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Cyberthreats, fraud, regulatory complexities and financial inefficiencies cost firms £70m annually

Businesses and technology firms in the UK are losing on average £70 million a year due to the cost of disharmony throughout the money lifecycle, according to landmark research by global financial technology leader FIS (NYSE: FIS), in collaboration with Oxford Economics.

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Coin-cidence? Is cashless society leading to few kids eating coins?

Researchers from the UK’s National Health Service have identified a possible unexpected benefit of the rise in contactless payments: fewer children are turning up at hospitals after swallowing coins.

/regulation

Compliance challenges and technology gaps amid US regulatory uncertainty, Finextra survey reveals

The latest survey report by Finextra, which included responses from 200 financial services professionals across the US, highlights both optimism and uncertainty surrounding the sector’s regulatory readiness. Conducted between January 16–29, 2025, the survey captured insights from C-level executives to senior managers working in banks, credit unions, payment service providers, technology providers, and fintech firms with revenues ranging from under $10 billion to over $250 billion. These findings come at a pivotal time following the election of Donald Trump and the delay in new regulatory rulemaking, creating a climate of heightened uncertainty for the US financial sector.

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Global spending on financial market data hits $44.3bn

Global spending on financial market data and news grew modestly in 2024, with revenues rising 6.4% - far slower than the previous year - to $44.3 billion.

/cloud

How Knowledge Bases Enable Trusted Insights

During a quiet period at the 2025 Communify Fincentric Experience, Yaela Shamberg, Chief Product Officer, sat down with FinextraTV to give her outlook on the current technological landscape. From the innovation of componentization, data knowledge bases and brand differentiation, Shamberg discusses the main optimisms for 2025 in Fintech.

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Quarter of Brits wary of real-time payments security

An international survey on the uptake, trust, and future of real-time payments (RTP) from global analytics software leader FICO highlights the need for UK banks to focus on building confidence in the security of the payment method.

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The Data Quality Issue: Not Just A Legacy System Problem

Joining the FinextraTV virtual studio, Andrew Colombi, Co-Founder & CTO, Tonic.ai discusses the current test data landscape and provides a number of fascinating insights on everything from quality data generation, synthetic test data usage and how both modern and legacy companies are struggling in different ways.

/wholesale

JPMorgan makes quantum computing randomness breakthrough

JPMorgan Chase researchers are claiming a quantum computing breakthrough, generating certified randomness.

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Bank analysts have better job satisfaction because of AI - survey

Alteryx, Inc., an AI platform for enterprise analytics, today reveals that over nine in ten (95%) of data analysts in banks have seen an uplift in their role’s strategic impact in the past year as investments in AI and analytics automation reshaped the industry.

/crime

US consumer fraud losses top $12.5bn in 2024

Americans reported losing more than $12.5 billion to fraud in 2024, a 25% increase over the previous year, according to Federal Trade Commission data.

/ai

87% encountered AI-driven cyberattacks in 2024 - SoSafe

SoSafe’s report explores the global tension between AI adoption and the associated security risks, highlighting the views of 500 global security professionals and 100 SoSafe customers across 10 countries.

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FS-ISAC offers payment card industry guidance on quantum computing risks

With work on quantum computing gaining momentum, the Financial Services Information Sharing and Analysis Center (FS-ISAC) has issued guidance to help the payment card industry mitigate risks posed by the technology.

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US Faster Payments Council report on digital assets and financial inclusion

The US Faster Payments Council (FPC), a membership organization devoted to advancing safe, easy-to-use faster payments in the United States, today announced the publication of a new industry report, Digital Assets and Digital Ledger Technology: A Pathway to Financial Inclusiveness.

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Lloyds Banking Group patents AI-powered cybersecurity tech

Lloyds Banking Group has secured a patent for the Global Collaborations Engine (GCE), that uses intelligent algorithms to identify cyberthreats instead of false positives.

/markets

UK fintech investment hits four-year low

A combination of geopolitical uncertainty, high inflation and low interest rates has seen investment in the UK's fintech industry slump to its lowest level since 2020.

/payments

Asia to dominate global fintech market – report

Asia could account for almost half of global fintech transactions by the end of the year as it continues to outpace other regions, according to recently published research.

/crypto

Third of central banks delay CBDC timelines

With Donald Trump banning work on a digital dollar, a central bank survey suggests that while 75% still plan to issue a CDC, nearly a third have pushed back their issuance timeline.