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Breana Patel

Cyber Security Regulations : Financial Services

We live in an age where the threat of cyberattacks is seemingly imminent. As a result, many firms in the financial services and banking industries have stepped their game up and created specific secu

29 Sep 2017
Financial Services Regulation
Anne Plested

Bottlenecks ahead

ESMA issued a public statement yesterday recognising that there is just not enough time to review all the pre-trade transparency waivers and position limits before MiFID II comes into force on 3rd Jan...

29 Sep 2017
Carlo R.W. De Meijer

IBM: International Blockchain Model of the future?

According to a recent Juniper Research study “Blockchain Enterprise Survey”, IBM is seen as the number one provider of blockchain to business, well ahead of its competitors. These results are based on...

29 Sep 2017
A Finextra Member

Three forces converge to transform the office of financial services firms

(Part 1 of a 2-part series) Standard Chartered has been championing its flexible working policy recently, after rolling out extensive new policies across its international markets. The bank is maki...

29 Sep 2017
Unified Communications in Financial Services
Paul Irvine

The 3 questions the financial services industry needs to ask itself regarding GDPR

Businesses around the globe are becoming increasingly data-driven. This is largely due to the expectation of customisation of the user experience. Financial institutions, in particular have been able ...

29 Sep 2017
Information Security
A Finextra Member

Banking on machine learning

New customer channels are changing the face of traditional banks and disrupting existing banking models. Rising mobile penetration has transformed the way consumers bank. Previously, routine tasks lik...

29 Sep 2017
Innovation in Financial Services
Anthony Pickup

Can a new entrant be a threat to the big card schemes?

Stumbling on news that a new payment network Satispay[1] from Italy gaining significant FINTECH investment. Looking at other payment schemes I wondered what made this so attractive to invest 27m Eur...

29 Sep 2017
Fintech
Freddie McMahon

THE FUTURE OF FINANCIAL SERVICES EMERGES: ANOTHER CHATBOT BECOMES AN ADVISOR AND SELLER OF PERSONAL

The Malaysian RHB Banking Group has launched a chatbot via the RinggitPlus comparison website. The chatbot is a blend of an “advisor” and “salesperson” for consumers applying for a personal loan. Du...

29 Sep 2017
Fintech innovation and startups
Kunal Patel

Blockchain: It’s a solution; now what’s the problem?

I felt compelled to write something about the so-called Blockchain hype that we’re seeing today and to provide an alternative viewpoint. It’s a buzzword dominating the BFSI world and beyond and is see...

29 Sep 2017
Fintech
A Finextra Member

Your phone recognizes your face and finger. Should it know if you are alive or dead?

Much is being discovered and written about Apple's FaceID. There is talk about ability of iPhone X to distinguish between your photograph, clever 3D models of your face and your actual face. There is ...

28 Sep 2017
A Finextra Member

The Digital Age of Insurance: Big Data Gets Bigger

When you hear the word ‘tech’, it is unlikely your first thought would be ‘insurance.’ Yet over the last 12 months, the insurance industry has adopted the term ‘insurtech’ with gusto, bringing with it...

28 Sep 2017
Innovation in Financial Services
Eugene Danilkis

Launching Speedboats from Cruise Ships: How Incumbents Can Take on FinTech Challengers

Digital technology has changed financial services and is being driven by new entrants that possess characteristics that are increasingly important to consumers and shareholders: the ability to be lea...

28 Sep 2017
Digital Banking Trends

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