05/29/2018
DDOS attacks target dutch banks
In January the Dutch Tax Authority, ABN Amro, ING and Rabobank were all hit by multiple DDoS attacks. An 18-year-old man from Oosterhout was arrested.
FinTech
05/29/2018
Bitcoin Cash and EOS added to deVere Crypto as 35% of HNWIs embrace cryptocurrencies
The news comes as deVere release the findings of a new international poll in which it is revealed that 35 per cent of high net worth individuals are now already invested in or will make investments in cryptocurrencies before the end of 2018.
05/29/2018
Paris AM opens sister company in Geneva
The company’s CIO, Romain Decorps, said: ‘Many investors are interested in blockchain, but it is hard to find firms they trust and that are properly regulated.’
05/29/2018
Deutsche Buries Digital Bank Plan
Instead, Deutsche Bank harbors plans of a digital platform, and will provide further details in the fourth quarter.
05/28/2018
IBM and Crédit Mutuel Strengthen Their Strategic Partnership
The bank is also using IBM MaaS360 to protect 10,000 advisors' mobile phones used across the overall Crédit Mutuel Group.
05/25/2018
Schroders launches MoneyLens to engage with millennials
The website will be edited by Vicki Owen, previously a journalist at the Mail on Sunday, and will publish articles written by millennials across all parts of the business at Schroders.
05/25/2018
Asset managers told to face up to rising cyber and engineered crime threat
Combine that with today’s laser-focus on the protection of data, and security is becoming ever more crucial for these organisations.
05/25/2018
Retail banks lose over half of European applicants during on-boarding
The new research paints an even bleaker picture across Europe with 52% of respondents admitting abandoning applications.
05/24/2018
Norway's Central Bank Mulls Digital Currency as Cash Use Declines
Already, the country's DNB bank has stopped handling cash, with Trond Bentestuen, group executive vice president of wealth management and insurance at the bank, telling local media as far back as 2016, that only 6 percent of Norwegians use cash on a
05/24/2018
Temenos Launches Next-Generation Front Office Suite
Temenos unveils its comprehensive Front Office Suite for banks aiming to rapidly achieve deep customer intimacy
05/24/2018
IBM plans to hire 1,800 people in France for blockchain and AI
This hiring plan still represents pocket change for such a big company with hundreds of thousands of people.
05/24/2018
Avaloq onboards Deutsche Bank Luxembourg
Over 150 customers and wealth managers manage 4 trillion US dollars in assets with Avaloq, helping everyone from the ultra-high net worth investor to the average saver.
05/24/2018
Moneyhub integrates with Intelliflo for financial advisers
Moneyhub sits at the forefront of the Open Banking revolution, working with advisers, banks, investment managers, pension providers, and employee benefit consultants to provide cutting edge financial management white-labelled solutions and APIs for their
05/22/2018
Legal heavyweight Pinsent Masons getting on board at FinTech Scotland
“Fintech is disrupting global markets, it is a growth industry with massive potential, and it is an emerging sector in which Scotland has an opportunity to play a key role.
05/22/2018
Societe Generale in Luxembourg Centralises Trading on Charles River IMS
European financial services group adopts Charles River to enhance service to its private banks and I-DEAL clients
05/21/2018
Robot at $390 Billion Nordea Wealth Unit Has Big Plans
Nordea wants to use Nora to help expand that figure to about 2 million people in the next 2-3 years.
05/21/2018
Clydesdale owner puts faith in digital banking for the future
CYBG’s digital brand B has already secured more than 170,000 customers and £1.6 billion in deposits.
05/21/2018
Funds fight to focus on Iris in UK's biggest software buyout deal
Omers and ICG are vying to invest alongside Hg's Saturn fund in the UK's biggest-ever software sector buyout, Sky News learns.
05/21/2018
AxiomSL solution goes live at European operations of mystery US bank
AxiomSL claims that the implementation was fast, efficient and cost-effective due to its use of a single platform that can be used “for all regulatory calculations and reporting requirements.
05/21/2018
Castlight empowers first open banking loan for HSBC
Following a test and pilot programme, HSBC UK have used Castlight Financial’s powerful categorisation technology tool, CaaS® or Catgorisation as a Service