Finextra Research: Latest fintech news, analysis, interviews, features and opinion by industry experts

Higher salaries giving fintech sector edge over traditional banking

On the 22nd March, the British government launched the Fintech Sector Strategy (FSS), a programme designed to help the sector grow in the face of Brexit.

11 April 2018

Company update/Research/analysis

Ransomware attacks on the rise

Ransomware attacks are a key cybersecurity threat for global organizations, warns Verizon’s 2018 Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR).

10 April 2018

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Nacha issues update on API standardisation plans

NACHA—The Electronic Payments Association® and the Payments Innovation Alliance today released a Meeting Summary Report from the latest meeting of the API Standardization Industry Group.

06 April 2018

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CFA Institute calls for universal disclosure on fees

In a new global survey on the importance of trust in the investment management industry, CFA Institute provides a roadmap for how the investment industry can increase its credibility and allay investor concerns.

27 March 2018

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Budget cuts, staff shortages and cyber threats keep IT leads awake at night as GDPR looms

43% of IT executives at European financial institutions reveal that fears of a cyber-attack keep them awake at night – two months before the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) comes into force, according to figures published by financial services IT consultancy and service provider Excelian, Luxoft Financial Services – a division of Luxoft (NYSE:LXFT).

22 March 2018

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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.

22 March 2018

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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.

22 March 2018

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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.

21 March 2018

Company update/Research/analysis

Canadian SMEs want more digital payment options

Small businesses in Canada are ready for more payment options, according to a new Payments Canada survey. Businesses want more choice for their customers at point-of-sale and more options for their back-office payments to suppliers and vendors, such as e-transfers, e-wallets and digital currencies.

15 March 2018

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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.

15 March 2018

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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.

15 March 2018

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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.

14 March 2018

Company update/Research/analysis

Wealth managers say keeping up with new tech is top challenge

Building on its commitment to help connect and empower the global financial community by harnessing proprietary data and analytics designed to add greater client value, Thomson Reuters today announced the findings of its Digitalization of Wealth Management report 2018 in collaboration with Forbes Insights.

07 March 2018

Company update/Research/analysis

Online card payments set to double by 2022 - RBR

Research from RBR finds that increasing internet access, smartphone penetration and security are driving rapid growth in e-commerce card payments worldwide

28 February 2018

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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.

28 February 2018

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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.

19 February 2018

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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.

13 February 2018

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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

09 February 2018

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Banks and fintechs consider themselves partners in disruption

A new survey(1) launched today by ING Bank and Illuminate Financial(2) has found that fintechs and banks believe they are partners in disrupting the financial services market.

25 January 2018

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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.

24 January 2018