11/22/2016
R3 blockchain consortium loses another member, Santander
Santander’s exit from R3 comes hot on the heels of the same move by Goldman Sachs.
FinTech
11/22/2016
UBS Signs a 3-Year Strategic Vendor Contract with Luxoft
the agreement has a minimum target spend of USD 300 million or USD 100 million a year on average.
11/22/2016
Barclays tests smartphone cash withdrawals
But one security expert said there were still risks involved.
11/21/2016
Capgemini looks to ride the digital wave
Almost any new initiative that you will do with clients will be digital.
11/21/2016
Metro Bank launches new online platform
New mobile apps will be launched in early 2017.
11/21/2016
Europe's Affluent Investors Are Confident that they can Construct their own Portfolios
The end investors surveyed for Cerulli Associates' latest report, European Investor Segmentation 2016: Building Bridges with Clients, have high levels of confidence in their ability to construct their own portfolios.
11/18/2016
Killik to enter robo-advice market for lower-income investors
Monthly investment will start from £25 a month
11/17/2016
Kim Fournais: People Are More Loyal to Their Bank Than to Their Spouse
Changes will open opportunities for new players, in particular from the fledgling fintech industry
11/17/2016
ICAP’s Spencer Reboots Market Stalwart With a Big Bet on Digital
Spencer is betting the house on committing everything to electronic platforms
11/17/2016
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.
11/17/2016
What are your future clients doing right now?...
Mik Cons, CEO of Sammedia Limited
11/17/2016
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.
11/16/2016
Google commits to £1bn UK investment plan
The news comes as a major boost to Britain's technology sector.
11/16/2016
IRESS delivers greater price certainty for term protection with new on-line underwriting proposition
Disclosure of occupation also becomes mandatory when additional BMI information is selected.
11/16/2016
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.
11/15/2016
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
11/15/2016
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
11/15/2016
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
11/14/2016
Copenhagen Fintech opens doors
CFIR facilitated connections between fintech start-ups, banks, regulators and policy-makers.
11/13/2016
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.