Research

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

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 management training...

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

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

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

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...

Finance firms need to check their cybersecurity posture

Mark Lukie, Director of Solution Architects – APAC, Barracuda, speaks to us about the company’s latest financial report, which highlights why Australian businesses in the banking sector need to take their cybersecurity more seriously. Despite...

SAS and the ACFE survey spotlights the top fraud trends to watch in 2023

Even though financial concerns remain a significant obstacle for companies in implementing new anti-fraud technologies, 60% of businesses expect an increase in their anti-fraud technology budgets in the next two years. This is according to the latest...

Gartner says four actions drive finance AI success 

Four implementation behaviours are the most important in quickly delivering finance Artificial Intelligence (AI) initiatives that meet or exceed the expected impact and deliver critical finance and business outcomes, according to Gartner.  Given the...

Blockchain market is predicted to grow from US$8.3 billion in 2022 to US$155 billion in 2032 

The  blockchain market  is expected to advance at a CAGR of 34.1% throughout the forecast period, from US$ 8.3 billion in 2022 to US$ 155 billion in 2032.   As per the  global blockchain market study, the demand for...

Report identifies 600 mobile apps for banking, investing and cryptocurrency and examines the risk of Trojans targeting them 

Zimperium – a mobile security platform purpose-built for enterprise environments – has published new research detailing the increasing risk financial institutions and consumers worldwide face due to Trojan horse malware targeting...

Fraud costs increased more than 10% over pre-pandemic levels for APAC businesses 

LexisNexis Risk Solutions has released the latest Asia-Pacific edition of the LexisNexis True Cost of Fraud Study, which surveyed 387 risk and fraud executives in Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand. The study analysed fraud trends in retail,...

C2FO research reveals more businesses facing new challenges in accessing capital  

Cash flow optimisation has been a strategy long pursued by businesses, however, new research from C2FO has revealed that enterprises are increasingly struggling due to inflation supply chain weaknesses and interest rates, with many now finding it difficult...

Blockchain protects our data, but who protects the Blockchain?

OwlGaze, a provider of cutting-edge, end-to-end cybersecurity solutions, has published a new whitepaper, highlighting the prominent security challenges faced by companies operating or dependent on Blockchain systems, suggesting an organised approach...