Andrew Samu

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How WealthiHer are redressing the imbalance for women

March 1, 2021

Covid-19 has disproportionately impacted women, with 62% saying financial plans have been affected, including retirement plans

Assessing the Sustainability practices of Banks – Mazars launches annual Study

February 26, 2021

The number of banks that foster a culture of sustainability and which have updated their governance structures accordingly is up by half (51%) while there is a similar increase (45%) in the number of banks which now align their disclosures with ESG reporting standards.

Cybersecurity Technology

The Quantum Dilemma that Banks Must Face

February 24, 2021

“The newest technology of the future won’t be able to tell that you are using an exotic protocol. A lot of companies are afraid of attacks, and for them so they wouldn’t want to advertise necessarily that their network has an exotic protocol. Our VPN means that from the outside companies can remain incognito and nobody can tell if they are protected by anything other than standard cryptography.”

Capital Markets Fintech

FinTech ‘Origin’ launches Airbrush in collaboration with LuxSe and Clearstream

February 19, 2021

Origin, the London-based fintech digitising debt capital markets, has announced the launch of Airbrush, an interface data standard that will aim to act as a universal language for bond issuance market participants. The initiative is being launched with the support of Clearstream and the LuxSE, and follows Origin’s $7 million Series A funding round.

Brexit Capital Markets Europe

Should London worry about Euronext Amsterdam?

February 17, 2021

Are we headed for "Singapore-on-the-Thames" or was Euronext Amsterdam's success a warning shot preparing EU and UK leaders for the future?

Europe Regulator

Italian and German Banking Associations submit proposals to support European economic recovery

February 16, 2021

ABI and GBIC note that the current regulatory approach to non-performing exposures was developed under completely different circumstances and should, therefore, be reconsidered in light of the pandemic emergency.

Digital Assets

Cuba, Libya and Syria comprise Top 10 Crypto-loving countries

February 11, 2021

Countries which rank lower on The Human Freedom Index, or which are politically turbulent for other reasons, feature frequently in the top 10.

Europe Startups

Finch Capital completes successful first close of Europe III: its 150M EUR fund invests in high-growth FinTech and AI startups shaping the future of finance

February 10, 2021

As with its previous funds, Finch plans to back 15-20 European startups, targeting liquidity 3-5 years post investment, over the fund’s three year initial investment lifespan.

Capital Markets Digital Assets

Speculative fictions: GameStop, Bitcoin and beyond

February 9, 2021

All assets experience ups and downs, albeit not that extreme, but how can you tell which direction Bitcoin will go from £30,000?The problem is you can’t.

Fintech

sync & Nordigen combine to offer Europe’s most advanced budgeting tools

February 4, 2021

While many of us are used to hearing stories about VISA partnering with some bank or another to offer a new service, it is less common to hear of two FinTechs forming similar partnerships.

Fintech Regulator

Smoooth Dogg’s Klarna on the radar for the FCA

February 2, 2021

‘The use of BNPL products nearly quadrupled in 2020 and is now £2.7 billion, with 5 million people using these products since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic.’

Banking

Reputation vs Value? How did Banks rank in the last 12 months

February 1, 2021

Currently holding the lowest reputation score among all banks in the US, Wells Fargo experienced the largest decline in brand value – dropping two places to seventh overall, and third in the US – the result of failing to rebuild favour among customers in the wake of several past scandals.

Investment Banking Technology

Innovation in Illiquid Credit Portfolio Management solutions

January 29, 2021

Accepting illiquidity risk can give very high returns, so many investment banks are also involved in this area. And, just like any other area that Investment banks operate in, there is scope for improvement. Much of the work is still manual and telephone based and there is need for both automation and better analytics.

Banking Sustainability ESG

Climate Emergency on the Agenda for Wall Street

January 26, 2021

In the meantime, talks have escalated back in the U.S., with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer calling for President Joe Biden to declare a climate emergency just today.

Fintech

Digital Fintech Careers – Post-Covid

January 22, 2021

33% of the skills that were present in an average job posting in 2017 won’t be needed by 2021.

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