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EQ Bank taps Trulioo for identity document verification

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Nacha reports strong growth in Same Day ACH

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Nationwide streamlines life underwriting process with DigitalOwl

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Bevan Money appoints Brian Brodie as CEO

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FCA requests data from financial advisors over ongoing services and consumer duty obligations

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Episode Six selected to join Mastercard Engage Programme for instalments in Europe

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Temenos shares plunge on damning report

PayPal invests in conversational AI firm Rasa

PNC to spend $1 billion on branch network

Aussie banks hit by outage at key supplier

Viva Wallet acquisition turns sour for JPMorgan as lawsuits filed

European banks are challenging the challengers

Revolut launches AI-based scam detection feature

ECB will only use European suppliers for digital euro build

Colombian payments startup Bold raises $50m

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Predicting growth for clearing houses and scheme operators in 2024

As payment markets evolve, further progress hinges on open access facilitated by infrastructure modernisation. In this Predict 2024 episode, Paul Ruggieri, Senior Vice President, Real Time Payments, Product Management, Mastercard, discusses growth opportunities for clearing houses and scheme operators, emphasising the need for standardised communication strategies between operators and payment systems. We explore the significance of interoperability and the prioritisation of standardisation to enhance cross-border transactions. Additionally, we explain the key methods for ensuring seamless transactions across borders, leveraging ISO 20022 data and AI for fraud prevention, resilience, and scalability across all 13 markets.

13 Feb

Responding to regulations: AI solutions boosting operational resilience in 2024

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In anticipation of upcoming banking regulations, such as the EU's 2025 deadline, Sumant Kumar, CTO, Banking and Financial Markets, NTT DATA UK&I, provides insights into the impact of artificial intelligence on operational resilience for the year ahead. As a part of our Predict 2024 series, we explore how banks can deploy predictive AI to enhance operational efficiency, alongside the modernisation of infrastructure through converting legacy code with generative AI. We discuss how banks can employ supply chain risk management with the support of operations, improving both customer experience and security in the year to come.

05 Feb

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In today's financial landscape, the growth of instant and account-to-account payments is countered by a rise in fraud. In this episode of Predict 2024, Ed Metzger, Vice President of Market Planning Payments Efficiency at LexisNexis® Risk Solutions, shares his forecast for emerging payment trends. Focusing on the impact on financial institutions and customers, we discuss how solutions like LexisNexis® Risk Solutions' Safe Payment Verification will enhance banking practices by verifying account ownership and optimizing cross-border fund transfers. Additionally, we explore why corporates are moving payments in-house and identify growth opportunities for banks through adopting banking-as-a-service platforms.

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Josh West, Senior Principal Solutions Architect, Global Financial Services, Red Hat, discusses the key factors financial institutions must consider when transitioning to the public cloud. We explore how the finance sector can leverage innovations and platforms to drive business growth and enhance customer satisfaction to achieve economies of scale. Additionally, we examine cloud adoption strategies, including how to navigate the high costs associated with full cloud migration.

12 Feb