Research

70% of European banks and FinTechs will increase investment in technology over the next 18 months

15 March 2023

CCgroup has launched its research findings from How to influence fintech buyers, based on a survey of major banks and FinTechs across five European markets. The report reveals that, despite the FinTech and wider economic downturn, 70% of European...

61% of young people trust AI to predict financial trends 

8 March 2023

Trust in Artificial Intelligence (AI) to improve financial knowledge and management is growing among young people, according to new data from Plum.  Its research of 2,000 UK adults found 61% of those aged 18–34-year-olds are comfortable with AI...

Lookout data shows credential theft mobile attacks on the rise in US government agencies 

8 March 2023

Lookout, an endpoint to cloud security company, has released its 2022 Government Threat Report which examines the most prominent mobile threats affecting federal, state and local governments in the United States.  Lookout data reveals mobile phishing...

The future of payments in Latin America 

8 March 2023

Rapid development in Latin America is leading to high levels of innovation in FinTech. EBANX’s Beyond Borders 2022/2023 report explores the causes and potential effects this may have into 2023.  EBANX, a FinTech company that specialises in...

Visibility over cash will be key claim Australian C-suite  

8 March 2023

A global survey of C-suite executives and Finance and Accounting (F&A) professionals –commissioned by  BlackLine – has revealed a significant lack of confidence among C-suite and F&A professionals when it comes to the...

Cyber-confidence high in financial sector yet security threats escalate

24 January 2023

Over nine in 10 (94%) financial services companies are confident in their cybersecurity posture. However, high confidence is being tempered by an increase in successful cyberattacks against the sector, suggesting that further cybersecurity improvements must...

Mental health is employers’ top priority, but stagnant budgets cause challenges  

16 January 2023

Learning and development professionals believe mental health and well-being is the most important e-learning topic for the next 12 months, research from DeltaNet International has shown.    This is closely followed by stress...

Finastra shows evolution of Open Banking and growing appetite for open finance

9 December 2022

Finastra research reveals that Open Banking is now universally and unequivocally regarded as a key part of a bank’s landscape, with 99% of respondents considering it either a ‘must have’ or ‘important’ – up from 94%...

44% of financial institutions believe IT teams are the main risk to cloud security

7 December 2022

Netwrix has announced additional findings for the financial and banking sector from its global 2022 Cloud Data Security Report. Compared to other industries surveyed, financial institutions are much more concerned about users who have...

Data literacy to be the most in-demand skill for financial services sector by 2030

6 December 2022

Employees working in the financial services and banking industry are at risk of being left behind if they do not develop data literacy skills, according to research from Qlik. The majority of C-suite executives (85%) working in the industry believe that...