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News/cloud

Solarisbank migrates to the cloud

Berlin-based banking-as-a-service platform Solarisbank has migrated its entire technology stack to Amazon Web Services as part of a plan to extends its business across new European markets next year.

30 November 2020

News/cloud

Driving decisions through cloud migration and data governance

In today’s environment, data is produced and consumed at a rapid pace. However, the way it is currently being stored, accessed, and processed is inefficient.

20 November 2020

Research

Accelerating Enterprise-Wide Innovation with Cloud Migration and Data Governance

20 November 2020 309 downloads

News/startups

Monument picks tech vendors to build bank for mass affluent

Monument, a new digital-first UK bank for the mass affluent, has brought in Mambu, Salesforce, Amazon Web Services, Persistent Systems and Accenture for its technology build.

18 November 2020

News/cloud

Electrifying cloud migration with strategy and security

The cloud can power innovation for financial institutions. As reported by McKinsey, 70% of banks are reviewing their core banking platforms and are beginning to leverage the potential that cloud-native services can deliver, as well as the offerings provided by technology vendors.

13 November 2020

News/cloud

How the cloud adds value to open banking business models and strategy

While open banking was initially regarded by many as a typical compliance exercise, following the implementation of the Second Payments Services Directive (PSD2), banks are now shifting gears and going beyond the regulatory requirements by leveraging the benefits of open APIs to cater to customer needs and innovate open banking business models.

13 November 2020

Research

Innovate and Launch: How banks can securely leverage cloud to expand into new markets

13 November 2020 576 downloads

News/cloud

Standard Chartered to put customer-facing applications in the cloud

Standard Chartered Bank has struck a five-year deal with Amazon Web Services to run its strategic banking systems and customer-facing applications in 60 markets on AWS.

12 November 2020

News/cloud

BBVA moves market data network to AWS

BBVA has moved its market data distribution network to Amazon Web Services, providing an at-scale platform for the equity markets area of its Corporate & Investment Banking unit that is capable of handling increasingly vast volumes of data

04 November 2020

News/cloud

Personalisation and customisation with data in the banking and payments industry

As customers increasingly experience more consistent, personalised treatment from companies across a wide variety of industries, it is natural for them to expect—and require—the same of financial services providers.

30 October 2020

Research

Personalisation-as-a-Service: Harnessing Data in the Banking and Payments Industry

30 October 2020 524 downloads

News/cloud

All roads lead to the cloud for risk management in capital markets

Capital markets firms are acknowledging that the cloud is a catalyst for establishing competitive advantage and the financial services sector has been taking steps to prioritise digital transformation.

09 October 2020

News/retail

Sibos 2020: Big Tech companies are not looking to get into financial services – Jesse McWaters

Jesse McWaters, Mastercard’s vice president of global digital public policy, believes the way people think about Big Tech companies entering financial services are mistaken.

08 October 2020

News/security

Sibos 2020: A mindful shift to operational resilience is required in a post-Covid world

2020 has been a sharp reminder that unprecedented events can result in abrupt, yet long-term change and every industry must adapt to keep pace. The challenges facing banks are continuing to mount and financial institutions are being forced to deal with a deteriorating geopolitical environment, an explosion in cyber-crime and the expansion in regulatory oversight, as discussed in Sibos day three session ‘Risk management: The world of worries’.

07 October 2020

News/security

Sibos 2020: Women, internal hiring and escape rooms may solve the cyber resource problem

In a fast paced and solution-oriented presentation, Lucy Kerner, senior principal global cybersecurity evangelist and strategist, Red Hat, outlined a clear set of goals financial institutions can and should work toward in order to address cyber security weaknesses for ‘The cyber resource problem – is it totally unsolvable?’ on day 2 of Sibos 2020.

06 October 2020

Research

The Tipping Point of Cloud and Risk Management in Capital Markets

05 October 2020 435 downloads

News/cloud

What will drive capital markets firms to migrate to cloud in 2020 and beyond?

Legacy infrastructure cannot keep pace with the continuous automation, changing regulatory demands, dynamic market conditions and growing customer expectations in the financial services industry today, particularly in capital markets. Firms have started to realise the opportunities that come with cloud, redesigning operating models and implementing cost-saving measures to increase efficiency.

25 September 2020