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AI and enhancing the human element in financial services

At SIBOS 2019, industry experts will be discussing how the financial services sector is in the vanguard of deploying AI on a global scale and whether the technology will be a transformative force or has the potential to act as an existential threat.

06 September 2019

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Digital banks on track to treble customers in next year but profits remain elusive

Digital-only banks operating in the UK are set to experience massive growth over the next year, amassing 35 million customers around the world, according to research from Accenture, which nevertheless highlights obstacles to profitability.

03 September 2019

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Global fintech investment falls sharply

Global investment in fintech ventures fell sharply in the first half of 2019, as fundraising and deal activity in China ground to a halt, partially offsetting strong gains in the US, UK and several other European countries, according to Accenture analysis of data from CB Insights.

15 August 2019

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As blockchain hype subsides, banks count the cost of early euphoria

Banks and technology companies have poured billions of dollars into blockchain projects, but as the hype dies down, many of the early evangelists for the technology have come to the conclusion that production-ready deployment still remains a distant goal.

19 July 2019

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Banks falling behind in digital transformation efforts

Despite investing more than $1trn globally in new technology over the last three years, the majority of banks have yet to see any financial boost from their digital transformation programmes.

20 June 2019

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Money 20/20 Europe 2019: Stop innovating, start executing

Money20/20 Europe dives deep into three debates that continue in boardrooms across Europe around the subject of cultural innovation, technology innovation and external innovation.

03 June 2019

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ABN Amro to launch blockchain and IoT platform for trade inventories

ABN Amro is looking to launch a blockchain platform for the commodities industry that uses the Internet of Things to communicate directly with physical trade inventories.

17 May 2019

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Canada and Singapore central banks use blockchain for cross-border payments

The Bank of Canada and the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) have used distributed ledger technology to send each other central bank digital currencies (CBDCs).

02 May 2019

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Hong Kong consumers ready to embrace Open Banking

As Hong Kong prepares for a new era of Open banking, a survey by Accenture finds consumers in the territory are far more willing than their Western counterparts to give third parties access to their financial data.

17 January 2019

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Apac banks see big benefits from Open Banking for commercial customers

Most large banks in Asia Pacific think providing Open Banking services for their commercial clients is a key strategic initiative in their digital transformation programmes, and many expect it to help them achieve double-digit revenue growth, according to research from Accenture.

04 December 2018

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Accenture buys Intesa Sanpaolo's stake in Italian bank tech vendor

Italian banking group Intesa Sanpaolo has sold its majority stake in financial services technology firm SEC Servizi Spa to Accenture. Financial details of the deal were not disclosed.

03 December 2018

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Sibos: Blockchain to the fore with Voltron; Accenture makes DLT interoperability play

Voltron, a coalition of banks building a blockchain-based network for automating Letters of Credit and trade finance documentation, has thrown open its doors to other banks and corporates ahead of a planned roll out in 2019.

23 October 2018

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