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Open Banking adoption in UK lending set to hit 70% in next two years

A quarter of UK lenders now use Open Banking technology, with half of those that don't planning to do so in the future, according to research from Credit Kudos.

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French and Swiss central banks hail completed wholesale CBDC trial

The Banque de France, the Swiss National Bank and BIS Innovation Hub are hailing the completion of their cross-border wholesale central bank digital currency (wCBDC) experiment.

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SocGen makes play to be a data-driven bank

Societe Generale is putting its faith in data and AI to help it transition to, and prosper in, the digital age.

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Banks could boost revenues by four percent by embracing digital-first models

Traditional banks could increase their annual revenues by nearly four per cent if they embrace the innovative business models used by digital-only players, according to an Accenture report.

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JPMorgan estimates CBDCs could save corporates £100 billion in transaction costs

A full-scale, multiple central bank digital currency (mCBDC) network could potentially save global corporates up to $100 billion in transaction costs annually, according to a joint research report from Oliver Wyman and JPMorgan.

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Visa boasts it is fuelling BNPL around the world

With new RBC analysis suggesting that the US buy now, pay later market is set for explosive growth, Visa says issuers, acquirers and fintechs are snapping up its instalment payments technology.

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European fintech funding booming but could be set to stall

European fintech funding rebounded from its pandemic lull in the first half of 2021, according to a Finch Capital report which nevertheless warns that the boom could stall again next year.

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Over 100,000 banking jobs to disappear in next five years - Wells Fargo

Analysts at Wells Fargo predict that over 100,000 banking jobs could be displaced by technology over the next five years.

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Visa bids to make digital currencies interoperable

Visa is working on a 'universal payment channel' (UPC) that enables interoperability between different digital currencies such as CBDCs and private stablecoins.

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BIS: CBDC and DLT combo outperforms correspondent banking system

A prototype of multiple central bank digital currencies (mCBDCs) developed by the Bank for International Settlements and four central banks has demonstrated the potential of using digital currencies and distributed ledger technology (DLT) for cheaper and safer cross-border payments and settlements.

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Zip enters India with $50 million investment in ZestMoney

Australian buy now, pay later platform Zip has invested $50 million in Indian BNPL firm ZestMoney, amid predictions that the subcontinent will emerge as the largest market in the world for credit-on-tap over the next five years.

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Global fintech investment rebounds to hit $98bn in H1

Global investment in fintech bounced back strongly in the first half of 2021, hitting $98 billion with a record number of deals, according to KPMG.

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Fed's Waller: CBDC 'solution in search of a problem'

Federal Reserve governor Christopher Waller is the latest central bank bigwig to pour cold water on CBDCs, declaring himself "highly sceptical" that there is a compelling need for a digital dollar.

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Fintech must grab opportunity to entice over 50s

Fintech firms have been missing a trick by largely ignoring the fastest growing and wealthiest demographic - the over 50s, says VC QED Investors.

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Coadec sets out vision for BNPL regulation

As the Financial Conduct Authority gears up for a consultation on regulating the buy now, pay later market, the Coalition for a Digital Economy (Coadec) has set out its proposal for a "robust and proportionate" framework.

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UK SMEs require human-digital banking blend, concludes Cynergy Bank research

78% of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) call for digital transformation of banking to be balanced with a human element, finds new research conducted by Cynergy Bank.

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Fed official warns CBDCs could be embarrassing fad

The Federal Reserve's supervision chief has become the latest central bank bigwig to weigh in on CBDCs, comparing them to the parachute pants made famous in the 1980s by MC Hammer - a fad that could in future seem embarrassing.

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Mir breaks Visa-Mastercard duopoly in Russia

As Europe's proposed alternative to Visa and Mastercard takes shape, evidence from Russia suggests that an upstart rival can break the American giants' duopoly - if government is prepared to put its finger on the scale.

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CQC develops algo to accelerate Monte Carlo integration with quantum computers

Cambridge Quantum Computing (CQC) says it has discovered an algorithm that accelerates quantum Monte Carlo integration.

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BIS study finds global fintech gender gap

There is a significant global fintech gender gap, with men far more likely to use financial technology products and services than women, according to a survey from the Bank for International Settlement (BIS).