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Open Banking 2023: A global review

As open banking is embraced worldwide, we have taken a look at how different countries are approaching open banking, and the countries paving the way toward open finance. The open banking ecosystem has evolved and flourished in recent years, allowing consumers to make seamless transactions online and on their mobile devices. Additionally, the imple...

29 March 2023 /predictions

What will the future of the merchant payments ecosystem look like?

Finextra Research Writer at Finextra

What will the future of the merchant payments ecosystem look like?

Ahead of Merchant Payments Ecosystem 2023, Finextra caught up with Neira Jones, independent advisor and chair of the judging panel for the MPE Awards. The event, held from 28 – 30 March in Berlin, Germany, will also welcome startups to pitch their products at the Innovation Hub and Jones will moderate discussions on innovation in technology and ho...

28 March 2023 /payments

Is the future of the wealth management industry here?

Liz Field Chief Executive at PIMFA

Is the future of the wealth management industry here?

If I were ask you to conjure up an image of the wealth management industry, it would come as little surprise if you were to describe wood panelled offices and pinstriped suits. To describe the sector as one of the most traditional within the City of London’s Square Mile, whether that reputation was deserved or not, certainly until a few years ago,...

27 March 2023 /wealth

What are the 8 best-paying jobs in financial services?

Retired Member

What are the 8 best-paying jobs in financial services?

Non-financial benefits in a job compensation package can be the proverbial cherry on the cake, but the fact remains that monetary rewards cannot be overlooked, especially with the current cost of living crisis and spiralling interest rates. The UK’s fintech sector is currently balancing that outlook, with expectations set to see the number of finte...

24 March 2023 /people

Cloud Makeover: How has cloud migration changed Deutsche Bank?

Sehrish Alikhan Reporter at Finextra

Cloud Makeover: How has cloud migration changed Deutsche Bank?

In our first Cloud Makeover case study, we spoke with experts from National Australian Bank (NAB) on their developments in the cloud and their migration process. For our second piece in the series, Finextra spoke with Gordon Mackechnie, chief technology officer at Deutsche Bank, to uncover the impacts of their cloud journey. Mackechnie details tha...

23 March 2023 /cloud

How standardised reporting frameworks can clarify greenwashing claims

Scott Hamilton Contributing Editor at Finextra Research

How standardised reporting frameworks can clarify greenwashing claims

In our first story in this series, we highlighted some of the accusations made toward banks that are publicly committing on one hand to be sustainable; environmentally, socially, and in their governance policies and operations, yet are still actively lending to fossil fuel or other nonrenewable resource companies as customers. Many of the world’s...

22 March 2023 /sustainable

How blockchain can be used for improving security

Andrew Smith Founding CTO at RTGS & ClearBank

How blockchain can be used for improving security

At the heart of security within the financial services industry is the good old centralised Public Key Infrastructure (PKI). Every central bank, financial market infrastructure (FMI), payment system, Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS) provider, embedded finance provider, even the way in which we all connect to secured websites goes through a centralised ...

21 March 2023 /payments

5 ways ChatGPT can boost your job search

Aoibhinn Mc Bride Content Editor at Jobbio

5 ways ChatGPT can boost your job search

There is no ignoring the headlines surrounding mass layoffs across the tech sector. With so much fresh tech talent being released back into the hiring pool, the competition to bag a new role is greater than ever before. Yet there is hope—a recent survey found that 79% of those laid off from a tech company job got a new job within three months, and...

17 March 2023 /people

Andrew Smith Founding CTO at RTGS & ClearBank

Agile Series: Avoid management speak

One of my pet peeves, and I think a common source of hatred across most engineering teams, is using old cliché management terms that really do not apply. Or, worse still, they are fundamentally wrong within an agile environment. Engineering teams are full of uber smart individuals, and I don’t mean the people that cut code, no - I mean your stakeho...

16 March 2023 /people

The challenges of authentic sustainability buffet the world’s banks

Scott Hamilton Contributing Editor at Finextra Research

The challenges of authentic sustainability buffet the world’s banks

Critics say carbon commitments don’t match lending policies. There are stiff breezes swirling around corporate sustainability, and it’s starting to erode the tough armour of larger financial institutions across the globe. They’re trying to showcase their dedication to diversity, equity, and inclusion, and they’re actively managing all sorts of ris...

15 March 2023 /sustainable

Paige McNamee

Why did SVB collapse?

In a spectacle brimming with action more compelling than anything seen at the Oscars, Silicon Valley Bank’s dramatic and total collapse over the weekend continues to unleash plot-twists on the beleaguered tech sector. The rapid downfall of the bank, a California darling, has dealt a terrifying blow to the industry, and the true fallout for the spac...

14 March 2023 /wholesale

Cloud regulation: Resilience and reducing cloud-risk

José Manuel Pérez Bajo Head of Banking Platforms and Cloud Banking at NTT DATA

Cloud regulation: Resilience and reducing cloud-risk

Cloud computing has revolutionised the way almost all businesses operate, and organisations within the banking and financial services industry are no exception. In recent years, more and more banks have begun a journey towards the cloud in order to access its myriad of benefits; such as cost savings, efficiency, innovation, agility and improved da...

14 March 2023 /cloud

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