Why the Nordic Banks Outsource Card Processing
Increasingly around the world, banks are starting to outsource core business operations to specialist third parties. Rune Sørensen, Pr..
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Is your smartphone covered for your summer holiday?
Protect your gadgets when travelling abroad this summer With the summer holidays arriving next month, millions of us will be taking fl..
TECHNOLOGY
IMF General Legal Counsel Sean Hagan to Retire
The International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) General Counsel, Sean Hagan, will retire at the end of October, Managing Director Christine La..
NEWS
TrustToken, Creator of Stablecoin TrueUSD, Raises $20 Million USD in Strategic Round
Token sale backed by Andreessen Horowitz, BlockTower Capital, Danhua Capital, and GGV Capital to build platform for asset-backed token..
FINANCE
Poor access to skills and regulatory challenges halts UK innovation
London, UK – A shortage of skills and too much red tape tops the table of barriers to innovation for 1 in 4 UK digital businesses*, a..
BUSINESS
Branching out: How banks can keep pace with the evolution of customer experience
Chris Chamberlain, Director of Financial Services for UKI at Quadient Bank branch closures no longer come as a surprise. When RBS anno..
BANKING
Firms Need to Prepare for Eonia and Euribor Replacement Now
According to New Oliver Wyman Report London- Financial institutions need to start preparing now for the transition away from the Euro ..
NEWS
FC Barcelona Legends Iniesta, Puyol, and de la Peña Together with Leading Technologists Announce Blockchain-Powered Social Network to Empower Sports Fans
Network will be tested among the one million fans expected to flock to Russia for the 2018 FIFA World Cup Switzerland–Olyseum, t..
NEWS
WHO urges China to share specific data regularly on COVID situation
Westminster Works to provide 220 elegant apartments in strategic Digbeth location Digbeth continuing to build reputation as the place..
LIFESTYLE
Going Dutch – can banks get a fair share in the age of open banking?
Nigel Reavley, Head of Financial Services Open banking. In the last year or so, this concept has given Europe’s financial world a lot ..
BANKING
McAfee Highlights Emerging Cybersecurity Risks Associated with Blockchain
McAfee report sounds industry alarm: Don’t start the Blockchain revolution without making security a top priority Dubai, United Arab E..
TECHNOLOGY
Visa Canada and Finn AI collaborate to expand artificial intelligence banking capabilities through Visa Developer
“Where is the closest ATM?” or “Please cancel my card” examples of new digital capabilities using Finn AI technology and Visa Develope..
NEWS
NCR and Tata Consultancy Services Limited Enter into Strategic Alliance
The Companies Will Collaborate to help Financial Institutions, Retailers and Restaurants Transform Consumer Interactions ATLANTA, Ga –..
NEWS
Synechron Launches Social Awareness Campaign #ItTakesAllTypes to Promote Diversity and Inclusion at Work
Campaign launched at Girls in Tech Catalyst event a forum to empower women in tech San Francisco, New York, London, Paris, Amsterdam,..
NEWS
SharesPost Announces Strategic Partnership with Leading Blockchain Advisory Firm Satis Group
Partnership will provide security token issuers with streamlined access to secondary trading and advisory services SharesPost, a lead..
NEWS
PatSnap secures $38 million in Series D funding led by Sequoia and Shunwei
Latest round brings PatSnap’s total investment to date to over US$100 million PatSnap, the world’s leading provider of research and d..
INVESTING
Blockchain Company, AID:Tech Secures Investment from Enterprise Ireland and SGInnovate
Investment marks the first time both state-backed organizations have invested in a blockchain company AID:Tech, the company that re..
INVESTING
How finance leaders can strike the balance between human and artificial intelligence
Tim Wakeford, VP for Financial Product Strategy, EMEA at Workday There are a lot of scary statistics highlighting the potential risks ..
FINANCE
One in three London startups suffer from shortage in tech talent
A new survey among more than 100 founders of London tech startups, conducted by Studio Graphene in partnership with City RoadCommunica..
BUSINESS
75 per cent of businesses fear risk of fraud because of weak accounts payable systems
New report finds that three quarters of finance decision makers in UK businesses think their company is in danger Three quarters of f..
BUSINESS
The Financial Services Community Just Got Serious About Identity
By Lina Andolf-Orup, Fingerprints I find myself sitting in Schiphol Airport, trying to switch off. But I can’t. As with everyone that ..
FINANCE
Does Device Entitlement Software in Smartphones Signal New Growth For VoLTE?
Yes, says Magnus Moller-Petersen, the EVP Sales and Marketing at global mobile device intelligence specialist, Sicap. “But only if ope..
TECHNOLOGY
Almost half of companies struggle to find skilled workers
Digitisation and automation are driving significant change in the skills businesses look for in professionals, according to recruitmen..
NEWS
GECKO Governance Launches Compliance Solution For ICO Market Following Approval by Isle of Man Regulator
Former SEC Senior Compliance Examiner joins stellar advisory board Dublin, Ireland- GECKO Governance, the multi-award winning RegTech..
NEWS
ALPHERA launches new IMI-backed quality programmes for selling car finance
Three new Quality Assured Programmes for F&I sales: ‘Funding Essential Skills’, ‘Selling to the Business User’ and ‘Developing th..
FINANCE
How automation can help the financial sector meet GDPR requirements
By Venu Kannan, Chief Solutions Officer, UiPath What a huge advance it is that the financial sector now has robots to relieve the ever..
FINANCE
Vaisala Patented Its Groundbreaking Method and Technology for Measuring Vaporized Hydrogen Peroxide
The new patent protects Vaisala’s innovative and in-house invented dual gas sensor structure and the method for measuring vapori..
TECHNOLOGY
Money 20/20 Europe – how far have we come?
Paul Butterworth, Trustonic The event has just finished, so a good time to think about the progress we’ve made as an industry over the..
BANKING
Global Blockchain Services Firm WACHSMAN Recruits Key Executives from Jefferies and J.P. Morgan to Lead New Strategy Division
Wachsman amplifies service offerings beyond public relations and events management with first major agency expansion NEW YORK, NY — Wa..
NEWS
Pelican beta API Interoperable Hub platform goes live
Pelican launches beta API Hub for banks to access innovative developer sandbox for account information and payment initiation services..
NEWS
CBA completes SEPA instant payments testing with EBA Clearing
IBAS platform successfully completes rigorous processing for SEPA Instant payments and is set to deliver significant cost savings for ..
NEWS
Swiss insurance company Helvetia uses Squirro to deliver better search results to its five million customers
The Squirro Cognitive Search solution replaces Google Search Appliance as Helvetia Insurance overhauls its website search function, ad..
INSURANCE
Responding to fresh competition in the financial industry
By Karen Wheeler, Vice President and Country Manager UK, Affinion Digital transformation has been at the forefront of discussion in th..
FINANCE
A View on Blockchain for Business—Transformational Blockbuster for UAE Businesses or ‘Slow Burn’?
By Erik Johnsson, chief architect, Epicor Software Most people associate blockchain with cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin. It is the t..
BUSINESS
Digital Britain – More Than a Quarter of UK Small Businesses Now Accept Payment Apps at the Checkout
New research from leading payments company Verifone shows that UK SMEs are moving to a digital-first approach with customers Increase..
BUSINESS
Providing credit managers with a new sense of visibility
By Martin de Heus, VP of Direct Sales at Onguard The relationship a business has with customers extends well beyond the point of sale..
BUSINESS
Risk in supply chains differs by industry, new report finds
Inaugural Global Supply Chain Risk Report now available The construction sector reduced its overall supply chain risk in Q1 2018, whi..
BUSINESS