Operational risk

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Big tech and banks fall out over compensation for fraud victims

A war of words has broken out between banks and big tech firms over who should be primarily responsible for reimbursing victims of fraud.

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FDIC hints at new bank reconcilement rules following Synapse failure

The US Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) is looking at plans to protect customers from fintech failures, reports Bloomberg Law.

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“Saving patient zero”: Blackwired's new approach to cybersecurity

Cyber risk has advanced to be the number one risk to the global economy.

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NextGen Nordics 2024: Nordics can look outwards for new instant payments approaches

In the first panel of NextGen Nordics 2024, Finextra’s head of content Madhvi Mavadiya moderated the session: ‘Instant payments – how to prepare for RIX-INST on TIPS and the benefits of starting with Swish’.

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Temenos rejects Hindenburg claims after probe completed

Shares in core banking provider Temenos have risen upon news that an investigation commissioned by the company found that accusations of mismanagement by short seller Hindenburg Research were "inaccurate and misleading".

/people

Lloyds Bank cuts risk dept headcount

UK high street bank Lloyds Bank is reducing the size of its risk management department because it is seen as a “blocker” to the bank’s “strategic transformation”.

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Bank of Ireland blames latest glitch on "technical issue"

Bank of Ireland (BoI) was hit by another outage on Friday when its mobile banking app went down for around four hours.

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Banks told to expand risk management to cover AI

A report from the US Treasury has called on banks to bolster their risk management frameworks in order to avoid being overwhelmed by AI-powered fraudsters and cybercriminals.

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Russia-linked fintechs hit with US sanctions

The US government has imposed sanctions on 13 fintechs for offering crypto-based services to Russian firms looking to evade the economic restrictions in place since the outbreak of war in Ukraine.

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EBAday 2024: Calling early-stage startups to showcase products

The 19th edition of EBAday, the largest annual European event for payments and transaction banking, will return on 18th – 19th June 2024 at CCL in Lisbon, Portugal.

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Finextra's top research reports of 2023

With 2023 drawing to a close, we take a look back at our most downloaded whitepapers, sentiment papers and surveys over the course of the past year. These reports are Finextra-led and cobranded, based on editorially balanced, independent, referenced desk-based and online research.

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Finextra's top impact study reports of 2023

With 2023 drawing to a close, we take a look back at our most downloaded impact study reports over the course of the past year. Our impact study reports are how-to, best practice guides that support those in the financial industry in their utilisation and optimisation of particular technologies, as well as providing an outlook at future trends to watch.

/regulation

UK companies backsliding on sanctions screening

UK companies are failing to keep up with the requirements for sanction-screening prospective clients despite the high level of global geopolitical unrest, according to a recently published survey.

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DORA to spark changes in risk management tech

The imminent introduction of the EU's Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) will force sell-side firms to make significant changes to their third party risk management software and strategies, suggests a recently published survey.

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AIB apologises for online banking glitch

Irish high street bank AIB has admitted to a glitch in its online banking service after it was highlighted by newspaper The Irish Independent.

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Minister orders review after Bank of Ireland IT glitch

Ireland's minister for finance has called for an investigation into the robustness of banking technology infrastructure after a technical glitch with Bank of Ireland's (BoI) mobile banking app enabled customers to seemingly withdraw free money.

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More banks pay multi-million dollar penalties over WhatsApp use

Wells Fargo and BNP Paribas are among the latest banks to be hit with multi-million dollar penalties by US regulators over employee use of unofficial communication tools like WhatsApp and iMessage.

/crime

FTX sues Sam Bankman-Fried for $1bn

The former boss of failed crypto exchange FTX, Sam Bankman-Fried, is facing a $1bn lawsuit from the company he founded.

/payments

Canadians unfamiliar with open banking

As Canada works towards the creation of an open banking framework, a new survey suggests that boosting awareness needs to be top of the agenda for a public largely oblivious to the concept.

/wholesale

Santander invests in trade finance network Komgo

Santander has invested in Komgo as part of a wide-ranging partnership with the digital trade finance network.