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Metro Bank joins Faster Payments Scheme

Metro Bank now a fully operational participating financial provider of Faster Payments

PBF Solutions Helps New Challenger Banks Attract UK Savers and Grow

PBF helps new-entrant financial organisations and challenger banks enter the UK market using its specialised online customer acquisition platform

Mobile-phone based bank Number26 expands to 17 European markets

Without the expense of branches or legacy computer infrastructure and by relying on selective outsourcing.

Veritas extends SEI wealth contract

As the industry continues to adjust to the broader technological upheaval impacting the market.

Mumbai and Tel Aviv are the rising financial centres as power shifts from the West, says Barclays chief

India, Singapore or Israel could be the financial technology capital of the future

European VCs are going to make flying cars a reality

There’s 14 times the amount of later stage capital committed in the U.S. versus Europe

Dion Global gets Erste Bank 'Sepa ready' for real time payments

These Erste Group businesses can now initiate SEPA payments and direct debits using Dion’s payment solutions.

How to build a digital strategy for your business... (Part 6/6) by Mik Cons, CEO of Sammedia

Robo-Advice is coming.

Bank of England recruits fintech firms to ramp up cybersecurity drive

Officials are getting financial technology (fintech) firms into Threadneedle Street to work on ways to use new systems to combat fraud.

Legal & General Backs Innovative UK Wide Venture Investment Platform With Woodford Investment Management And British Business Bank

Legal & General sees an opportunity to help drive the institutionalisation of the venture asset class and create a leading venture investment ecosystem across the UK.

Barclays launches digital investment platform

Competition for customers in the investment space is heating up.

Sopra Steria Achieves AWS Financial Services Competency Status

Achieving the AWS Financial Services Competency differentiates Sopra Steria as an AWS Partner Network member

Grant Thornton steps up cyber security to enhance protection of clients’ personal data

Cyber security has long been a priority for Grant Thornton, with exceptionally high standards expected

European Payments Council launches SEPA Instant Credit Transfer scheme

The SCT Inst scheme is a “world first”, enabling individuals, businesses, corporates and administrations to make “instant” euro credit transfers between accounts across an international area that will progressively span over 34 Eur

BearingPoint ranked in the top 30 for risk technology in prestigious Chartis RiskTech100® report

Risk reporting solution Abacus moves up 27 places in the Chartis RiskTech100® with high scores for functionality and customer satisfaction

Online lending platforms yet to prove their worth

The industry in the US has gone into reverse

Hackers target high-profile customers of Liechtenstein bank in extortion scam - Report

Scammers demand a portion of victims' bank account amount, threatening exposure.

Digital the future for French banks says central bank boss

The better these changes are anticipated, the better they progress on a social level

Objectway Conference: Do or die in wealth management’s digital drive

Schramme too was keen to emphasise the importance of digital for wealth managers in “building a “sticky relationship” with their customers. “How do you differentiate in an increasingly commoditised business?” he asks.

Royal London: robo services could prove value of advice

She was asked whether so-called robo-advice would slow the rate at which individuals transition from self-investment to seeking financial advice.

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