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

Token launches payment network for PSD2 compliance

A new payment network is aiming to help banks turn compliance with the latest payment services directive into a money-spinning exercise.

07 June 2016

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Finance pros worry about payments fraud as more transactions go paperless

The vast majority of finance professionals believe that payments fraud will become a bigger threat to the sector over the next couple of years, yet hardly any feel that there is currently an effective answer to the problem, a TD Bank survey shows.

07 June 2016

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Finance execs back blockchain and AI potential - survey

Synechron, Inc., a global consulting and technology innovator in the financial services industry, today released the results of a survey conducted by the TABB Group for Synechron on the potential of blockchain and artificial intelligence (AI) in financial services.

06 June 2016

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Asset owners and managers not ready for blockchain

More than half of asset owners and managers think that blockchain will be widely adopted in the investment industry in the next five years, yet many admit they do not know enough about it and hardly any have begun experimenting with the technology, according to a State Street survey.

01 June 2016

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Two million ATMs to run multi-vendor application software by 2020 - RBR

RBR’s new study ATM Software 2016 reveals that ATM deployers’ multivendor* software projects comprised nearly 1.2 million machines by the end of 2015. This represented 40% of the world’s 2.9 million “bank-grade” ATMs.

31 May 2016

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27% of the US eligible population Is using mobile payments

Back in October of 2014, Apple Pay was launched in the U.S. with great fanfare, and for almost a year it was the only game in town for consumers who wanted to pay with their smartphones.

31 May 2016

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Blockchain tech could save cash equities market $6bn a year - Goldman Sachs

The use of blockchain technology for clearing and settlement in the cash equities market could save banks around the world $6 billion a year, mainly through lower headcounts and back office IT costs, according to a Goldman Sachs report.

26 May 2016

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FS retailers hail blockchain potential

Nearly two thirds (60 per cent) of global financial services retailers who have some understanding of blockchain* believe it will prove to be the most significant technological development since the internet, according to research undertaken by Marketforce.

25 May 2016

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The Clearing House and Isda analyse CCP resolution

As central counterparties (CCPs) continue to play an increasingly important role in the global financial system, The Clearing House and the International Swaps and Derivatives Association today issued a white paper identifying key issues that regulators should consider as they develop a comprehensive resolution framework for systemically important CCPs.

25 May 2016

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Global fintech funding bounces back but Europe stutters

After a tricky end to 2015, global fintech funding bounced back in the first quarter to hit $5.7 billion. However, the numbers are skewed by a couple of billion dollar-plus Chinese deals which mask a stagnant European scene.

25 May 2016

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Canada's Competition Bureau sets sights on fintech

Canada's Competition Bureau has launched a fintech market study, looking into the effect that technology-led innovation is having on the financial services industry and whether it could require regulatory changes.

20 May 2016

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Mobile banking moves out of online shadow

With half of Americans now banking through their smartphones and tablets, providers are finally taking steps to move the channel out of online banking's shadow, according to a report from Javelin, which has crowned USAA the mobile king.

19 May 2016

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MiFID II delays helping firms reduce tech debt

Delays in the publication of Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS) for MiFID II are having a positive side effect - incentivising financial services firms to take on major system overhauls in a bid to reduce their technology debt, claims a paper from GreySpark.

17 May 2016

Company update/Research/analysis

Know Your Customer surveys reveal escalating costs and complexity

Parallel surveys show differing perspectives of financial institutions and their corporate customers on the effect of financial firms’ spend of up to $500 annually on KYC globally

09 May 2016

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EBA looks into financial institutions' use of consumer data

The European Banking Authority has kicked off a debate about the benefits and risks associated with the ever-growing amounts of consumer data available to financial institutions.

05 May 2016

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Europeans ready to quit banks over out-of-date technology

As they increasingly bank online and through their mobiles, many Europeans say that they would leave providers that do not offer up-to-date technology, a survey from Fujitsu shows.

04 May 2016

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Investment pros wary of robo-advisor threat

Investment professionals around the world expect robo-advisors to start replacing humans in the mass affluent market, but are far less concerned that computers will oust them from their work with higher net worth clients.

04 May 2016

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AI, algo-banking, blockchain, cryptocurrencies and robo-advice form growth of Australian fintech

Fintech is a disrupting force and a decentralising movement in the financial services sector.

03 May 2016

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Fintech flourishes in Asia Pacific

With 347 FinTech investment deals in Asia Pacific last year, the region is playing catch up with other regional FinTech powerhouses, according to a new report from PwC and Startupbootcamp FinTech released today

28 April 2016

Company update/Research/analysis

Financial Services industry losing £165 million in invoice fraud

Businesses in financial services (FS) are losing more than £165 million in invoice fraud every year.

26 April 2016