Latest Operational risk News: Finextra Research

Cyber-crime best tackled by international co-operation

Joining day two of the World Conference of Banking Institutes, Ian Dyson - Commissioner of the City of London Police addresses the challenges of cyber-crime in this period of digital disruption. In addition to the uncertainty surrounding Brexit and the potential no-deal outcome, the question of balancing privacy with data protection remains a critical priority for financial institutions in 2019.

18 September 2019

News/Operational risk

Climate related risk management is now a ‘must-have’

On day two of the World Conference of Banking Institutes, executive director – business development of the Abu Dhabi Global Market Steve Barnett opened sessions with a focus on sustainability in emerging markets and explored how education is a core pillar when ensuring commitment to environmental, social, and governance (ESG) initiatives.

17 September 2019

News/cloud

Why financial institutions are modernising on cloud

For financial institutions (FIs) leveraging the cloud, the earliest adoption was often the high-performance computing grid to support complex modelling. Gone were the days when limited capacity of on-premises grids meant that quants or actuaries had to wait for the compute resources they needed to run their models: across workloads, the cloud allows FIs to immediately scale up compute resources at peak times and scale down when demand dipped, paying only for what they use.

17 September 2019

News/cloud

Better connecting customers to their bank with the cloud

In this age of the customer when banks are leveraging the cloud to reduce costs, innovate faster, minimise risks and digitise mission-critical services, it’s become clear that technology drives change at a ground-breaking rate.

17 September 2019

News/payments

AI and cloud remove barriers to entry for real-time intraday liquidity

Financial institutions must actively manage their intraday liquidity but getting to this point continues to be a challenge, as banks are required to capture the information they need in real-time while at the same time meeting increased regulatory reporting obligations.

13 September 2019

News/Operational risk

Chinese official voices digital coin plans

More details have emerged around China's plans to issue its own digital coin following a lecture given by a senior official at the central bank.

06 September 2019

News/Operational risk

Swift publishes new API standard

Banking cooperative Swift has published a new API standard for the pre-authorisation of funds in its latest bid to bring more efficiency to open banking in Europe.

05 September 2019

Company update/Operational risk

Binfinity goes live with Fusion for low latency connectivity

Fusion Systems Ltd., announced today that Binfinity AG., a global digital asset platform, is now live with Fusion’s RaptorÒ product suite for low-latency exchange connectivity and pre- trade risk control.

04 September 2019

News/Operational risk

Starling opens new UK office

Online bank Starling is today cutting the ribbon on its new office in UK town Southampton as it looks to bolster its operational resources.

02 September 2019

News/security

APAC concern over payment system attacks persists - FS-ISAC

According to the Financial Services Information Sharing and Analysis Center (FS-ISAC), attacks on payment systems are the greatest cause of concern for Asian banks.

19 August 2019

Company update/Operational risk

MineHub and Amphora partner to streamline trading operation

MineHub, the innovative blockchain technology that is digitalizing the mining and metals supply chain, is pleased to announce a partnership with trading, risk management and CTRM provider Amphora, where they will work together in order to assist their customers in streamlining trading operations and risk management. The partnership will see MineHub's platform act as a connectivity layer between Amphora's existing clients.

19 August 2019

Company update/security

DSB reveals appetite for data and cybersecurity analysis

The Derivatives Service Bureau (DSB), founded by the Association of National Numbering Agencies (ANNA) to facilitate the allocation and maintenance of International Securities Identification Numbers (ISINs), Classification of Financial Instrument codes (CFIs) and Financial Instrument Short Names (FISNs), for OTC derivatives, has today announced the results of their second 2019 industry consultation, revealing a significant appetite for further analysis on functionality that may be helpful in delivering improved data quality, standardization and automation as well as further strengthening the DSB’s cybersecurity processes and governance.

19 August 2019

News/Operational risk

Securities industry close to adopting APIs – SWIFT and BCG

A new joint SWIFT and Boston Consulting Group (BCG) report reveals that interest in application program interfaces (APIs) is rapidly increasing in the securities servicing industry and firms may leverage the technology to handle diversity of asset types.

30 July 2019

News/Operational risk

Wells Fargo's Irish arm fined for regulatory breaches

The Irish central bank has issued a record fine to Wells Fargo for reporting failures by its Irish subsidiary, citing the bank's weak IT systems.

05 July 2019

News/Operational risk

FCA suggests ban on crypto derivatives

The UK's financial services watchdog is proposing a ban on cryptocurrency derivatives for retail investors in order to prevent them incurring large losses in financial instruments they do not understand.

05 July 2019

News/Operational risk

BoE issues cyber attack warning

Banks would struggle to defend themselves against a state-sponsored cyber attack that corrupted their records over a period of months, according to a Bank of England (BoE) official.

19 June 2019

Company update/Operational risk

Model Office launches financial stress-test tool

Regulatory technology firm, Model Office, today announces the launch its new financial stress-test tool that will help advice firms easily identify areas they should focus their operational efforts to help them grow their businesses profitably and efficiently.

18 June 2019

News/Operational risk

Facebook reveals digital wallet plan

Social media platform Facebook has unveiled further details of its much-anticipated digital currency offering, which it hopes will transform financial services.

18 June 2019

Company update/Operational risk

Banks must heed print security blindspots says report

With the FCA reporting that financial services firms in the UK saw a fivefold rise in data breaches in 2018, it is clear that as digital transformation takes hold across the financial sector, businesses are failing to protect their data across ever-expanding networks.

03 June 2019

News/payments

Money 20/20 Europe 2019: Securing the small business commercial model

Money20/20 Europe 2019 kicked off proceedings in Amsterdam with president of the annual event Tracey Davies taking to the stage, exploring the theme of alchemy which is an apt metaphor for the magical solutions that will emerge.

03 June 2019