fintech

SWIFT Discloses More Successful Bank Heists

Attacks have continued since the Bangladesh heist, with one-fifth resulting in fraud

8 years ago

Can The UK Government Really Benefit From Blockchain?

IN DEPTH: Beyond the hype, can the government exploit Blockchain in the same way as other industries such as banking…

8 years ago

Barclays Trials Contactless Android Cash Withdrawals

The system lets users tap an NFC-equipped Android device or contactless card to receive cash on in-branch machines

8 years ago

How Barclays Avoids Downtime Chaos

Bala Chandrasekaran of Barclays, explains how the bank hopes to avoid a repeat of last year's Christmas banking disaster

8 years ago

Web Summit 2016: Tech Leaders Talk AI, 3D Printing, Digitisation And FinTech

Leading figures from Cisco, Facebook, Accenture and others talk about the future of technology at Web Summit 2016 in Lisbon

8 years ago

How Multi-Vendor Cloud & Donation Platform Help Comic Relief Cope With Red Nose Day Surge

Comic Relief CTO Zenon Hannick explains how downtime on Red Nose Day could cost charity tens of millions of pounds…

8 years ago

Tesco Bank Halts Transactions After Online Fraud

Cash taken from 40,000 bank accounts over the weekend, prompting Tesco to halt online transactions

8 years ago

Sainsbury’s Local To Get Contactless ‘Before Christmas’ But No Word On Larger Supermarkets

Sainsbury's lack of support for contactless has been noticeable, but the supermarket has confirmed the first stage of rollout

8 years ago

Switzerland To Ease Red Tape For Fintech Startups

Swiss government proposes new rules to help financial technology startups enter the market

8 years ago

Bitcoin Can Now Be Purchased At Swiss SBB Ticket Machines For Cold Hard Cash

The spread of Bitcoin is set to increase, bypassing traditional currency exchange

8 years ago

Banks Are ‘Hoarding’ Bitcoin To Pay Attackers

British financial institutions are reportedly looking into buying up stocks of bitcoin that could be used to pay off denial-of-service…

8 years ago

Bank Consortium Develops Open Source Blockchain Platform

The consortium hopes to create an industry standard for the use of blockchain technology in the financial world

8 years ago

Metro Bank And Co-op Enable iPhone And Apple Watch Payments With Apple Pay

Apple Pay is increasing its share of contactless payments by signing up two high street banks

8 years ago

FCA Approves Big Data Use By Insurance Industry

But the financial watchdog warns insurers not to use Big Data to penalise certain customers with higher premiums

8 years ago

Accenture Touts Need For Blockchain Editing Tool

Editable blockchain controversery, but Accenture insists it would only be used under 'extraordinary circumstances'

8 years ago

SWIFT Offers Daily Reports To Help Tackle Bank Fraud

Customers to receive 'anti-fraud reports' as security clampdown continues for banking messaging system

8 years ago

Bank Of England To Rewrite Core Payment Tech By 2020

The update to the 20-year-old bank-to-bank settlement service is to take into account new technologies such as blockchain ledgers

8 years ago

Accenture London’s Fintech Innovation Lab Aims To Boost Financial Tech Startups

HSBC, Lloyds, RBS and other banks will offer mentoring and support to fintech startups

8 years ago

SWIFT Warns Banks Of Ongoing Cyber Attacks

Sophisticated new hacking attacks against banking system are ongoing and persistent, warns SWIFT

8 years ago

Startup Showcase: Azimo

Marta Krupinska, general manager and co-founder of Azimo, talks about money transfers, Facebook Messenger integration and Brexit

8 years ago

Wales Is ‘Fastest Growing Digital Economy’ Outside London

Cheap rents and sources of investment see modest increase in number of digital tech firms in Wales

8 years ago

Linux Trojan Written In Go Mines For Cryptocurrencies

'Linux.Lday.1' exploits unprotected Redis servers and infects PC with cryptocurrency mining software

8 years ago

ATM Hack Gives Attackers Cash And Account Data

BLACK HAT 2016: Rapid7 researchers discover how hackers can steal account details from an ATM by bypassing anti-shimming measures

8 years ago

Bitcoin Confidence Takes A Hit As Heist Nets Criminals £54m

Digital currency rocked by another Bitcoin theft, but Bitfinex cannot confirm whether it was insider job or hack

8 years ago

Mobile Banking Surges As Internet Banking Slows

There's an app for that. Mobile banking surges as BBA warns of a “consumer-led revolution” in personal finance

8 years ago

Blockchain Moving Beyond Finance; Still in Early Stages

Blockchain is attracting huge interest from financial sector - but it's not the only area that can benefit

8 years ago

MasterCard Buys UK FinTech Firm VocaLink For £700m

MasterCard hopes buying BACS and LINK operator will allow it to take a greater interest in mobile payments in the…

8 years ago

Does £24bn ARM Sale End UK’s Last Hope Of Creating A Tech Giant?

ANALYSIS: ARM will stay in Cambridge and its UK workforce will double, but the UK's biggest hope for a tech…

8 years ago

FakeBank Android Malware Steals Cards And Blocks Calls To Banks

A new family of malicious code aims to make it harder for users to cancel affected bank cards

8 years ago

Visa: Most People Back Biometric Payments

Majority of people want to use biometrics when making payments, with fingerprints the favoured option

8 years ago