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BT announces new ethical hacking service to combat cyber threats

BT has announced today the global launch of ‘BT Assure Ethical Hacking for Finance’, a new ethical hacking service designed to help financial services organizations test their cyber security.

Data analytics to change retail banking for better

Insights gained from data analytics are set to have a profound effect on retail banking, explains Damian Young, director of banking EMEA Nomis Solutions. Yet the potential to refine future forecasts and tailor a better offering for their customers makes analytics too valuable an opportunity to ignore for much longer

Reaching and influencing Affluent Millennials and the power of social media

Over the last twenty years, we’ve seen a dramatic shift in personal banking with a move away from the High Street to online. LinkedIn’s Henry Clifford Jones discusses how banks can harness digital technologies to attract a new generation of wealthy young customers

Apple Pay: Revolution or Risk?

Apple Pay will have a significant impact on the UK’s fintech market, according to panellists at the Tech UK Payment Innovation Conference 2015 on 29 June. Franchesca Hashemi reports

Why banks welcome Facebook peer-to-peer payments

The 21st century is the era of embracing and sharing new technology, especially for those traditional industries such as banking. These high street banks, where most of us hold our savings, mortgages and travel insurance are perceived as being threatened by new technology.

Retail Banker International Awards finalists are announced

The annual Retail Banker International awards shortlist has been drawn up.
The awards, sponsored by Fiserv, are highly regarded within the industry as a mark of high performance and represent an exceptional level of achievement.

Retail Banker International Award Nominations

The Retail Banker International Awards celebrate the best in category within retail banking with winners to be announced on 21 May 2015

Two thirds of banks’ IT budgets are being spent on regulation rather than innovation. CSC, Finextra Research

Banks are spending the majority of their IT budgets on maintenance and regulation rather than on new projects, according to research by CSC and Finextra.

Companies innovate at Billingsgate

Finovate Europe, London’s largest annual fintech event, displayed the best and boldest examples of disruptive technology in the financial sector, from cloud technology to cryptocurrencies. Anna Milne and Patrick Brusnahan report from the event and look closer at some of the stars of the two-day conference

What do banks and financial companies gain from supporting the arts?

Although financial institutions support for the arts has dipped since the financial crisis, the financial sector remains the biggest corporate supporter of arts and culture. John Schaffer speaks with a number of the most enthusiastic backers of the arts sector