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Revolut Gains UK Banking Licence
After three years of trying, fintech start-up Revolut finally recieves a UK banking licence, but with some restrictions from regulator
Bitcoin Surges Above $28,000 Amidst Banking Turmoil
Biggest cryptocurrency Bitcoin surges to nine-month high after central banks liquidity measures in response to banking sector turmoil
Barclays Touts State-Of-The-Art Campus In Glasgow
As it seeks to attract top tech talent and continue the growth of its workforce in the city, Barclays opens new campus in Tradeston, Glasgow
Jack Ma Makes First Public Appearance After Ant’s Cancelled IPO
First public appearance in nearly three months for Alibaba co-founder Jack Ma, after criticism of Chinese regulatory system
TrickBot Malware Update Makes It Harder To Detect
TrickBot information-stealing malware updated with new 'nworm' module that uses encryption and in-memory execution to hinder detection efforts
FinTech Part 3: The Future Of FinTech
FinTech offers many new ways to bank and manage money. With Open Banking gaining pace, what does this mean for the security and the future development of payment systems for enterprises?
TSB Suffers Another Online Banking Outage
Hundreds of customers of British bank TSB were reportedly unable to access their online banking and mobile apps services on Wednesday
FinTech Part 2: Building the FinTech Ecosystem
How are FinTech companies innovating? What's the tech that sits behind the development of their apps and support networks, and what these advancements might mean for wider industries and consumers.
Unpatched Android Flaw Exploited To Steal Banking Logins
Unpatched 'StrandHogg' vulnerability found to be targeting at least 60 financial institutions, but could also be used to carry out range of other attacks
Google Readies Bank Accounts For US Customers
Search engine giant is planning a banking move, in a development that is sure to trigger regulatory investigations
Banks Stay Away From Facebook’s Libra Over Regulatory Risk
Banks also cite their own competing payment projects and past failed digital wallets as reasons to be sceptical of Libra
Banks Launch Fraud Repayment Scheme
The voluntary refund programme aims to address 'no fault' scams in which customers are tricked into authorising payments, but not all banks have joined
Study Finds ‘Systemic’ Mobile Financial App Insecurity
Tools including retail banking apps fail to take appropriate precautions to stop their software and systems from being hacked, researchers discover
Apple Takes On Media Giants, Banks In Services Push
The Apple TV+ streaming service focuses on original content, while Apple also launches paid gaming and news services – and a credit card
Banking Sector Leads UK To Top Five In Security Spending This Year
Meanwhile, worldwide security staff shortages are set to drive spending on managed security services to £10.7bn in 2019
Data Regulators See Spike In GDPR Complaints
Banks, tech giants and adtech firms are amongst those hit by the new data privacy law
AI, Cloud And Blockchain ‘Creating New Risks’ For Banks
Financial organisations must work with authorities to revamp banking regulations, study finds
Hackers Steal Millions From Mexican Banks Via Fake Transfers
The incident may have been orchestrated by organised criminals, says Mexico's central bank
TSB Banking ‘Back Online’, But Problems Continue
Days of chaos have resulted from a botched systems switchover at the weekend
Arrival Of Open Banking To Spearhead ‘Technological Revolution’ In Finance
Open Banking: New rules that require banks to share information with third party providers come into effect. But what does it mean?
Catelites Malware Targets Bank Customer Logins
Sophisticated fake mobile banking app interface for Android will steal your bank login credentials
BankBot Malware Slips Into Google Play Yet Again
The banking Trojan, which imitates real banking apps to steal users' login details, has been reported on Google Play several times this year
Eastern European Banks Hit By £100m Cyber Crime Wave
A string of related thefts targeting banks in eastern Europe and former Soviet countries involved the coordination of physical and online teams
Mastercard Uses AI To Identify At-Risk Bank Cards After Data Breach
Mastercard Early Detection System will help banks see which cards are most at risk from a data breach
Contactless At 10: One Third Of All Card Payments Made With A Tap
Two thirds of Brits have made a contactless card payments since the tech arrived in the UK in September 2007
IBM & HSBC Team Up For Cognitive Trading Platform
Bank Tech: IBM and HSBC develop a cognitive and intelligence global trading system
TSB Becomes First European Bank To Deploy Iris Scan Tech
No more passwords? Biometrics move as TSB readies iris recognition technology for its mobile banking app
Santander, Tradeshift Plan Joint Supply Chain Finance Offering
The eurozone's largest bank has teamed up with startup Tradeshift to offer financing across companies' digital supply chains
ECB Cracks Down On Breach Reporting For EU Banks
Banks under the rule of the European Central Bank (ECB) set to face breach notification rules similar to GDPR