Latest BT News: Finextra Research

HSBC moves to protect operations from quantum cyber threats

HSBC is the first bank to join BT and Toshiba’s quantum-secured metro network – connecting two UK sites using Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) to prepare its global operations against future cyber threats.

05 July 2023

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BT outage hits online bank customers

Bank customers across the UK were unable to log in to their accounts this morning because of a major technical fault at internet service provider BT.

20 July 2016

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Channel management key priority for banks as consumer contact points proliferate

UK consumers used an average of 6.2 channels to do business with their banks in 2014, driven by a surge in uptake of digital and social communications tools.

02 April 2014

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Consumers remain resistant to digital banking aspirations

A YouGov poll of consumer attitudes to the introduction of portable bank account numbers has unearthed an underlying distrust of social and mobile technologies and a clear preference for human-to-human interaction via the branch, the call centre and the Web.

28 February 2013

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Barclays taps BT for free in-branch Wi-Fi

Barclays has teamed up with BT to become the first major UK high street bank to introduce free Wi-Fi for customers in its 1500 branches.

18 February 2013

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BT and Hitachi team on secure identity management system for FS firms

BT has outlined plans for a cloud-based secure identity management system for financial services firms using Hitachi Europe's biometric technology.

25 April 2012

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BT bags £45 million network consolidation deal with CLSA

BT has bagged a £45 million deal with CLSA Asia Pacific Market to provide a fully managed voice, data and trading systems network across 14 countries in the Asia Pacific region, the UK and the US.

12 December 2011

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Deutsche Bank and CBA join cloud computing group

Deutsche Bank and CBA are among the firms to have signed up to a new global Enterprise Cloud Buyers Council (ECBC), set up by the TM Forum to promote cloud technology.

15 December 2009

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National protectionism threatens to derail Payment Services Directive - report

The forthcoming Payments Services Directive is unlikely to lead to an integrated and harmonised European payments marketplace within the next five years, as Member States use opt-out clauses to protect historical products, services and infrastructures, according to a new study.

08 September 2009