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IT for financial services
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July 01, 2020
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Société Générale acquires fintech challenger bank
French bank acquires Shine to expand its services to small businesses and entrepreneurs
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July 01, 2020
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Jul'20
FCA estimates about 2.6 million Brits have bought cryptocurrency
UK financial services regulator says there has been a significant increase in ownership of cryptocurrencies in the UK
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June 30, 2020
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Jun'20
BNP Paribas uses biometrics to increase contactless payment limit
French bank BNP Paribas is enabling customers to make higher value contactless payments through fingerprint-recognition technology
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June 26, 2020
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Jun'20
Standard Chartered embarks on virtual internship programme
Bank offers 300 candidates virtual placements on internship programme
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June 25, 2020
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Jun'20
Peer-to-peer lender Zopa gets full banking licence
Peer-to-peer lending pioneer works towards creating the ‘Netflix of banking’
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June 18, 2020
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Nordic business is leading open banking charge in Europe
Nordic region has the right ingredients to prove open banking can benefit consumers, businesses and the economy
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June 18, 2020
18
Jun'20
Datacentre investment boost as Norway’s government reinstates tax relief
Government reinstates datacentre energy tax relief for cryptocurrency mining organisations after investments in the country’s datacentres drops
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June 16, 2020
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Jun'20
Danske Bank begins process of creating autonomous development teams
Danish bank begins the process of changing how thousands of its staff work as it attempts to be more responsive to digital demand
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June 15, 2020
15
Jun'20
Banking trojans roar back to prominence in May
Check Point sees an upswing in malicious activity around a number of classic banking trojan malware variants
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June 15, 2020
15
Jun'20
NatWest develops behavioural biometrics as additional authentication
Bank is working with Visa to develop behavioural biometrics technology as an extra layer of invisible authentication
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June 12, 2020
12
Jun'20
Brits get used to life without cash
British people are getting used to life without cash, as the Covid-19 lockdown forces the adoption of digital payments
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June 12, 2020
12
Jun'20
Santander to recruit 3,000 more IT staff
Spanish bank to recruit a further 3,000 tech staff globally to accelerate its digital transformation
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June 12, 2020
12
Jun'20
Fake contact-tracing apps delivering banking trojans
Spoof government coronavirus apps are popping up all over the world, says the Anomali Threat Research team
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June 11, 2020
11
Jun'20
Tech firms respond to Nordic government calls
Nordic firms are working with tech suppliers to help them get back up and running after Covid-19
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June 10, 2020
10
Jun'20
Coronavirus: Danske Bank to make permanent changes to working practices
Danske Bank has seen the value of remote working during the unplanned proof of concept triggered by the Covid-19 pandemic