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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.

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BofE explores private DLT system with regulatory oversight

The Bank of England has been looking into how distributed ledgers can be configured to enable privacy amongst participants whilst keeping data shared across a network and enabling regulators to view all transactions.

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Bloomberg and Thomson Reuters lose market share to smaller rivals

Global spending on financial market data, analysis and news topped $28 billion in 2017, with Bloomberg and Thomson Reuters both losing market share to smaller, cheaper rivals.

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UK fintech sector eager to embrace Open Banking

UK fintech firms are working hard to make the most of the Open Banking era, according to a survey from EY which shows that the vast majority are actively getting ready to take advantage of the slew of customer data that is being opened up to them.

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Swift Business Forum Canada - live blog

Welcome to Finextra's live coverage of the Swift Business Forum Canada 2018 in Toronto. This event will focus on important issues affecting the financial industry, exploring how far, and how fast, the transformation of financial services will take place in Canada and beyond.

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Japanese FIs bullish on use of DLT in trade matching

A group of Japanese financial institutions are investigating the use of distributed ledger technology in trade matching processes.

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Indian fintech sector needs regulatory support to flourish

India's nascent fintech sector has huge potential but requires a supportive regulatory environment and investment in human talent to flourish, a new report commissioned by Yes Bank suggests.

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UK could scrap 1p and 2p coins

With Brits increasingly turning to electronic payments, the UK government has raised the possibility of ditching 1p and 2p coins and even £50 notes.

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Global mobile money adoption thrives

The mobile money industry processed transactions worth a billion dollars a day in 2017, helping to drive financial inclusion around the world, according to the latest GSMA report.

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Third of UK SMEs expect Bitcoin on the high street by 2020

Over a third of UK small business owners expect cryptocurrency payments to become a reality on the high street within two years, according to a survey from card machine vendor Paymentsense.

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Global fintech funding holds steady in 2017

Funding for fintech companies around the world stabilised in 2017, hitting similar levels to the previous year but was still way down on 2015 numbers, according to the latest KPMG report.

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PSD2: A strategic game-changer with long-term impact

PSD2 will be a slow burn but the perfect opportunity for banks to define and build their digital transformation strategy, according to new research produced by Finextra, in association with CA Technologies

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Researchers develop algo that uses Twitter to predict the stock market

Researchers from a Dutch university have developed an algorithm that scans tweets about stocks, successfully predicting price fluctuations.