Latest Credit risk News: Finextra Research

Former PayPal founder Levchin wants to upend consumer finance

Former Paypal co-founder Max Levchin is looking to disrupt the payments market once again with the launch of a new service that lets online merchants advance credit to consumers at the point of sale.

10 July 2014

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Barclays unveils fintech accelerator startups

Beating off competition from more than 300 rivals from around the world, 11 fintech startups have scored spots on an accelerator programme run by banking giant Barclays.

11 June 2014

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UK Chancellor plans on UK payments shake-up

George Osborne, the UK Chancellor of the Exchequer, has threatened to break up the UK's big banks if they fail to follow new rules to ring-fence risky investment operations from their retail operations, and promised a shake-up of the payment system to boost competition in the sector.

04 February 2013

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TMX Group agrees Razor Risk acquisition as Maple deal faces regulatory concerns

Canadian exchange operator TMX Group has agreed a deal to buy Australia's Razor Risk Technologies for around C$10.18 million in cash.

30 November 2011

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Firms urged to begin IT prep for handling LEIs

Delegates at the annual user conference of financial messaging body Swift were given more information about the development of the legal entity identifier (LEI) messaging standard designed to produce an electronic tag for the counterparties in all securities transactions

22 September 2011

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Markit buys risk analytics specialist QuIC

UK finance information vendor Markit has acquired Canadian risk analytics outfit QuIC Financial Technologies. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

12 January 2011

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IT costs barrier to new UK banking players

With IT accounting for up to two thirds of start up costs, technology is proving a major barrier to new entrants in the UK retail banking sector, according to the Office of Fair Trading (OFT).

04 November 2010

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HSBC taps Experian for global data integration

Banking giant HSBC has selected software from Experian to help it integrate access to external data sources around the world.

09 August 2010

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S&P cuts Nyse Euronext rating on clearing plans; puts LCH.Clearnet on 'creditwatch'

Standard & Poor's has cut the credit rating of Nyse Euronext and warned that LCH.Clearnet may face a similar fate following the exchange's decision to sever ties with the clearing house.

14 May 2010

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Finance firms to spend bilions on risk management - survey

The top 100 financial institutions will spend over $100 billion a year implementing risk governance frameworks by 2012, according to research from business advisory firm Deloitte.

08 February 2010

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Finextra and the FISD partner for webcasts in 2010

The Financial Information Services Division (FISD) and Finextra have forged a partnership to deliver a series of video webcasts for market data and risk management professionals worldwide with a focus on real-time data management and delivery, reference data, and standards.

06 January 2010

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Financial start-ups form lobby group

A group of US financial services start-ups that use technology-based models to target customers disillusioned with traditional banks, has formed a lobby group calling for regulatory reform that promotes innovation.

21 October 2009

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Micro-lending site Kiva taps Moody's credit risk expertise

Kiva, an online outfit that enables people to make loans to entrepreneurs and small businesses around the world, has partnered Moody's to issue credit ratings for microfinace institutions the site works with.

28 September 2009

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Call for national reference data respository to combat systemic risk

The American Statistical Association (ASA), as well as the EDM Council, have endorsed a petition to create a new US Federal agency to build and oversee a centralised utility for maintaining reference and trade data.

07 August 2009

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US Justice Dept. investigates Markit shareholders - Bloomberg

The US Justice department is probing the shareholders of London-based data provider Markit for possible anti-trust breaches in relation to trading in credit default swaps, according to Bloomberg.

14 July 2009

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Allied Bank taps SAS for risk management

Pakistan's Allied Bank has signed for risk management technology from SAS to help it meet Basel II regulatory requirements and improve credit ratings.

08 June 2009

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Online lender Wonga.com secures $22m financing round

Wonga.com, an online provider of short-term cash advances launched last year, has completed a new round of funding led by Accel Partners and Greylock Partners. The $22.25m round was also supported by existing investor Balderton Capital.

08 June 2009

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Nordea signs for SunGard Adaptiv Analytics

Scandinavian bank Nordea is rolling out SunGard Adapitv Analytics to improve the measurement and management of counterparty credit exposure in its capital markets products.

20 May 2009

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China Construction Bank (Asia) deploys Fiserv market risk technology

China Construction Bank has rolled out market risk management technology from Fiserv across its operations in Hong Kong and Macau.

28 April 2009

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B&B outsources credit risk to Euristix

State-owned Bradford & Bingley (B&B) has outsourced its credit risk management to London-based consultancy Euristix as it winds down its mortgage business.

08 April 2009