Financial institutions stories - Page 1

Web application & API attacks surge in APJ financial sector: Akamai Report
2 days ago
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cybersecurity
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japan
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social media
Web and API assaults in APJ's financial sector jumped 36%, with Australia, Singapore, and Japan most targeted.

Visa Cross-Border Solutions launches to drive global growth
Last week
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fintech
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visa
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financial institutions
Visa and Currencycloud have launched Visa Cross-Border Solutions, delivering cross-border money movement solutions for payment institutions.

Mambu expands Google Cloud partnership into Marketplace
Thu, 6th Jul 2023
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cloud services
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financial institutions
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mambu
Mambu is now available on Google Cloud Marketplace, enabling more financial institutions to migrate their legacy core banking systems to the cloud.

European security spend boosts in face of ransomware attacks
Wed, 29th Mar 2023
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cybersecurity
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ransomware
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idc
IDC has released new research showing that the current geopolitical situation is driving Europe's increased security spend.

Organisations frustrated over payment failure rates
Thu, 23rd Feb 2023
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payment gateways
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financial institutions
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lexisnexis
The majority of corporations and financial institutions are frustrated with their payment failure rate, according to a new report.

Three money movement trends set to shake up APAC in 2023
Wed, 18th Jan 2023
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fintech
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payment gateways
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b2b
To get a sense of how APAC’s payment paradigm is shifting, Currencycloud explores three interesting trends that would impact the movement of money in 2023 and beyond.

In the data collection game, web scraping drives the most revenue
Tue, 17th Jan 2023
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financial institutions
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esg
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data collection
According to new research, web scraping is seen as the most valuable external data collection method, directly connected to company revenue generation.

APAC to be the fastest-growing cashless region - report
Wed, 1st Jun 2022
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apac
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financial institutions
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cashless
BPC and Kapronasia's new report finds cashless transactions in APAC will rise by 109% from 2020 to 2025, while global cashless payments will triple by 2030.

Majority of banks paid ransom for cyberattacks last year
Tue, 26th Apr 2022
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virtualisation
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it automation
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apac
VMware's most recent report finds 74% of businesses experienced one or more ransomware attacks in the last year, with 63% deciding to pay the ransom.

DiUS announces sale of global contract testing platform
Fri, 8th Apr 2022
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open source
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developers
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financial institutions
DiUS has announced it has entered a definitive agreement to sell its global contract-testing collaboration platform, Pactflow, to SmartBear.

Personetics raises $85M, expands operations in Australia
Fri, 21st Jan 2022
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financial institutions
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funding
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investment
Personetics has raised $85 million in growth funding from Thoma Bravo, a software investment firm, doubling the company's valuation and securing a total funding of more than $160 million in 2021.

Australian FIs are seeking more robust crime management solutions, report finds
Wed, 24th Nov 2021
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cybersecurity
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it management
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idc
FIs across APAC are continuing to grapple with financial crime management strategy and investment to take full ownership and build in-house systems, buy a solution, or utilise managed services from a solution provider.

The importance of anticipatory design in mobile banking
Fri, 1st Oct 2021
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contact centre
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fintech
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crm
Applying technology allows banks to anticipate their customer needs, create value and exceed customer expectations.

Supply chain and ransomware threats drove increase in cyber intelligence sharing
Mon, 27th Sep 2021
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malware
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ransomware
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cybersecurity
There has been a increase in sophisticated cross-border cyber criminal campaigns against the financial sector and its supply chain.

Entrust acquires financial technology company Antelop Solutions
Fri, 24th Sep 2021
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martech
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commerce systems
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payment gateways
Entrust, a company specialising in trusted identity, payments and data protection, has announced a definitive agreement to acquire Antelop Solutions.

GBG and SEON strengthen online fraud prevention for financial institutions
Wed, 8th Sep 2021
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seo
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partnerships
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online fraud
SEON’s technology is fully integrated into the GBG Intelligence Center to effectively use email, IP, phone, and social media as alternative data for fraud detection, while meeting compliance and data privacy needs.

FiVerity launches 'revolutionary' Cyber Fraud Network
Fri, 27th Aug 2021
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cybersecurity
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fraud
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financial institutions
"FiVerity's Cyber Fraud Network was created to solve problems and give financial institutions the tools they need to share information without violating their customers' privacy.”

Traditional banks invest in apps to keep up with the competition
Fri, 27th Aug 2021
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mobility
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apps
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apac
Financial institutions across the APAC region are working to become more ingrained in the financial decisions of their customers, primarily through the development of digital financial wellness and money management apps.

Manual processes leave financial orgs open to risk, study shows
Thu, 26th Aug 2021
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compliance
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digitisation
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financial institutions
“Trade compliance is a critical function where mistakes can cost businesses millions. An area where the smallest omission can throw off the entire strategy of a business is no place to take a chance."

Allvue Systems launches centralised data cloud with Snowflake
Fri, 20th Aug 2021
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storage
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cloud storage
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financial institutions
Allvue Systems has chosen Snowflake to offer a centralised data cloud, with the overarching aim of enhancing and simplifying client's data storage and processing capabilities across business lines and asset classes.

mx51 to use Snowflake for analytics and customer service
Thu, 19th Aug 2021
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bi
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big data
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crm
Snowflake has been selected by merchant payment platform mx51 to support its analytics and customer service.

Automation gives competitive edge to APAC financial services firms
Fri, 25th Jun 2021
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martech
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cx
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app development
“Leveraging automation to build apps more cost-effectively and more quickly helps accelerate business processes, improves the customer experience, and makes the entire organisation much more efficient."

Moneythor and Envestnet | Yodlee partner, bring greater CX to finance sector
Fri, 11th Jun 2021
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crm
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fintech
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cx
"The demand for these types of solutions is continuously growing, and we are delighted to add Envestnet | Yodlee to our list of partners and to bring these solutions to life across Australia and New Zealand.”

Global spending on financial crime compliance accelerates
Fri, 11th Jun 2021
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compliance
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financial institutions
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lexisnexis
Global spending on financial crime compliance at financial institutions is forecast to reach US$213.9 billion in 2021.