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Financial institutions stories
UK fraud overhaul plans GBP £30m Online Crime Centre
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email security
UK unveils expanded fraud strategy, pledging GBP £250m and a GBP £30m Online Crime Centre to target fast-moving online and overseas scams.
BIAN updates banking model with ISO 20022, AI focus
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digital transformation
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Bank standards body BIAN unveils Service Landscape 14.0, aligning with ISO 20022 and adding AI-focused domains for banks' modernisation push.
Teciem names Didier Bouillard chair to steer growth
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fintech
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risk & compliance
Teciem appoints fintech veteran Didier Bouillard as independent chair, tasking him with steering governance and growth under private equity.
Swift banks back scheme for faster cross-border pay
2 days ago
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fintech
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blockchain
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payment technologies
Swift enlists over 50 banks to launch common rules for faster, clearer cross-border retail payments, with first flows live by June.
AutoRek leaders honoured at Women in Tech & Data Awards
2 days ago
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fintech
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partner programmes
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risk & compliance
AutoRek's Michelle Earp and Amelia Doyle win top Women in Tech & Data Awards for marketing leadership and diversity and inclusion work.
Backbase names Didier Van der Coelden CFO for AI push
2 days ago
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saas
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digital transformation
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fintech
Backbase appoints Didier Van der Coelden as CFO to steer growth and AI-led banking platform expansion across its global operations.
ACI unveils Connetic for Cards to unify payments ops
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blockchain
ACI Connetic for Cards promises unified issuing, acquiring and ATM processing as banks race to modernise card systems and fight fraud.
10x Banking marks 100th release with platform 10.0
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fintech
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blockchain
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risk & compliance
10x Banking launches version 10.0 of its core platform, its 100th release, adding richer lending tools and custom logic hooks for banks.
Women bear heavier toll from financial fraud in UK
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phishing
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email security
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payment technologies
Women hit by UK fraud report deeper anxiety and money woes than men, with younger women facing the harshest ongoing fallout.
Women call for visibility & voice in cybersecurity
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risk & compliance
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cybersecurity
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recruitment
Women in cybersecurity demand real visibility and inclusion, warning that lack of female voices skews risk, products and leadership decisions.
Ripple expands Ripple Payments with custody, collections
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crypto
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fintech
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blockchain
Ripple expands Ripple Payments with new custody and collections tools as stablecoin-based cross-border settlement surges among institutions.
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The AI infrastructure trap: Why your 'AI-ready' project may already be obsolete
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digital transformation
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fintech
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cx
Banks risk AI 'infrastructure traps' as long projects outpace fast-evolving models, wasting budget while nimbler rivals ship real solutions.
DTCC names Adam Watson to lead global asset services
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digital transformation
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fintech
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risk & compliance
DTCC appoints Adam Watson to lead its global asset services arm, overseeing strategy, operations and modernisation of a core business line.
Entersekt expands leadership team after 10bn transactions
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saas
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fintech
Entersekt boosts leadership as it tops 10bn transactions and posts 30% North American growth, adding senior hires to drive expansion.
BPC named tech leader in 2025 SPARK Matrix ranking
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crypto
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fintech
BPC has been named a technology leader in QKS Group's 2025 SPARK Matrix for merchant payment platforms, recognising SmartVista's breadth.
Synechron teams with Cognition to bring Devin into banks
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digital transformation
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fintech
Synechron partners with Cognition to embed AI engineer Devin in bank modernisation work, targeting faster upgrades and legacy code overhauls.
eflow launches RegCheck to cut compliance tech costs
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fintech
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risk & compliance
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ai
eflow launches RegCheck audit to help mid-market financial firms cut fragmented compliance tech stacks that can add up to 30% to costs.
LogChain moves global HQ to Liverpool digital trade hub
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fintech
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dc
Trade-tech firm LogChain is shifting its global headquarters from Singapore to Liverpool, betting on the UK's emerging digital trade hub.
BADIIS malware hijacks IIS servers for covert SEO fraud
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malware
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firewalls
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network security
BADIIS malware is hijacking over 1,800 IIS servers worldwide, quietly boosting illicit gambling and crypto phishing sites via poisoned SEO.
OSINT tools speed up probes into tax & benefit fraud
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data protection
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surveillance
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data analytics
Open source intelligence tools are helping investigators rapidly uncover tax and benefit fraud by exposing inconsistencies in online data.