“TOP READS OF THE WEEK” (for week ending 19 March)

The latest top reads in banking, fintech, payments, cybersecurity, AI, IoT and risk management

In this weeks selection;

Interesting to know

• Facebook Offers Content Creators New Ways To Earn Income
• The Microsoft Exchange hacks: How they started and where we are
• Dancing on the edge of your comfort zone
• Top 10 cybersecurity lessons learned one year into the pandemic
• Emerging Markets Driving the payments transformation

Banks & Credit Unions

• What We’ve Learned About Digital Banking in 2020
• Top Four Digital Trends for the Next Five Years
• Security Most Important To Retaining Mobile Banking Customers
• Bank branches will be extinct by 2034, fintech study finds
• How fintechs are working with banks to make them more green

Fintech

• Fintech companies must balance the pursuit of profit against ethical data usage
• Fintech Spotlight: JPMorgan Chase Looks To Digital Banking Innovation
• Top tech trends that will define fintech this year
• Cost to Develop Banking App and Crucial Features

Payments

• Amadeus, Mastercard Extend Collaboration For Virtual Card Travel Payments
• Flutterwave and PayPal collaborate to allow African merchants to accept and make payments

Cybersecurity

• Cyber Attacks: Is the ‘Big One’ Coming Soon?
• Hackers Rushed in as Microsoft Raced to Avert Mass Cyber-Attack
• Fifth-generation cyberattacks are here. How can the IT industry adapt?
• “Hacker Games” launched to challenge and improve cybersecurity skills
• Why Manufacturers Should Keep Cybersecurity Top of Mind

Artificial Intelligence

• AI in Cybersecurity: Six Considerations for 2021
• AI Behavioural Analysis in Banking: How Behavioral Signals is Changing Customer Interaction
• 5 Emerging AI And Machine Learning Trends To Watch In 2021

“TOP READS OF THE WEEK” (for week ending 12 March)

The latest top reads in banking, fintech, payments, cybersecurity, AI, IoT and risk management

In this weeks selection;

The Pandemic

• The COVID-19 pandemic - one year in

Banks & Credit Unions

• Arizona group aims to jump-start European-style open banking in U.S.
• Wells Fargo Ditches Abbot Downing Name for Ultra-Rich Clients

Fintech

• Mood swing – China’s government is cracking down on fintech. What does it want?
• What to expect from the fintech industry in 2021

Payments

• BNP Paribas rolls out A2A instant payments for e-commerce merchants
• New car tipping app arrives for Sonic carhops
• US, UK Firms Prioritize Innovation To Speed X-Border Payment Flows

Cybersecurity

• Fintech Cybersecurity Threats You Should Know About
• It may be worth paying, but online privacy comes at a price
• Top 10 types of information security threats for IT teams
• Watch Out! New Android Banking Trojan Steals From 112 Financial Apps

Artificial Intelligence

• Top 10 predictions of how AI is going to improve cybersecurity In 2021
• Top 10 Artificial Intelligence Technologies Making a Breakthrough in 2021
• Deep Learning vs Machine Learning: What Your Firm Needs to Know

TOP READS OF THE WEEK (for week ending 5 March)

The latest top reads in banking, fintech, payments, cybersecurity, AI, IoT and risk management

In this weeks selection;

Banks & Credit Unions

• The disruptive trends & companies transforming digital banking services in 2021
• Is the Coronavirus Killing Off Cash?
• Why the rest of the world should care about innovation in Africa
• Innovative banking and finance trends for 2021
• How CUs Can Meet Innovation Expectations

Fintech

• Fintech Changes Will Shift Focus to Customers in 2021
• How a Fintech Startup is Starting to Change the Financial Services Industry
• Gen Z is defining digital banking. FinTech is listening

Cybersecurity

• Top 2021 banking and fintech security regulations
• Phishing emails tempting people with fake coronavirus vaccines
• Understanding Malware: 10 Common Types You Should Know About
• Cutting-edge banking tech could create a world of super savvy savers
• The Most Common Hacking Techniques of 2021

Artificial Intelligence

• AI in Digital Marketing: Separating the Facts From the Fiction
• EU report warns that AI makes autonomous vehicles ‘highly vulnerable’ to attack
• The Next Generation Of Artificial Intelligence

“Must Reads” for 5 March

Today’s “Must reads” in banking, fintech, payments, cybersecurity, AI, IoT and risk management include:

• The necessity for better data security in 2021
• Banking the Unbanked — Investing in Mobility Capital Finance
• Crypto exchange Coinbase files paperwork to go public
• ‘Screen scraping is not evil’: Bankers, fintechs, aggregators face off
• Two banks explain how they’re using biometrics
• Bitcoin could become the “currency of choice for international trade”, says Citi

“Must Reads” for 4 March

Today’s “Must reads” in banking, fintech, payments, cybersecurity, AI, IoT and risk management include:

• Companies are using AI to hit business goals, even though they can't explain how it works
• How are Neobanks Aaccelerating the future of FinTech?
• AI facts every Dev should know: Artificial intelligence is older than you, probably
• Malware Analysis- The art of understanding malware
• SMEs need to strike balance between cybersecurity & business
• AI in Cybersecurity: Six considerations for 2021
• Ten Technologies To watch In 2021

“Must Reads” for 3 March

Today’s “Must reads” in banking, fintech, payments, cybersecurity, AI, IoT and risk management include:

• How mirroring the architecture of the human brain Is speeding up AI learning
• Key priorities for fintech in 2021
• Cybersecurity pros: Automation and app security are top priorities in 2021
• Africa’s mobile banking will be redefined by social media
• What is a cyber attack? Recent examples show disturbing trends
• Who wins the UX arms race: Traditional banks or neobanks?
• Three reasons Africa’s fintech market is thriving

“Must Reads” for 2 March

Today’s “Must reads” in banking, fintech, payments, cybersecurity, AI, IoT and risk management include:

• The Evolution of Planet Fintech
• The Move toward digital banking & transitioning traditionalists
• Types of Malware - Best Malware Protection Practices for 2021
• People file lawsuits to test boundaries of California's privacy law
• The disruptive trends & companies transforming digital banking services in 2021
• How IoT will change everyday life by 2030?
• Digitalisation, COVID-19 and the future of banking

“Must Reads” for 1 March

Today’s “Must reads” in banking, fintech, payments, cybersecurity, AI, IoT and risk management include:

• North America and Europe will total 179 million IoT smart homes by 2024
• 2021 Cybersecurity Trends: The emergence of the personalised attack chain
• Gen Z is defining digital banking. FinTech is listening
• BofA’s goal for digital banking: No customer left behind
• THE GDPR nearly three years on, 5 things you need to know - Security Boulevard
• EU report warns that AI makes autonomous vehicles ‘highly vulnerable’ to attack

“Must Reads” for 26 February

Today’s “Must reads” in banking, fintech, payments, cybersecurity, AI, IoT and risk management include:

• Lack of Digital Maturity Threatens Survival of Banking Organizations Worldwide
• 5 Steps to Financial Services App Modernization
• Two banks explain how they’re using biometrics
• Will FinTech bring revolution in the Financial Services Industry?
• Millions of jobs probably aren’t coming back, even after the pandemic ends
• Building a Global Financial Cloud with Banking Partners

“Must Reads” for 25 February

Today’s “Must reads” in banking, fintech, payments, cybersecurity, AI, IoT and risk management include:

• Trends in Fintech Collaboration: Start With The User Experience
• What We’ve Learned About Digital Banking in 2020
• YouTube AI Blocked Chess Channel after Confusing 'Black' and 'White' for Racist Slurs
• Fintech companies must balance the pursuit of profit against ethical data usage
• Fintech Amid COVID-19

“Must Reads” for 24 February

Today’s “Must reads” in banking, fintech, payments, cybersecurity, AI, IoT and risk management include:

• When bad actors have AI tools: Rethinking security tactics
• Banking and fintech security regulations for 2021
• Combining Three Pillars Of Cybersecurity Security
• The Secret Financial Lives of Consumers that Banks Don't Know About
• What Business Uses Will AI Have in 2021?
• Fintech companies must balance the pursuit of profit against ethical data usage

“Must Reads” for 23 February

Today’s “Must reads” in banking, fintech, payments, cybersecurity, AI, IoT and risk management include:

• Barclays pulls plug on flagship payments app Pingit
• Emerging Markets Driving the payments transformation
• Fintech Investments in Banking
• 6 common types of cyber attacks and how to prevent them
• IT services firm Centreon downplays reports of backdoor software vulnerabilities linked to Russian hacking group Sandstorm
• France identifies Russia-linked hackers in large cyberattack

“Must Reads” for 22 February

Today’s “Must reads” in banking, fintech, payments, cybersecurity, AI, IoT and risk management include:

• Types of Malware - Best Malware Protection Practices for 2021
• Top Trends of Artificial Intelligence in the Workplace
• Cybersecurity Threats: The Daunting Challenge Of Securing The Internet Of Things
• Mobile banking: a catalyst for economic transformation
• Bridging the Trust Gap: How Fintechs Beat Incumbents at Their Own Game
• Crowd pleaser: The future of alternative financing is scale

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“Must Reads” for 10 February

Today’s “Must reads” in banking, fintech, payments, cybersecurity and risk management include:

• Bridging the Trust Gap: How Fintechs Beat Incumbents at Their Own Game
• Has JP Morgan Chase learnt the lessons of Finn and Bó? - FinTech Futures
• New Ethical Concerns in Online Privacy and Data Security
• Common themes from financial statement fraud SEC enforcement actions
• Open Banking Is Now Essential Banking: A New Decade’s Global Pressures And Best Responses, Part One
• FinTech in 2021: Top predictions and trends

“Must Reads” for 9 February

Today’s “Must reads” in banking, fintech, payments, cybersecurity and risk management include:

• British Airways breach could cost billions in landmark class-action push
• Cybersecurity firm Stormshield hacked. Data (including source code) stolen
• Industrial IoT: Benefits, Use Cases, and Challenges of wide-spread IIoT implementation
• Central Banks Edge Toward Money’s Next Frontier in Digital World
• The Next Cyberattack Is Already Under Way
• Who Says You Need A Charter To Be A 'Bank'?

“Must Reads” for 8 February

Today’s “Must reads” in banking, fintech, payments, cybersecurity and risk management include:

• Gen Z is defining digital banking. FinTech is listening
• Treasury under Yellen to prioritize climate change, sanctions, AML reform
• How to defend against today's top 5 cyber threats - Help Net Security
• What Happens When Cybercriminals Target Industrial Robots?
• The U.S. Banking and Payments Market: A crucible of Fintech Innovation
• Robinhood raises another $2.4 billion, Eases trading curbs
• Jack Ma's Ant Group reportedly plans to transform into a financial holding company overseen by China's central bank

“Must Reads” for 5 February

Today’s “Must reads” in banking, fintech, payments, cybersecurity and risk management include:

• It's Time for Banking Providers to Stop Faking Digital
• Capital One fined $390M for ‘egregious’ AML compliance failures
• Why a dawn of technological optimism is breaking
• Need a Hypothesis? This A.I. has one
• Digital currencies and the future of the monetary system
• Working from home: Asynchronous schedules could be the new way to work

“Must Reads” for 4 February 2021

Today’s “Must reads” in banking, fintech, payments, cybersecurity and risk management include:

• The Importance of Cybersecurity in Fintech
• German laptop retailer fined $12.7M under GDPR for employee surveillance
• How the pandemic will change banking in 2021
• Maintaining Connections to Bank Customers Through the Pandemic and Beyond
• Krebs, Curry and Cyber Security
• SolarWinds hack turning into Pandora's box of cyber-risk
• Blockchain 50 2021

“Must Reads” for 2 February 2021

Today’s “Must reads” in banking, fintech, payments, cybersecurity and risk management include:

• Nine in ten Americans view data privacy as a human right, according to new report
• Three Benefits of AI and ML in Banking and Finance
• Rabobank executes real-time commercial paper transaction using blockchain technology
• Royal Bank of Canada moves into BNPL market
• Visa prepares for crypto future
• Former NAB staffer jailed over four-year fraud spree
• Pakistan’s digital landscape post-Covid