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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.

14 May 2015

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Thomson Reuters publishes cost of compliance survey

Thomson Reuters, the world’s leading source of intelligent information for businesses and professionals, has published the findings of its sixth annual Cost of Compliance survey which revealed that regulatory fatigue, resource challenges and personal liability are expected to increase throughout 2015.

13 May 2015

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Cyber security number one risk to financial markets - DTCC survey

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), the premier post-trade market infrastructure for the global financial services industry, today announced that almost half of the respondents (46%) in its most recent Systemic Risk Barometer Study cited cyber security as their top concern and 80% of respondents rated it as a top 5 risk overall.

13 May 2015

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FS firms to up risk management investment to fight growing cyber security risks - Accenture

Nearly nine in 10 financial services firms plan to increase their investment in risk-management capabilities in the next two years in response to emerging risks of cyber security and fraud, according to a new report from Accenture (NYSE: ACN).

13 May 2015

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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”.

13 May 2015

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17% increase in card fraud losses in Germany - Fico research

New analysis from FICO, the predictive analytics and decision management company, shows that credit card fraud increased last year in Germany.

07 May 2015

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25% of banks feel US should move directly to real-time payments - ACI Worldwide survey

As a follow up to its 2014 survey of market experts within financial organizations, an updated 2015 survey by ACI Worldwide (ACIW) highlights that nearly 25 percent of respondents believe the U.S. should move directly to real-time faster payments.

06 May 2015

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EMVCo reports 3.4 billion EMV cards in global circulation

Official figures for Q4 2014 released by the global technical body EMVCo show that significant advances are being made globally in the adoption of EMV® chip technology.

06 May 2015

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Majority of banks are investing in new payments technology - ACI-Ovum research

The overwhelming majority of banks, retailers and billing organisations worldwide are currently investing or planning to invest within the next two years into new payment technologies and infrastructure, a global survey by payments provider ACI and Ovum has revealed.

29 April 2015

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Lloyds launches online tool to help small businesses boost environmental credentials

British small and medium sized businesses (SMEs) are putting their competiveness and reputation at risk because they are not doing enough to improve their environmental credentials, according to new research from Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking.

29 April 2015

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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.

28 April 2015

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80% believe T+2 to become standard within 10 years - Omgeo study

A comprehensive study published by Omgeo, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) and the global standard for institutional post-trade efficiency, reveals that 80% of respondents believe T+2 will become the global standard for settlement cycles within 10 years.

27 April 2015

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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.

17 April 2015

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TPI and Cass Business School collaborate on OTC market regulation research

Tullett Prebon Information (TPI), a leading global provider of financial market data, today announced that it has entered into a corporate partnership with Cass Business School, City University London.

14 April 2015

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Consumer spending on mobile devices set to top £53 billion a year by 2024 - Barclays

Consumers are set to spend £53.6 billion a year using their smartphones and tablets by 2024, compared with the £9.7 billion spent today, according to new research by Barclays.

13 April 2015

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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.

13 April 2015

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Worldwide IT spending to decline 1.3 per cent in 2015

Worldwide IT spending is set to shrink to $3.66 trillion in 2015, a 1.3 per cent decrease from 2014, according to the latest forecast by Gartner, Inc. (see Table 1). Gartner said that the rising dollar is chiefly responsible for the slowdown.

09 April 2015

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Direct carrier billing has four times more reach than PayPal - ImpulsePay research

New research from ImpulsePay (www.impulsepay.com) reveals that Charge to Mobile reaches one and a half times as many consumers as credit cards and over four times as many as PayPal.

02 April 2015

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Defaqto swaps private equity owner

Defaqto Group, a benchmarking company that provides a number of ratings and data analysis services to financial institutions, has swapped its private equity owners after Foresight Group sold its share in the firm to the management, backed by a majority investment of £24.25m from UK PE firm Synova Capital.

01 April 2015

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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.

27 March 2015