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Guernsey: Innovation Island: Innovating In A Private Client World

Guernsey also introduced the world's first ever system of registered image rights providing people in the spotlight with enhanced protection over the use of their image.

French Central Bank Chief Urges Insurance Firms to Up Cybersecurity

The European cyber insurance market has grown significantly in recent years, but is still quite small compared to that of the U.S.

Parisian Bankers Aim for Fintech Catch Up, Eyeing Brexit Opening

French capital is behind in terms of venture financing

FinTech sector needs more regulatory oversight

Financial technology companies require greater oversight

French Insurers & Bankers Aim to Beef Up Fintech Investments

France’s top financial firms needs to embrace innovation

Time for the iPhone moment in Financial Services (Part 1/6) by Mik Cons, CEO of Sammedia Limited

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Bank of England Governor Warns on Unchecked Fintech Rise

Fintech could threaten financial stability

London takes top spot in RegTech deals: FinTech Global

The UK Financial Conduct Authority has created a regulatory sandbox

IRESS launches annuity yield comparison index

The IRESS Relative Annuity Yield Index compares the income yield of annuities to cash ISA rates

Finance Disrupted: Who will take London’s fintech crown?

The panel generally backed this view up, with Lawrence Wintermeyer, CEO at Innovate Finance, pointing out that half of all venture capital in London is foreign.

Senior banking technologists quit to become fintech gurus

The implication is that senior technologists in banking would rather be on the outside looking in at the potential disruption from fintech start-ups.

Misys Prepares For Alt-Lending’s Collapse

The rise of alternative and marketplace lenders emerged because traditional FIs weren’t agile enough in their innovation and technology adoption to develop the convenience and efficiency new market entrants offered, he added.

Hellenic Bank Selects Backbase to Upgrade its Digital Banking Offering

Omni channel banking is the next frontier that banks around the world

Aspect Software helps major UK bank to reduce cost of fraud prevention

This bank serves large numbers of customers worldwide, with a third of them using its digital services, including online banking.

EU Cybersecurity Agency Advises Financial Institutions How to Deal With Blockchain

ENISA released a paper on Blockchain to assist banks and financial institutions

A Helping Hand for Startups

A tech growth fund, set up in cooperation with the state KfW Bank, would provide promising German startups with financing in their key growth phase.

EU considering stress tests for banks to prepare for growing cyber attacks

The humongous frauds taking place have cautioned global regulators for tightening their securities, and many countries have also been conducting checks on lender’s security systems.

BOV selects Oracle Flexcube as new core banking system

Oracle Flexcube will enable us to offer superior customer service, simpler access to information and service

Cyber attack locks Lloyds customers out of accounts: Online assault took down bank’s digital services for more than two days

TSB, which split from Lloyds in 2013 but shares its technology platform, was also hit.

As attacks grow, EU mulls banking stress tests for cyber risks

Banks are struggling to demonstrate their ability to cope with the rising threat of intruders