02/02/2021
Barclays data: 2020 highest ever year for scams
The use of fear and intimidation is a powerful tactic, making impersonation scams the most commonly recorded scam by volume (22 per cent) for Barclays in 2020.
Research
01/04/2021
8 tech trends to watch in 2021
Technology will first make some buzz before becoming the norm. Here are some of the trends we will likely see in 2021.
01/04/2021
Digital Platforms to Accelerate Banks’ Growth
The year got people very apprehensive and disrupted a lot of things, in terms of our way of life as well as our business operations.
12/29/2020
Traditional FIs Drive Modernization Through FinTech Pairings
A Toolbox report said Citi has already signed data access agreements to several startups and data aggregators that, through approval of joint customers, can access data of Citi accounts.
12/18/2020
CaixaBank participates in EU research consortium to develop a personal data protection platform
The company seeks to protect the operations and financial transactions of customers and shareholders to ensure that they take place in the most secure environment possible, preventing external threats that can jeopardise confidentiality and privacy.
12/17/2020
PensionBee launches fossil fuel free fund
The plan completely excludes fossil fuel producers, tobacco companies, manufacturers of controversial weapons and persistent violators of the UN Global Compact.
12/16/2020
New technologies will significantly enhance front, middle and back office functions but the ‘human touch’ remains key, finds new report from Avaloq
Based on a series of interviews with financial institutions as well as research among investors and end-clients
12/11/2020
New Whitepaper Explores Evolution of Email Cyber Crime
Multi-factor authentication critical to deterring new email fraud
12/02/2020
Why Forced Innovation Will Usher In A New Era Of Economic Growth
This means we are still at the beginning of the new big tech cycle, which will become a much bigger part of our lives.
11/03/2020
The Future Of Banking Is Digital
Chief Product Officer at nCino, leading the team responsible for the design, development and roadmap of the nCino Bank Operating System.
10/08/2020
Connecting people with finance: new digital core in banks
In this environment, traditional bank services – from deposits and loans to remittances – are quickly evolving to include payment and investment services.
10/01/2020
SS&C Intralinks 2021 LP Survey Highlights Alternative Investments amid Pandemic
Fifth annual survey explores limited partners' alternative investment strategies and plans for 2021
09/25/2020
How SA’s Yellow plans to expand beyond energy provision after banking funding round
South African startup Yellow, which enables low income, rural households in Malawi and Uganda to access electricity through solar home systems on a financed basis, plans to move into other verticals after raising a US$3.3 million Series A funding round.
09/22/2020
Kaspersky finds risky password trends in South Africa
South African users are also using unreliable and unsafe methods to store or remember passwords.
09/08/2020
Five Digital Banking Challenges that can be Solved with Customer-Centricity
Only 19% of companies have a team of customer experience specialists that would help to bridge this gap between the customer expectations and the businesses.
09/08/2020
First Bank tops as Nigerian banks record lower E-business income
The FUGAZ generated a sum of N67.3 billion from electronic business during their half-year 2020.
08/23/2020
SS&C GlobeOp Forward Redemption Indicator: August notifications 3.08%
The next publication date is September 22, 2020.
06/29/2020
Advisers’ DFM use set to increase by 20%, Nucleus census finds
This year’s census suggests advisers are looking to outsource investment decision-making in a variety of ways.
06/29/2020
Brits set to accumulate £75bn in lockdown as new ‘money revolution’ begins
Lockdown has also led to an explosion in the use of digital banking platforms, the research shows.
05/26/2020
Global Cloud IT infrastructure spending will touch $70bn this year
Today, billions of people use personal cloud storage to manage and store private data.