05/19/2015
Hacking onslaught tests UK banks’ defences
A new cyber challenge confronts British banks. It comes from elite hackers, advised by the British security services, reporting to the Bank of England and being paid for by the banks themselves.
FinTech
05/19/2015
KPMG Channel Islands wins award for Innovation
A team from the States of Jersey won the award for Teamwork, and Elliot Walker, who works in the financial services industry in Guernsey, won the award for best Design.
05/18/2015
Third Financial Software named 'Best Technology Provider – Front Office'
Commenting on the firm’s triumph Stewart Foster, CEO of Third Financial Software said: "We are delighted to have won this prestigious award, importantly judged by the most high profile wealth managers and family offices in the business.”
05/18/2015
Going global with the PwC Accelerator
The PwC Accelerator is one of a handful of private initiatives in Luxembourg to support innovative businesses
05/14/2015
Standard Chartered Bank Chooses Jive To Help 90,000 Employees Collaborate Globally
Jive's enterprise communication and collaboration solutions bridge multi-generational, multi-cultural workstyles to drive competitive advantage
05/14/2015
Leading wealth management software firm crowned ‘Best Client Communications and Reporting Solution”
Showcasing ‘best of breed’ providers in the global private banking, wealth management and advisor communities
05/13/2015
Technology: the key to managing change by Chris Longden, MD, Avaloq
Avaloq UK’s managing director, Chris Longden, discusses the three main challenges the industry is facing and how innovative technology is key to overcoming the hurdles ahead.
05/13/2015
Raymond James and Sprint Release Strategic Integration
Fastrak is designed for any company providing investment management to private clients/trusts & company pension arrangements. Suitable for a direct proposition or using a DFM
05/13/2015
Russian cybergroup eyes bank attacks
APT28 set up phishing domain names for an upcoming attack against banks in the U.S, UAE and other countries
05/12/2015
German banks begin migration to EBA Clearing's STEP2 Card Clearing Service
The move to XML-based card clearing enables the user banks to reap synergies from the re-use of the interbank infrastructure and bank-internal interfaces they have invested in for the Single Euro Payments Area.
05/12/2015
Third Financial Software crowned ‘Best Risk Management’ software firm
One of four firms to be shortlisted in the Risk Management category, the triumph is yet another milestone in the company’s drive to be recognised as one of the pre-eminent players in the competitive financial software space.
05/12/2015
Are wealth managers risking technological exclusion?
Suitability is back at the top of the regulator’s agenda this year, but many wealth managers are still behind the curve, according to Wealth Dynamix CEO Gary Linieres
05/12/2015
CaixaBank Chooses ABBYY FineReader Engine to Digitise Archives of 25 Million Documents
The move followed the bank’s recent acquisition and will deploy the software development kit for Optical Character Recognition (OCR) to digitally archive important customer information and business records.
05/11/2015
Capco expands UK office
He brings over 20 years of experience in programme, product and technology management with leading financial services organisations. Joining a team of established Partners, his role will focus primarily across Capco’s banking and payments practices.
05/08/2015
Halifax doubles mobile user base in a year
UK retail bank Halifax reports that two-thirds of its internet banking customers are now using mobile devices to log-in
05/07/2015
Avaloq continues its BPO success with two award wins at the WealthBriefing European Awards 2015
These awards were judged solely on the basis of entrants’ submissions and their response to a number of specific questions, which had to be answered focusing on the client experience, not quantitative performance metrics.
05/07/2015
RBC WM signs up for system that tackles robo-adviser threat
Helps wealth managers to gauge the risk profile of clients and assess
05/07/2015
Wealth management software firm secures expansion capital
A proportion of the investment will fund a new, wholly owned subsidiary that will offer platform services to the UK wealth management market.
05/05/2015
Innovative technology is the key to managing change by Chris Longden - Managing Director, Avaloq UK
Clients today are increasingly using online technology and social media as part of their everyday lives
05/05/2015
Charles River IMS Named “Best Portfolio Management Solution”
Presented on April 30th in London, the awards honor technology vendors for developing innovative tools for European wealth management firms