11/30/2016
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.
FinTech
11/30/2016
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.
11/30/2016
Barclays launches digital investment platform
Competition for customers in the investment space is heating up.
11/30/2016
Sopra Steria Achieves AWS Financial Services Competency Status
Achieving the AWS Financial Services Competency differentiates Sopra Steria as an AWS Partner Network member
11/30/2016
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
11/30/2016
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
11/29/2016
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
11/28/2016
Online lending platforms yet to prove their worth
The industry in the US has gone into reverse
11/28/2016
Hackers target high-profile customers of Liechtenstein bank in extortion scam - Report
Scammers demand a portion of victims' bank account amount, threatening exposure.
11/25/2016
Digital the future for French banks says central bank boss
The better these changes are anticipated, the better they progress on a social level
11/25/2016
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.
11/24/2016
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.
11/23/2016
Saunderson House wins Digital Client Portal of the Year award
We provide financial planning and investment services to busy professionals.
11/23/2016
Barclays pilots contactless cash withdrawals
The technology is being tried out in the north of England before being introduced in 180 branches across the country.
11/23/2016
Berlin startup Cashboard raises €3 million as German fintech momentum continues
German fintech is now on track to attract more investment than British fintech in 2016
11/23/2016
Client Portals - The Return on Investment
Whilst the FS industry is increasingly aware of the purpose of client portals, there is a difference of opinion on the benefits portals deliver.
11/22/2016
WH Ireland chooses Intelliflo for tech development
Intelliflo are at the fore front of technology in this ever-changing UK financial advice industry
11/22/2016
Android Pay launches in Poland
The US was the first country to get Android Pay – this was in May 2015.
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.
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.