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Erica Andersen

Erica Andersen Marketing at smartR AI

The software ownership dilemma

Software ownership has undergone an interesting evolution. Traditionally, software producers retained ownership, through licensing or the use of Software as a Service (SaaS). However, the AI era provides an opportunity to bring about a significant shift. A key difference in the AI era is the increasing customization of software for individ

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Andrew Kays

Andrew Kays CEO at Socura

What D.O.R.A means for your security team

From January 2025, all UK financial organisations that do business in the EU must comply with the new Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA). In all honesty, it’s a new regulation that forces organisations to do many things that they should have been doing for years. Most financial organisations will breeze through requirements such as red team...

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Will Glazier

Will Glazier Director - Threat Detection & ML at Cequence Security

Financial Organizations Can’t Stop at Security Frameworks to Protect Their APIs

In the world of financial services that encompasses banks, credit unions, payment card issuers, and insurance companies, safeguarding API security stands is a paramount concern. A single instance of a data breach or ongoing fraudulent activities resulting from API exploitation or misuse can significantly tarnish an organization's standing and draw...

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Mark Nutt

Mark Nutt Senior Vice President, International Sales at Veritas

How FS organisations can navigate the ever-evolving compliance landscape

For businesses operating in the financial services (FS) arena, data has never been more important than it is today. When leveraged effectively, data holds the key to increased profit, boosted productivity, and improved customer service. Conversely – as we have seen with recent global disruption to the financial sector and may other verticals relia...

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Erica Andersen

Erica Andersen Marketing at smartR AI

Navigating Personal Data in LLMs: A GDPR Perspective

In a recent talk I attended, a legal expert advised against inputting personal data into AI models. But is this blanket statement truly accurate? The reality is far more nuanced, especially when we consider GDPR, the gold standard for personal data protection. This article explores how GDPR intersects with the use of personal information in AI mod...

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Erica Andersen

Erica Andersen Marketing at smartR AI

The software ownership dilemma

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Impact Study

Payment Fraud in 2024: Who is Liable?

Fraud is a billion-dollar business in the Instant Payments era. Statistics show that ecommerce fraud is predicted to exceed $48 billion globally by the end of 2023 alone and could exceed $362 billion between 2023 and 2028.  In 2024, banks will not only contend with the changing liability landscape, but the upcoming adoption of ISO 20022 as well. Both represent a historical shift in the financial services industry. To prepare for a higher degree of liability in a data-rich environment, banks need to address the holistic landscape of fraud mitigation.  This Finextra impact study, produced in association with NICE Actimize, addresses the changing liability landscape and what banks need to do to prepare for regulatory changes and increased fraud protection.  We cover:  Shifting liability and the impact of new PSR regulation  ISO 20022’s impact on the financial industry  Financial industry priorities in 2024  And more. 

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Impact Study

Fraud and AML Case Management: How to Operate at the Speed of Risk

The digital revolution has fuelled a surge in transactions, while economic turmoil, geopolitical tensions and shifting regulations have emboldened sophisticated financial criminals. As a result, fraud is costing financial institutions more than ever before.  Traditional siloed systems and manual process have left financial institutions vulnerable by drowning investigators and analysts in data, while starving them of actionable insights to stay ahead of risk.  This Finextra impact study, produced in association with NICE Actimize, explore how institutions can bolster their fraud management and anti-money laundering (AML) prevention systems to stay ahead of risk, reduce operational costs and investigations time, and meet changing business and regulatory requirements.  We cover:  How to resolve siloed case management  How to fix fractured data  How to create a faster, more intelligent workflow  And more. 

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Definitive Differentiators - Forging a future-proof payments model

Over the last few decades, banks have been forced to reconsider their business model for transaction services. During the era of low-interest rates, the focus shifted to transaction revenues, and while the pendulum is now pivoting back to utilising the balance sheet for revenue growth, the amount of new regulations impacting the industry is ever-increasing. New technology and market regulation have fostered innovation and new market entrants. This “perfect storm” is exposing a number of potential threats for banks, but also new opportunities to expand the share of customer wallet and time to market, and drive cost efficiency through standardization. This Finextra survey report, produced in collaboration with Tietoevry, explores the key factors driving changes to payment models for different financial institutions and how they can wield continued or differentiated success in the evolving landscape.

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The global approach to solving payee verification challenges

Albert Sitelis, Head of Partnerships & Market Development at Banfico, discusses the hurdles of meeting the IP regulation compliance deadline for payee verification at EBAday 2024. With over 5000 PSPs in Europe, connectivity remains a major challenge, despite existing name check systems in several countries. Sitelis stresses collaboration among schemes, technical providers, and banks as crucial, and advocates for broader industry involvement beyond banks to combat APP fraud globally, suggesting the need for enhanced data analysis beyond name matching.

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Níamh Curran

Níamh Curran Senior Reporter at Finextra

How to pick a 3-D Secure provider

Amid increasing ecommerce sales, changing consumer expectations, and regulatory shifts, payments issuers and processors need to continually evolve to decrease risks from card not present (CNP) transactions and customer authentication process. As the number of online payments grows, organisations are at increased risk of loss as a result of CNP frau...

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How FSI companies can leverage AI to enhance cybersecurity

With generative AI, UK financial services companies have an opportunity to unlock new possibilities through innovation, which can help them boost their resilience amid increasing cybersecurity threats. This will help them to better serve customers, increase growth and contribute to the country becoming an AI global leader. The financial services i...

Hamish Monk

Hamish Monk Reporter at Finextra

How to recover from a data breach

On 7th May, several China-sponsored cyber-attacks on the Ministry of Defence (MoD) compromised data from its outsourced payroll system, SSCL (a subsidiary of Paris-based Sopra Steria) – exposing the names and banking information of 270,000 past and present military personnel from the Royal Navy, Army, Royal Air Force. In the wake of this news, Fin...