despite regular reports of its imminent death, the British bank branch is not going anywhere for some time, suggests a new report from the FCA which says that, even with the rise of mobile banking, physical networks are still crucial in attracting new customers and fending off competitors.

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Investors to use less sell-side research, more AI

Institutional investors plan to use less sell-side research in the coming years, relying more on proprietary in-house work that takes advantage of AI, according to a study commissioned by Thomson Reuters.

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Singapore to develop ethical code for AI and personal data use

Singapore's government has outlined plans to develop a governance programme around the use of artificial intelligence and personal data in its bid to become an international centre for new technology.

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UK digital challengers beating high street banks on customer satisfaction

Britain’s challenger banks are outperforming incumbents when it comes to overall customer satisfaction, according to research from vendor FIS.

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St Louis Fed research calls for central bank electronic money

Central bank cryptocurrencies are a bad idea but central bank electronic money could have big benefits, improving financial stability, simplifying monetary policy and reducing the reliance on cash, say researchers at the Federal Reserve Bank of St Louis.

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FS firms ramp up cybersecurity investment

Rising fears of cybercrime are prompting financial services firms to beef up their spending on security, according to research from Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking.

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Digital-only bank customers less satisfied than branch users

More than a quarter of Americans now bank exclusively through digital channels, but these customers are less satisfied with their service than people who use branches, according to a survey from JD Power.

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Banking one of top three most used apps by Americans

Nearly half of US adults have increased their mobile banking usage in the past year, with almost a third of Americans using their banking app more than any other on their phone, according to a Citi survey.

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DTCC laments lack of coordination on OTC derivatives trade repositories

While significant progress has been made during the last eight years towards establishing a global reporting framework for over-the-counter derivatives transactions, substantial work remains in the areas of data consistency, aggregation and access in order to be able to effectively monitor and reduce systemic risk, according to the DTCC.

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Global fintech funding hits record $5.4bn in Q1

VC-backed fintech firms raised a record $5.4 billion in the first quarter of 2018, boosted by a dozen mega-rounds of at least $100 million, according to the latest figures from CB Insights.

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Mobile money drives financial inclusion but gender gap persists

Financial inclusion is on the rise globally, accelerated by mobile phones and the internet, but gains have been uneven across countries and men remain more likely than women to have an account, according to a new World Bank report.

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'Fake data' will make banks vulnerable - Accenture

Many banks are not doing enough to verify the validity and accuracy of their data, leaving them vulnerable to false insights that could lead to bad decisions, according to Accenture.

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Banks embrace AI but unclear on how to use it for specific biz challenges

Two thirds of large banks have already deployed artificial intelligence and machine learning, according to a survey carried out by Tabb Group, yet the vast majority are still unaware of how to apply the technology to solve business problems.

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House of Lords calls for UK to lead the way on ethical AI

As the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in a host of industries, not least the financial services sector, gains traction, the House of Lords has called for the UK to lead the way in the ethical development and deployment of the technology.

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Speculative interest in cryptocurrencies may have peaked - Barclays

The cryptocurrency mania of late 2017 spread like an infectious disease but we may have already reached the immunity threshold, meaning speculative interest in the likes of Bitcoin has possibly already peaked, says a new research report from Barclays.