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City Interview: Retail and business banking boss Ashok Vaswani is taking Barclays to front line in hi-tech battle

Finger vein scanning, voice biometrics, and contactless payment wristbands.

Vermilion Achieves Ranking in ‘hiscox Tech Track 100’ for First Time

The 14th annual Sunday Times Hiscox Tech Track 100 league table ranks Britain’s private technology, media and telecoms (TMT) companies with the fastest-growing sales

Barclays’ Harte: Alibaba and the forty fears of bank transformation

Michael Harte, chief operations and technology officer at Barclays, says the growth of Chinese online e-commerce business Alibaba is the threat that keeps him awake at night – and that major banks could be in danger of losing touch with their own cu

Online investment management startup partners with IG Group

The online investment platform backed by Bats Chi-X chief executive Mark Hemsley and Steve Swanson, the former global co-head of electronic trading at Citigroup, has partnered with IG Group to revamp its offering.

KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS Extends Use of SimCorp Dimension

KLP Kapitalforvaltning selected the SimCorp Dimension Front Office Suite following a competitive tender process.

Major Swiss Private Bank Selects NeoXam’s NX GP3 to Automate Fund Accounting

NX GP3 was selected for its recognized leadership in the fund management industry and its proven ability to support business expansion.

Dion Completes Acquisition Of SwissRisk Financial Systems

The move enhances the firm's European footprint and highlights the importance of that market to Dion's growth strategy.

Banks want to keep your digital ID in their vaults

Britain’s high street banks believe their future role will be as repositories of more than just money: they want to be the safe place where customers store their digital identities.

Lombard Risk adds CFO to the board

He was previously Chief Financial Officer at Lepe Partners LLP, a specialist independent banking company, prior to which he was Chief Financial Officer of Merchant Securities Group plc and Chief Financial Officer of W.H. Ireland Group plc.

Skandia unlikely to offer investment trusts until 2016

Major platform Skandia has said it is unlikely to offer investment trusts until at least 2016, in a setback for trust evangelists.

Avaloq names chief acquisition officer

The Avaloq group announces the appointment of Dr. Enrico Ardielli as Group Chief Acquisition Officer (CAO).

Ex-Deutsche Bank head trader launches investor app

By playing the game and building a profile, players develop experience that could be useful for real trading without risking any real money.

The invisible machines out to steal your cash

Crafty devices designed to steal your credit card information when you use cash machines are getting increasingly compact and difficult to spot, according to reports, with the latest “razor thin” models able to slip totally out of sight inside

Advent Wins 'Best Client Reporting System'

This enterprise product leverages a single SQL database to deliver critical client information via an easy-to-use browser-based user interface. APX delivers improved client service with enhanced security for today's amplified compliance environment.

Region's firms bemoan dearth of digital skills - Close Brothers

The figures come from the latest Close Brothers Business Barometer, a quarterly survey of SME owners and managers.

Tech pros in finance admit they are failing on data compliance

Most technology pros charged with maintaining compliance at tightly regulated healthcare, retail and financial organisations admit they are failing.

Management failings rather than technology are to blame for a growing number of botched core banking system replacements

Management failings rather than technology are to blame for a growing number of botched core banking system replacements, according to Forrester Research.

British Business Bank chief: UK can steal a march with fintech

As one of the world’s leading financial centres, geographically positioned between the US and the Far East, the UK has without doubt the tools to build on its reputation as the global go-to place for business.

SaxoMobileTrader Named Best Mobile Trading Platform

"Technology is at the core of Saxo Bank's operations and has allowed the bank to maintain its strong competitive advantage.

Diligenta secures a landmark open-book deal for Friends Provident International

Deal demonstrates Diligenta’s capability to support open-book and international Life and Pensions markets.

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