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JPMorgan Chase puts data to use with new think tank

JPMorgan Chase has launched a think tank that promises to deliver data-rich analysis that addresses big global economic challenges for the "public good".

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Online scammers target lonely hearts and bitcoin fans

Cybercrooks are increasingly targeting lonely hearts and cryptocurrency enthusiasts, scamming them out of their savings, according to the FBI.

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Cash overtaken by non-cash payments in the UK

For the first time, last year more payments in the UK were made electronically than with cash, according to figures from the Payments Council.

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Researchers build model to predict which delinquent credit card holders will pay up

University researchers say that they have found a way to predict which delinquent credit card accounts will repay outstanding balances that is up to 50% more accurate than the scoring systems currently used by banks.

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Retail banks face extinction in digital world - Oracle research

Retail banks could be on the brink of extinction, claims a new report from Oracle which says that three quarters lack suitable technology to complete the path to a digital world, leaving them vulnerable to new fintech competitors.

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Hadoop adoption ‘anaemic’ says Gartner

Gartner’s 2015 Hadoop adoption study has found that only 18% of respondents plan to invest in the big data boosting technology over the next two years. Merv Adrian, research vice president at Gartner, called the figures “anaemic”.

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Seed Alpha bids to become iTunes of equity research

Seed Alpha is hoping to shake up the way equity research is paid for by introducing an iTunes style one-stop-shop where users can pick and choose the reports they want to buy.

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Institutional investors tap into social media

Institutional investors are increasingly turning to social media, particularly LinkedIn, to source information that can be used to inform their investment decisions, according to research from Greenwich Associates.

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Card is king as cash usage continues to fall - Halifax

The popularity of cash and cheques continues to decline, according to figures from Halifax which show that nearly 85% of all current account transactions made by its customers are now electronic.

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US mobile banking on the rise - Fed study

Nearly 40% of banked Americans that have mobile phones now use their handsets to access their accounts, according to research from the Federal Reserve Board.

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European government bond trading goes electronic

Some 57% of trading volume in European government bonds was executed electronically in 2014, up 14 percentage points since the onset of the global financial crisis according to a new report from Greenwich Associates.

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Credit Suisse paper offers qualified bitcoin backing

While it is unlikely to ever truly compete with traditional currencies, bitcoin could, when combined with the traditional finance system, have cost advantages over credit cards and money transfer firms like Western Union, according to a Credit Suisse article.

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Fintech and bank collaboration could create 5000 jobs in Ireland - Deloitte

The junction between Ireland's emerging fintech cluster and the traditional financial services sector could create 5000 new jobs by 2020 says professional services firm Deloitte.

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Government report sets out plan to make UK world's fintech capital

A new report from the UK government's chief scientific adviser has set out 10 recommendations designed to help achieve Chancellor George Osborne's stated aim of turning Britain into the world's fintech capital.

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70% of Americans prefer digital to branch for account opening

Nearly three quarters of Americans would rather apply for a checking account digitally than at a bank branch, according to a survey from Javelin Strategy & Research.

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ID fraudsters stole $16bn from Americans in 2014 - research

Identity fraudsters stole $16 billion from 12.7 million Americans last year, with a new victim every two seconds, according to Javelin Strategy & Research.

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ECB plays down virtual currency risks

Despite flagging some concerns, the European Central Bank says that it does not think that the rise of virtual currencies currently provides a material risk to the smooth operation of payment systems.

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Branches hold strong in face of digital onslaught - FDIC

Despite the rise of online and mobile banking, there has been only a modest decline in the number of branches in the US over the last few years, according to research from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC).

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Banks and MNOs set for sub-Saharan African mobile money market fee bonanza

The sub-Saharan mobile money revolution is set to net providers such as telcos and banks as much as $1.5 billion in fees by 2019, according to research from the Boston Consulting Group (BCG).

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Investment in fintech startups soars

Fintech firms around the world raised $6.8 billion in funding in 2014, a three-fold increase on the previous 12 months as the sector enjoyed a banner year that also saw its first IPOs and a host of startups joining the billion dollar club.