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European government bond trading goes electronic

Some 57% of trading volume in European government bonds was executed electronically in 2014, up 14 percentage points since the onset of the global financial crisis according to a new report from Greenwich Associates.

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Credit Suisse paper offers qualified bitcoin backing

While it is unlikely to ever truly compete with traditional currencies, bitcoin could, when combined with the traditional finance system, have cost advantages over credit cards and money transfer firms like Western Union, according to a Credit Suisse article.

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Fintech and bank collaboration could create 5000 jobs in Ireland - Deloitte

The junction between Ireland's emerging fintech cluster and the traditional financial services sector could create 5000 new jobs by 2020 says professional services firm Deloitte.

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Government report sets out plan to make UK world's fintech capital

A new report from the UK government's chief scientific adviser has set out 10 recommendations designed to help achieve Chancellor George Osborne's stated aim of turning Britain into the world's fintech capital.

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70% of Americans prefer digital to branch for account opening

Nearly three quarters of Americans would rather apply for a checking account digitally than at a bank branch, according to a survey from Javelin Strategy & Research.

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ID fraudsters stole $16bn from Americans in 2014 - research

Identity fraudsters stole $16 billion from 12.7 million Americans last year, with a new victim every two seconds, according to Javelin Strategy & Research.

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ECB plays down virtual currency risks

Despite flagging some concerns, the European Central Bank says that it does not think that the rise of virtual currencies currently provides a material risk to the smooth operation of payment systems.

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Branches hold strong in face of digital onslaught - FDIC

Despite the rise of online and mobile banking, there has been only a modest decline in the number of branches in the US over the last few years, according to research from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC).

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Banks and MNOs set for sub-Saharan African mobile money market fee bonanza

The sub-Saharan mobile money revolution is set to net providers such as telcos and banks as much as $1.5 billion in fees by 2019, according to research from the Boston Consulting Group (BCG).

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Investment in fintech startups soars

Fintech firms around the world raised $6.8 billion in funding in 2014, a three-fold increase on the previous 12 months as the sector enjoyed a banner year that also saw its first IPOs and a host of startups joining the billion dollar club.

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Contactless and US EMV adoption drives global smart card growth

More than 1.5 billion smart payment cards were shipped in 2014 as the rise of contactless and America's migration to EMV technology drove growth.

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Credit card metadata gives shoppers' identities away - research

Individuals can be identified from just four pieces of credit card metadata, researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have found.

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Crooks net $11m in bitcoin scams - research

Scammers have duped unsuspecting victims out of at least $11 million in bitcoin over the last four years, according to researchers from Southern Methodist University, Dallas.

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Fed sets out faster payments options

The US Federal Reserve has set out a series of options for speeding up the country's antiquated payments system.

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Half of US retailers unprepared for EMV migration deadline - survey

With only nine months to go until the US EMV migration deadline, more than half of retailers are not ready for the switch, according to a survey from ACI Worldwide.

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11% of Android banking apps 'suspicious' - RiskIQ

More than 11% of Android banking and finance-related apps contain malware or suspicious binaries, according to research from RiskIQ.

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Trading talent and tech driving up buy-side budgets - Greenwich Associates

Institutional investors around the world spent more than $12 billion on their trading desks last year as they raced to keep pace with the growing speed of electronic markets, changes in market structure and lower trading costs, according to a report from Greenwich Associates.

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North American banks disillusioned with big data analytics - Aite survey

Despite the hype surrounding big data, three quarters of North American bankers are dissatisfied with analytics technology, according to research from Aite Group.

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AmEx uses Serve platform for consumer savings research

American Express is tapping into its Serve software platform for a research pilot into the savings behaviour of customers.

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Insufficient data the greatest obstacle to better risk management - bank execs

Despite ever-growing volumes of data, just over half of banks still think that not having enough is the greatest obstacle to better risk management, according to a survey from the Economist Intelligence Unit.