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Remote working has enabled the operational resilience of insurers while offering employees safety and greater flexibility in how they go about their job. But this comes with new cyber security threats. Insurance firms are at a crossroads as they assess their workplace strategies. The shift to remote working has been broadly successful and firms ar...
14 October 2020 /security /covid-19 Information Security
I am of a generation who can remember the time before you could take your smart phone from your pocket, access an app and immediately see your bank account balances, make a payment or access additional services...whilst walking the dog! Why is this important? Because, as a wealth manager, if you do not offer me similar, immediate access to
14 October 2020 /wealth /inclusion Innovation in Financial Services
The fintech industry is always evolving. But one development in particular is generating significant buzz and market-wide revenue predictions to the tune of over $7 trillion in just 10 years. That development is embedded finance, and every fintech enterprise or company needs to know what this is and how it may affect the industry at large sooner r...
13 October 2020 /payments Fintech
Nowadays, the financial services industry is more critical than ever. Professional services involving the investment, lending, and management of money and assets keep society running on all levels. From private individuals to global trade and commerce, there is a full digitalization of financial services rapidly under way – and cybercriminals are ...
09 October 2020 /security /retail Information Security
Regulation – if developed appropriately – can be the catalyst that propels nascent technologies into the mainstream, especially in the complex world of financial services. And the European Commission (EC) has just confirmed its place at the forefront of fostering fintech innovation, writes Isabelle Corbett, Head of Regulatory Affairs at R3. Last...
08 October 2020 /regulation /crypto
For years, we’ve heard that branch banking is on the way out. Banks have been focused on the idea that younger generations want to do everything online, and digital transformation initiatives have centred around creating seamless user experiences on web and mobile and a truly networked society. At the same time, visiting the local branch has been ...
08 October 2020 /retail /covid-19 Analytics in Banking
Information barriers have always been a challenge for organisations to manage, monitor and control. As a result, many firm have historically banned home working and previously only enabled access to files, folders, and other information on-site. Along comes the Covid-19 pandemic, and suddenly all rules needed to be readministered to facilitate the...
07 October 2020 /regulation
The lockdowns and the dread of going to crowded places have taken a toll on most of us, but not fintech companies. Europe, for example, has witnessed a 72% boost in fintech use. However, such a blessing can come with unwanted curses - the biggest one being new security challenges. The COVID-19 era is a complicated one, and not all of its problems ...
30 September 2020 /security Futuristic Banking
Bank debit schemes. Contactless technology. Mobile wallets. Payments technology has evolved at an incredible rate. Even before Covid-19 cash was losing its dominance around the world. Now the coronavirus pandemic has accelerated the global transition towards a cashless economy. Cash is under attack on all fronts, in terms of both its physical use ...
30 September 2020 /payments /startups The Payments Business
Now more than ever, financial services institutions need to move from legacy operational processes and compete with the fast-moving digital world, by putting a digital customer experience at the centre of their digital transformation game. In this article, we talk about why agile is key to Financial Institutions (FIs) successful digital transformat...
29 September 2020 /wealth /inclusion Fintech
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