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21m UK consumers say they’ll switch banks to access mobile payments

44% of consumers plan to switch accounts if their current bank was unable to offer mobile payments and had no plans to do so

St. James's Place International deploys FRS asset-reporting software

The on-site or cloud-hosted solution consumes and enriches data from various sources and formats; then produces reports in the prescribed QRT (Quantitative Reporting Templates) format.

Britain’s banking institutions share concerns over Apple Pay

It is understood the bank is uncomfortable with the amount of personal and financial information Apple wants to collect about its customers.

Cyber man: Fund manager profile with Pioneer Investments

Growing up under Soviet rule in Kazakhstan and studying economic cybernetics has placed Yerlan Syzdykov in the unusual position of understanding how certain cultures and systems namely China operate.

Apple Pay Headed to the UK, Banks Wary

The Telegraph reports that at least one of the largest banks is concerned about the mobile payments service's terms.

BAE turns its fire on tax evasion

Europe’s biggest defence company says it is in talks to sell its NetReveal anti-tax evasion software to a number of central Europe governments and expects to double its client base in the next two years.

Avaloq ready to double staff in Edinburgh

SWISS banking software outfit Avaloq is poised to double its headcount in Edinburgh over the coming year as it taps into the city’s “highly skilled” pool of computing graduates.

UK banks in talks over Apple ‘wave and pay’

Negotiations between the tech giant and at least one bank have proved tricky because of wrangling over the terms, including what data Apple will be able to access

Big banks need to embrace digital era

Technology is reshaping one industry after another, banking ought to be ripe for disruption

Objectway Financial Software Acquires 3i Infotech's Western Europe Business

Acquisition strengthens Objectway's wealth & investment management solutions and increases its expansion in the UK

The ‘Omni-Channel Approach’ – Digital Banking for Generation Y

Banks must be prepared for serious disruption that has already begun.

Crimeware-as-a-Service Threatens Ban

Why Evolving Malware Families Are Big Cause for Concern

Award winning commercial law firm chooses Eclipse Proclaim

Sherrards Solicitors is implementing the Proclaim Case Management Software Solution from Eclipse Legal Systems.

UK public sector shunning offshore IT

Outsourcing market gets big boost from the public sector this year

Redmayne-Bentley outsources technology to Phoenix

Redmayne-Bentley has handed Phoenix the contract for an outsourced managed IT service for the next three years.

Aberdeen’s Gilbert meets Google to discuss tech challenges

Aberdeen Asset Management chief executive Martin Gilbert has met Google executives in a bid to better understand the technological challenges facing the fund industry

International Wealth Platform Acordias rebrands

Ardan International was recently acquired by Rowan Dartington the independent wealth manager,

Backbase and Accenture ally for digital engagement

Accenture and Backbase, a leading provider of customer experience management technology solutions, have entered into an alliance agreement in financial services to enable banking clients to improve customer engagement through digital channels.

SEI Introduces AIFMD Annex IV Reporting Solution

Many Private Fund Managers Face Jan. 31 Deadline for Filing Year-End Reports

Banking Regulations Shifts Risk To The Buy Side

For all the deleveraging that banks are doing, new regulations aren’t reducing the amount of risk in the financial system so much as shifting it onto the buy side, says a new report from financial software firm Misys.

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