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Sunday, August 18, 2019
Deploying new applications on the cloud is now the default. The question is not if applications should be built in the cloud or existing workloads should be migrated, but how fast can financial institutions (FIs) remove traditional IT constraints in the age of digitalisation. In the race to innovate, FIs […]
The Financial Conduct Authority is working with HM Treasury to publish its final rules on the extension to the Senior Managers and Certification Regime (SM&CR). SM&CR was initially introduced by the FCA in 2016, with a goal of lowering harm to consumers and boosting market integrity. The regulation encourages a […]
All of the major trends and predictions move traditional banking organizations towards the ultimate goal of digital transformation. The need to ‘become digital’ is not a matter of ‘if’, but ‘when’. The challenge is that, while the consumer expects the banking industry to follow the lead of technology and fintech […]
The new tool will bring automated investing to retail wealth management clients, with support from human advisors. Voya Financial Advisors, the retail wealth management arm of Voya Financial, is launching a new digital advice platform to support its advisors and retail clients, according to an announcement. Called Voya Digital Adviser, […]
The Joint Committee of the European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) calls for more clarity on activities carried out through digital means, in the new report. In a new report on the cross-border supervision of retail financial services, the ESAs has identified the main issues national competent authorities (NCAs) face with supervising […]
rocks signs content distributor deal with Numerco Fast and highly cost-effective access to Nuclear and Marine Distillate DMA Fuels content* Delivering unrivalled choice and flexibility for the energy and commodities industry Tuesday 9th July 2019. London – IOWA.rocks, the new financial data marketplace announces groundbreaking content distribution partnership with Numerco, […]
Buy- and sell-side firms including hedge funds, wealth managers, private banks and investment banks to benefit from enhanced alternative data coverage for improved investment edge. 9 July 2019 – 3d innovations (3di), a data management software and services company, today announced the launch of a new enhanced version of Profiler, […]
More than one-fifth of UK firms have been impacted financially by cyber attacks, yet potentially more than three-quarters of companies polled have never been insured for cyber-related losses Some 22% of UK businesses have suffered a cyber attack that has cost them financially, according to a survey of more than […]
Banks from France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Russia and Spain have joined with Swift to test real-time gpi cross-border payments through the Eurosystem’s Target Instant Payment Settlement (Tips). While payment messages cross the Swift network in real-time, the settlement and receipt of funds in the beneficiary account can lag by several […]
Historically, financial services was a local player’s game. Just look at the top 5 banks in Canada, US, UK, Canada, France and China in the chart below, ranked by total assets. There is nearly no overlap. US UK Canada France China JP Morgan Chase HSBC Royal Bank of Canada BNP […]
