03/27/2017
North Korea’s ambition seen in a bid to breach global banks
The Polish banks took the hackers bait, the scheme was detected fairly quickly, and there is no evidence that any money was stolen from the intended targets.
Research
03/27/2017
Engaging a system integrator to orchestrate your core banking transformation
This paper aims to demonstrate the value of engaging a system integrator (SI) in any core banking transformation and to introduce a set of selection criteria to guide decision-makers in selecting the right SI.
03/27/2017
5 hottest trends in FinTech
Interestingly, all appear to be on a pattern that is headed towards the democratization of the financial industry, to the benefit of everyone.
03/27/2017
Is Your Bank’s Sales Strategy Digital-Ready?
To better understand the progress being made at the largest financial organizations globally.
03/22/2017
Advertisers' Digital Marketing Skills Remain Stagnant
Worse, two-thirds of the companies surveyed gave themselves a 60 or lower. In grading terms, that’s a D-minus, at best.
03/21/2017
Applying blockchain in securitization
Opportunities for reinvention
03/21/2017
Despite Brexit chaos, people are more optimistic about the London tech sector than ever
Respondents were more optimistic about Britain than ever, despite the looming spectre of Brexit.
03/21/2017
Can banks really win in the payments business of the future? – new Finextra report
Payments transformation is a force that cannot be ignored
03/21/2017
Wealth management straggles on digital
Second annual report finds that many large, global banks still fail to be digitally ready
03/20/2017
Eric rebuilds research dashboard for asset management industry
The new ERIC platform delivers greater capacity for evaluating and reporting on the research consumed by its buy-side participants
03/16/2017
Robo-advice enabling asset management for the masses
More than 50% of Nutmeg’s customers are first-time investors.
03/16/2017
Robo-advice portfolios boosted by themes and factors
The thematic and factor approaches to building indices have their own individual advantages for digital wealth management services.
03/16/2017
UK FinTech investment figures are simply incorrect
In 2016, investments of quantum size £0-5m increased by 31% to a total of £157m
03/16/2017
Gen Y would happily bank with tech giants Apple, Google
There is certainly no love lost for the big banks in this country, and so perhaps its not much of a surprise that young Australians would happily opt for more favoured tech brands.
03/16/2017
State Street’s DataGX Wins “Best Data Provider” at Hedge Fund Management US Technology Awards
The data-as-a-service platform is a scalable, cloud-based solution that allows clients to more completely measure and evaluate risk, address regulatory concerns and make more informed, real-time trading decisions.
03/15/2017
IAIS report on FinTech developments in the insurance industry
The report sets out the potential impact of FinTech on the following areas in the insurance sector:
03/15/2017
SocGen Taps Amazon, Microsoft for Cloud as Banks Target Costs
French bank aims to start moving data to public clouds by June
03/15/2017
Charles Schwab launches hybrid human-robo financial advice
Betterment's move marked a surprising shift toward human advisors.
03/14/2017
Gartner advises banks to overcome regulatory framework to go digital
The firm also predicted that 100 million people will be shopping with augmented reality by 2020, there will be $10 billion (Dh36.7 billion) blockchain business by 2022, and 30 per cent will be browsing without a screen by 2020.
03/14/2017
UK FinTech market matures as focus turns to Artificial Intelligence and putting customers first: new Startupbootcamp and PwC report
Startupbootcamp FinTech intensive 3+1 month program provides startups with an intense structured, mentorship, office space in the heart of London