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The future of banks will be more about trust than finance

The future of banks will be more about trust than finance

Every day we leave behind a trail of personal data. Google Maps tracks our movements, Netflix records our entertainment preferences, Amazon watches over our shopping habits and Alexa keeps tabs on our questions. And every time we click on ‘accept all’ in that privacy box, we’re agreeing to have our personal data stored somewhere in … Read more

Risks from ‘bad bots’ rising for banks

Risks from ‘bad bots’ rising for banks

Financial services was one of the worst-affected industries by sophisticated bot traffic last year, according to US cyber security software company Imperva, which released its annual bad-bot report in April. Bad bots — software applications running automated tasks with malicious intent over the internet — accounted for 25.6% of all website traffic in 2020, according to … Read more

Firm-specific risk-neutral distributions with options and CDS

all eyes on the central bank’s balance sheet

Covid-19 pandemic caused an unprecedented negative shock and to that extent required an extraordinary response from monetary and fiscal authorities around the globe. In the face of this shock, central banks have gone beyond the traditional frameworks, by adopting an expansionary monetary policy to expand the central bank’s balance sheet. This material describes the dilemmas … Read more

US agencies probe banks over artificial intelligence risks -

US agencies probe banks over artificial intelligence risks –

The Banker Portfolio encompasses: An essential and trusted resource providing economical and financial intelligence for the world’s financial sector; premium editorial excellence striving to stimulate and inform Detailed regulatory and policy insight for the banking and securities market, analysing the major rules from the formulation stage and explaining their aims and likely impact on a … Read more

How can banks respond to the open banking revolution?

How can banks respond to the open banking revolution?

Author: Stan Cole, Head of Financial Institutions, Inpay March 30, 2021 The success of open banking has been widely documented, with more than two million people and small businesses currently using it in the UK. These services give third-party financial service providers open access to financial data from banks and other financial institutions through Application … Read more

US agencies probe banks over artificial intelligence risks -

US agencies probe banks over artificial intelligence risks –

The Banker Portfolio encompasses: An essential and trusted resource providing economical and financial intelligence for the world’s financial sector; premium editorial excellence striving to stimulate and inform Detailed regulatory and policy insight for the banking and securities market, analysing the major rules from the formulation stage and explaining their aims and likely impact on a … Read more

Does the regulatory framework support banks’ cloud push? -

Does the regulatory framework support banks’ cloud push? –

The Banker Portfolio encompasses: An essential and trusted resource providing economical and financial intelligence for the world’s financial sector; premium editorial excellence striving to stimulate and inform Detailed regulatory and policy insight for the banking and securities market, analysing the major rules from the formulation stage and explaining their aims and likely impact on a … Read more

Incumbent banks square up to the challengers -

Incumbent banks square up to the challengers –

All the benefits of Digital + Print plus subscriptions to: The Banker Database is a service of the Financial Times, providing comprehensive financial data and insight for 5000 of the world’s leading banks, in more than 160 countries.Visit The Banker Database + A specialist service from the Financial Times, Global Risk Regulator provides insightful reporting … Read more

Some banks 'struggling to meet Basel III deadlines’ -

Some banks ‘struggling to meet Basel III deadlines’ –

All the benefits of Digital + Print plus subscriptions to: The Banker Database is a service of the Financial Times, providing comprehensive financial data and insight for 5000 of the world’s leading banks, in more than 160 countries.Visit The Banker Database + A specialist service from the Financial Times, Global Risk Regulator provides insightful reporting … Read more