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Oz central banker floats digital dollar; govt sets up fintech advisory group

Australia could introduce a digital version of its dollar, a senior exec at the country's central bank says, although any state-backed digital currency is in the distant future and likely to circulate in parallel with old fashioned notes and coins.

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Talent trumps tech on buy-side trading desks

Increased spending on compensation in fixed income drove buy-side trading desk budgets up approximately 4% from 2014 to 2015, according to a new report, Trading Desk Optimization: Talent Trumps Tech, from Greenwich Associates.

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Rise in collateral settlement fails has huge implications - DTCC Euroclear paper

Upcoming rules for bilateral clearing of OTC derivatives that will see a major increase in the number of collateral movements between market participants could see surging operational costs become "unsustainably burdensome", warns a new whitepaper.

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GSMA report shows registered mobile money accounts increased by 31% to 411 million in 2015

The GSMA today released its fifth annual ‘State of the Industry Report on Mobile Money’.

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Study of social conversations reveals consumers are embracing the next generation of payments

In 2015, consumers embraced the increasing choice of digital payments options available to them, moving beyond the simple question of “what’s next?”

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Invoice discounting gaining ground in corporate treasury

The majority (71%) of corporate treasurers believe invoice discounting can act as a means for the Treasury to provide tangible value add, according to research from C2FO, the world’s market for working capital.

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Deutsche Bank calls for co-operation with fintech firms on B2B services

Deutsche Bank has become the latest financial services giant to call on its industry to hug the hoard of upstart fintech rivals close, concluding that co-operation, not competition, is the wisest approach in the business-to-business payments arena.

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Security experts warn of new breed of bank malware

A Russian hacking group is infecting bank IT systems with malware that lets it hide fraudulent ATM transactions by automatically rolling back the withdrawals so that balances appear unchanged.

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Number of FCA-approved 'e-money' providers more than doubles over the last two years

There has been a sharp rise in the number of e-money providers registered with the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) over the last two years, with 79 now authorised in total, more than double the 38 authorised in 2013, according to Bovill, the specialist financial services regulatory consultancy.

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World on 'slow but steady march' to digital money

The world is on a slow but steady march towards digital money, according to a report from Citi and Imperial College London which says that the move away from cash will bring hundreds of millions of people into the formal economy.

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DTCC calls for industry coordination on distributed ledger tech

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) has pitched itself as the coordinator of an industry-wide investigation into whether distributed ledger technology is the answer to "certain limitations" in the post-trade process.

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Electronic trading could affect fixed income liquidity during stress - BIS

The rise of electronic trading in fixed income markets could lead to liquidity issues in times of stress, according to new research from the Bank for International Settlements (BIS).

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Regulatory overhaul needed to make the Netherlands a fintech hub - report

The Netherlands has the potential to become a fintech hub, but only if the country's regulatory framework is overhauled and banks, startups and government improve cooperation, according to a new report.

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Capital markets sector leads fintech M&A activity

There were 427 fintech mergers and acquisitions in 2015, worth a combined $64 billion, double the value of deals the previous year, according to figures pulled together by Berkery Noyes.

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Financial services go modular

The financial services industry is going modular, with technology making it easier for customers to buy from multiple providers, opening up a multi-billion dollar opportunity for new entrants, according to report from management consultancy Oliver Wyman.

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Mobile banking adoption boosts revenue - study

Customers who start using mobile banking are less likely to leave their provider and will use more products and make more transactions, creating more revenue, according to research from Fiserv.

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UK finance sector ups IT spending amid fintech uncertainty

British financial services firms expect IT to be the main area to see an increase in capital spending over the next year as the industry braces itself for the fintech revolution.

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Banks battle to maintain dominance of UK’s business foreign exchange market

As businesses across the UK seek to minimise the risks of currency fluctuations, the business foreign exchange market shows strong growth as well as fierce competition, according to new research from market analysts East & Partners.

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Banks face threat as consumers warm to fintech providers

Fintech providers could pose a real threat to banks within five years, according to new research which shows that by 2020 half of consumers expect to use a technology outfit for at least one service their bank would usually provide.

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Capital One research shows shift in consumer behaviour and spending patterns

Canadians, particularly millennials, have shifting values, views and preferences when it comes to how they spend their money and why they spend where they do, according to new Capital One research.