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ICAP’s Spencer Reboots Market Stalwart With a Big Bet on Digital

Spencer is betting the house on committing everything to electronic platforms

Sweden’s Riksbank to decide whether to start issuing an 'ekrona' within two years, deputy governor says

Like other central banks, the Riksbank currently provides electronic money through accounts to banks and clearing organisations.

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FNZ to build new BPO centre for Kleinwort Benson, SG Hambros and Société Générale’s private banking business

Kleinwort Benson is currently using the T24 core banking system provided by Temenos.

Google commits to £1bn UK investment plan

The news comes as a major boost to Britain's technology sector.

IRESS delivers greater price certainty for term protection with new on-line underwriting proposition

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Barclays has plans to let customers use Facebook for banking

The best way to think about this is an operational data store that is literally mirroring, or in synch, with the old-school mainframe.

Fintech deal set to prompt new expansion into London

The move to link the world's two leading fintech hubs is expected to revolutionize global fintech growth

Metro Bank, SETL and Deloitte explore blockchain for consumer payments

The successful implementation of a blockchain smartcard retail payment system offers the possibility of significantly reducing current high costs for processing retail transactions

Wealth Management Firm To Create Belfast Jos

The company's expansion into Belfast will create 42 jobs and has been supported by a £252,000 investment from Invest NI

Copenhagen Fintech opens doors

CFIR facilitated connections between fintech start-ups, banks, regulators and policy-makers.

Russian Banks Suffered Powerful DDOS Attacks - Good News is that Attacks were Successfully Mitigated

The intensity of the attacks reached 660 thousands of requests per second. It is also noted that some of the banks were attacked repeatedly.

ABN looked at using undercover security staff to prevent cyber attacks

ABN-AMRO was looking at sending staff undercover to observe employees' security practices

ING Bank Invites Teams to Impact Finance at Global WebVR Hackathon

ING’s strategy is to unlock innovation for their clients through co-creation

HSBC combines AWS with agile thinking to tap into growing demand for mobile banking

Banking giant opens up about how cloud and DevOps adoption is helping it cope with the growing consumer demand for mobile and online banking services

Mizuho Taps Wolters Kluwer for Risk, Regulatory Reporting

The bank will use Wolters Kluwer's solutions suite to perform calculations and reporting functions, in line with upcoming regulations.

Italian banking firm predicts the doom of traditional banking

Banks will need to address these problems against a background of branch closures, reduced footfall in branches and diversification in the way customers bank.

Frankfurt’s Fledgling Fintechs Show a City Racing to Catch Up

Shortages in venture-capital funding have led Germany’s banking and exchange powerhouses to set change into motion themselves.

Will Bitcoin Become the new "Swiss Bank Account"?

This may lead some Americans to seek alternative ways to store value in a secure, private manner - and Bitcoin may be one ready solution.

Ascentric hires Deloitte to help deliver re-platforming

Platform consultancy firm Finalytiq estimates Ascentric has so far spent £5.7 million on the replatforming project.

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